CZ Tilburg Ten Miles

The most popular part of the CZ Tilburg Ten Miles is the competition and recreational run over 10 English miles (16.1 km). For the thousands of recreational participants, enjoying the atmosphere and encouragement is on the way. The course in Tilburg is known as one of the fastest in the world. The best world time ever run on 10 English Miles has been since 2005 with 44.24 in the name of the now legendary Ethiopian athlete Haile Gebrselassie, of course run in Tilburg. The 45.03 that the 19-year-old Rodgers Kwemboi from Kenya achieved during the CZ Tilburg Ten Miles on 3 September 2017 was the best world performance on the 10 English Miles of 2017. The Dutch record since 2017 is 46.26 in the name of Abdi Nageeye. Along the way he also achieved the official record at 15 km with 43.25. That record too has been in Tilburg’s hands for years with successively Greg van Hest, Kamiel Maase and Khalid Choukoud. The women also performed several times in Tilburg which was in the top 3 of the world ranking 10 km women.