Zevenheuvelenloop

Zevenheuvelenloop
LocationNijmegen, Netherlands
Event typeRoad running
Distance15 km
Primary sponsorNN
Established1984
Course recordsMen: 41:05 (2018) WR
Uganda Joshua Cheptegei
Women: 44:20 (2019) WR
Ethiopia Letesenbet Gidey
Official siteZevenheuvelenloop
Participants6,088 (2019)
6,138 (2018)

The Zevenheuvelenloop (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌzeːvə(n)ˈɦøːvələ(n)loːp]; English: Seven Hills Run) is an annual road race of 15 kilometres held in and around Nijmegen, Netherlands. It was first organised in 1984 and has grown to be one of the largest road races in the Netherlands;[1] it attracted over 30,000 runners in 2008.[2]

The current men's course record is 41:05 (min:s) by Joshua Cheptegei from 2018 and the current women's course record is 44:20 by Letesenbet Gidey from 2019, both of which are also world best performances.

  1. ^ van Hemert, Wim & Turner, Chris (2008-11-03). Bekele lines-up for 'first serious' road race at 25th anniversary edition of the Seven Hills. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  2. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2008-11-16). Tufa just shy of 15Km World record in Nijmegen - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.