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21.09.2009 World
10 000 m world champion Linet Masai of Kenya won the 25th jubilee “Dam tot Damloop” 10 miles road race. Her winning time was 50:39.
Her brother and also a world medalist Moses Masai was the best in men race with 46:16.European CC Champion Hilda Kibet was second (51:21) with Kenyan Peninah Arusei third (51:26). In men race former track world champion and former winner here Charles Kamathi clocked also 46:16 as second. Third Ethiopian Getu Feleke 46:29. In 20 degrees the splits at 5 km were 14:08 and 15:39, at 10 km 28:07 and 31:33 and at 15 km 42:18 and 47:21. The Association of Road Running Statisticians lists as 10 miles world record the 51:43.4 by Teyiba Erkeso of Ethiopia in Washington, April 2007. Lornah Kiplagat clocked here 50:50 in 2006, but the course has bigger drop than accepted by ARRS.
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