Rotterdam Half Marathon
The Rotterdam Half Marathon ( Halve Marathon Rotterdam ) was a half-marathon, which took place from 2004 to 2009 in Rotterdam in September. On the fast track once a world record (2005 Samuel Kamau Wanjiru of ) and once a Weltjahresbestleistung (2004 Robert Cheruiyot Kipkoech ) was achieved. The program also included a 10 - km run.
The course was a flat inflection point route starting and finishing on the Coolsingel in front of the town hall, the south to the banks of the Nieuwe Maas and to the right bank along the east led first to Rijksweg 16. It was slightly shortened by the 10-km runners once completed twice by the half-marathon runners.
Statistics
Track records
- Men: 58:58 min, Sammy Kirop Kitwara (KEN ), 2009
- Women: 1:08:35 h, Lydia Cheromei (KEN ), 2008
Fastest Runner 2009
- Men: Sammy Kirop Kitwara (KEN ), 58:58
- Women: Merel de Knegt (NED ) 1:14:31
Finisher 2009
Participants in the target
- Half Marathon: 2313 (1869 men and 444 women), 334 less than last year
- 10 km: 1529 ( 862 men and 667 women), 114 more than last year