Sunday March 9th, 2025
the Hague, Netherlands
Distance: Half Marathon · 10K · 5K
Offical Race Web Site
The City-Pier-City Half Marathon (NN CPC Loop Den Haag) was first held in 1975 and featured a 14.5km course. This was extended to the half marathon distance the following year. The competition has been used as the Dutch half marathon championships on a number of occasions.
The course is a relatively flat one, which lends itself to fast times for athletes. A former men's half marathon world record of 58:33 minutes was set at this race by Sanyek Wanjiru in 2007. This remains the men's course record, while Tegla Loroupe is the women's course record holder with her run of 1:07:32 hours from 1998.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 1:00:21 | Abdi NAGEEYE | msen | |
| 2nd Male | 1:00:48 | Charlie KEDIR | msen | |
| 3rd Male | 1:01:01 | Tadesse GETAHON | msen | |
| 4th Male | 1:01:52 | Hillary KERING | msen | |
| Female | 1:07:12 | Susan CHEMBAI | vsen | |
| 2nd Female | 1:09:58 | Katharina STEINRUCK | vsen | |
| 3rd Female | 1:10:39 | Anne LUIJTEN | vsen | |
| 4th Female | 1:11:05 | Jacelyn GRUPPEN | vsen |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 1:10:02 | Nick Jacobs | msen | |
| M 50-59 | 1:12:22 | Vivian Foley | cork | |
| M 60-69 | 1:22:10 | Robert Jan de Kraker | amersfoot | |
| M 70+ | 1:42:41 | Jan Olsthoorn | berkel | |
| F 40-49 | 1:20:01 | Ingrid Klaassen | armsterdam | |
| F 50-59 | 1:27:33 | Erica Belandi | aarsmeer | |
| F 60-69 | 1:33:22 | Rian Flikweert | midelsburg | |
| F 70+ | 1:48:28 | Elly Pronk | harlem |
The rich history of the NN CPC Run The Hague started on April 12,1975 with an official race of 15kilometers that started on the Lange Voorhout and finished in the Prinsenstraat. The Dutch elite athlete Henk Kalf won in 42.53 (when the course was measured again it was found to be 500meters too short). In 1976 the distance of the NN CPC Run The Hague was increased to the half marathon (21.1 km). Female participants took part on 29 March 1980 for the first time. Marja Wokke was the first winner.
In the early years of The Hague's biggest sporting event the roll of honor saw mostly Dutch runners. Besides Henk Kalf, who won the first edition, Cor Lambregts from Limburg won in 1983. Marti ten Kate celebrated four times in a row: in 1987, '88, '89 and '90. Carla Beurskens also won four times ('84, '85, '86 en '90). From 1991 the highest places on the medal podium were reserved for participants from abroad. The Kenyans are the best represented. Some very big names appear in the list of winners.
Benson Masya was the course record holder with his 1.00.24 from 1993. In 2007 Samuel Wanjiru surpassed that achievement by a wide margin. The young Kenyan athlete finished, on a course that has been improved upon over the years, in a world record time of 58.33. Among the women the course record belongs to Lornah Kiplagat, who now is a Dutch national, with 1.06.56 (2006).
