Livestream, startlists and results from Seven Hills Record Run which is held on Sunday April 5 2025.
Seven Hills Record Run 2025
Zevenheuvelenloop
Date
April 5
Place
Nijmegen – Netherlands
Distance
5 km
Results
Course
Weather
About
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; it attracted over 30,000 runners in 2008.
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.
Previous winners
| Year | Men’s winner | Time | Note | Women’s winner | Time | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  Leon Wijers (NED) |
36:55 | 12 km | Anne Rindt (NED) |
45:48 | 12 km | |
| 1985 | Klaas Lok (NED) |
45:28 | CR | Joke Menkveld (NED) |
57:28 | CR | |
| 1986 |  Sam Carey (GBR) |
46:2 |  Denise Verhaert (BEL) |
53:33 | CR | ||
| 1987 | Marti ten Kate (NED) |
45:11 | CR | Gerrie Timmermans (NED) |
57:16 | ||
| 1988 | Robin Bergstrand (GBR) |
46:20 | Marianne van de Linde (NED) |
52:53 | CR | ||
| 1989 | Tonnie Dirks (NED) |
43:31 | CR | Carla Beurskens (NED) |
50:36 | CR | |
| 1990 | Tonnie Dirks (NED) |
44:53 | Carla Beurskens (NED) |
52:06 | |||
| 1991 | Tonnie Dirks (NED) |
44:09 |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
48:46 | CR | ||
| 1992 | Carl Thackery (GBR) |
43:54 |  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
50:53 | |||
| 1993 |  Khalid Skah (MAR) |
43:35 | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
50:06 | |||
| 1994 |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
43:00 | CR | Liz McColgan (GBR) |
49:56 | ||
| 1995 | Josephat Machuka (KEN) |
42:23 | CR | Hellen Kimaiyo (KEN) |
49:44 | ||
| 1996 | Josephat Machuka (KEN) |
43:06 | Marleen Renders (BEL) |
50:09 | |||
| 1997 | Worku Bikila (ETH) |
42:20 | CR |  Catherina McKiernan (IRL) |
48:30 | CR | |
| 1998 | Worku Bikila (ETH) |
42:24 | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
50:06 | |||
| 1999 | Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) |
43:30 |  Lyubov Morgunova (RUS) |
49:45 | |||
| 2000 | Felix Limo (KEN) |
42:53 | Berhane Adere (ETH) |
48:06 | CR | ||
| 2001 | Felix Limo (KEN) |
41:29 | WB | Rose Cheruiyot (KEN) |
48:40 | ||
| 2002 | Kamiel Maase (NED) |
43:41 |  Irvette van Blerk (RSA) |
51:06 | |||
| 2003 | Richard Yatich (KEN) |
42:43 | Mestawet Tufa (ETH) |
49:06 | |||
| 2004 | Sileshi Sihine (ETH) |
41:38 | Lydia Cheromei (KEN) |
47:02 | CR | ||
| 2005 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
41:56 | Berhane Adere (ETH) |
47:46 | |||
| 2006 | Micah Kogo (KEN) |
42:42 | Mestawet Tufa (ETH) |
47:22 | |||
| 2007 | Sileshi Sihine (ETH) |
42:24 | Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) |
47:36 | |||
| 2008 | Ayele Abshero (ETH) |
42:17 | Mestawet Tufa (ETH) |
46:57 | CR | ||
| 2009 | Sileshi Sihine (ETH) |
42:14 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
46:29 | CR | ||
| 2010 | Leonard Komon (KEN) |
41:13 | WB | Genet Getaneh (ETH) |
47:53 | ||
| 2011 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
42:44 | Waganesh Mekasha (ETH) |
48:33 | [10] | ||
| 2012 | Nicholas Kipkemboi (KEN) |
42:01 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
47:08 | |||
| 2013 | Leonard Komon (KEN) |
42:15 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
48:43 | |||
| 2014 | Abera Kuma (ETH) |
42:18 | Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) |
46:56 | |||
| 2015 |  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) |
42:39 | Yenenesh Tilahun (ETH) |
50:05 | |||
| 2016 | Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) |
42:08 | Susan Krumins (NED) |
49:30 | |||
| 2017 | Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) |
41:16 | Birke Debele (ETH) |
48:52 | |||
| 2018 | Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) |
41:05 | WB | Stella Chesang (UGA) |
47:19 | [11] | |
| 2019 | Stephen Kissa (UGA) |
41:49 | Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) |
44:20 | WB | [12] | |
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 | [13] | |||||
| 2021 | cancelled due to COVID-19 | [14] | |||||
| 2022 | Rogers Kibet (UGA) |
42:08 | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) |
47:18 | [15] | ||
| 2023 | Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) |
41:05 | =WB | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) |
47:12 | [16] | |