Mieke Pullen née Hombergen (14 July 1957 – 28 January 2003) was a Dutch long-distance runner who competed mainly in marathon races.
Pullen started her running career relatively late in life, beginning to take athletics seriously at the age of thirty.
[2][3] She established herself as one of her country's best runners in the event in 1991 when retained her title in Eindhoven and also won at the Amsterdam Marathon.
The 1997 season, at the age of 40, was one of her best: she won the Westland and Eindhoven marathons, taking a Dutch title with a lifetime best run of 2:36.51 hours at the latter race.
[9] She continued on a career high with a run of 2:39.00 hours for eighth at the 1998 Rotterdam Marathon and retained her Dutch title in Eindhoven, coming second overall behind Romania's Simona Staicu.
Other outings on the roads included a runner-up finish at the Oostende Brugge Ten Miles and 11th at the Zevenheuvelenloop.