Parelloop (''Pearl Run'' in English) is an annual 10 kilometres
road running competition usually held in late March or early April in
Brunssum
Brunssum (; li, Broensem) is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. The municipality of Brunssum has residents as of .
Brunssum was a center of coal mining until 1973.
Population centres
Topography
Histor ...
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Netherlands. The inaugural edition was held in 1989.
In 2009, Micah Kogo broke the
world record for the 10 km road distance, previously held by
Haile Gebrselassie. Since the mid-1990s, the competition has been dominated by
Kenyan athletes, with only three winners coming from outside the East African nation since 1999.
Winners
Key:
List of winners
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References
External links
Official website
{{10K road races
10K runs
Athletics competitions in the Netherlands
Recurring sporting events established in 1989
Sports competitions in Limburg (Netherlands)
Sport in Brunssum