Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio

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Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio
DateLate November
Location Llodio, Spain
Event type Cross country
Distance9.7 km for men
7.6 km for women
Established1985
Official site Cross Valle de Llodio

The Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in Llodio in the Basque Country, Spain, around late November. The event was first held in February 1985 and changed to an end-of-year competition soon after, holding its second edition in December 1985. [1]

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The competition is hosted by the Club de Atletismo de Laudio. [2] The day's events comprise ten races – there are separate international, elite races for men and women over 9760 metres and 7640 m, respectively. Two further races over the same distances are held for amateur runners and there are also three types of age-group races for both male and female runners. [3] The races take place on grassy circuits around the Estadio Ellakuri and wet weather often makes the ground muddy, making the competition more difficult for runners. [4] [5] Around 1000 runners took part in the event in 2009. [6]

The top-finishing runners in the elite races are mainly from Europe (particularly the host country, Spain) and East Africa. Past winners of the competition include double Olympic champion Derartu Tulu, former World Cross Country Champion Gebregziabher Gebremariam and track World Champions Charles Kamathi and Sally Barsosio. Among the Spanish winners of the race are 1995 World Marathon Champion Martín Fiz and Olympian Alessandra Aguilar. Jon Brown's win in 1996 preceded his victory at that year's European Cross Country Championships. [3]

The elite races currently hold permit status from the European Athletics Association and they are used as a selection meeting for the Spanish national team at the European Cross Country Championships, which is held in December. [7] The competition previously held IAAF status from 2004 to 2006. [8] While the men's race has been continuously held over roughly 9–10 km, the women's race has gradually been extended since its inception. Women competed over 4.3 km throughout the 1990s until it was adjusted to a 5.6 km race from 2001 to 2005. Since 2006, the women's course has varied around the 7.5 km mark. [1]

The 2012 edition of the race was not held due to financial constraints. [1]

Past senior race winners

Ethiopian Tariku Bekele has won the race three times - more than any other athlete Tariku Bekele.jpg
Ethiopian Tariku Bekele has won the race three times – more than any other athlete
Linet Masai of Kenya took consecutive wins in 2008 and 2009. 20090815 Linet Masai.jpg
Linet Masai of Kenya took consecutive wins in 2008 and 2009.
EditionYearMen's winnerTime (m:s)Women's winnerTime (m:s)
1st1985Flag of Spain.svg Javier San Martin (ESP)?Flag of Spain.svg Lolo Lopo (ESP)?
2nd1985Flag of Spain.svg Javier San Martin (ESP)?Flag of Spain.svg Asuncion Antolin (ESP)?
3rd1986Flag of Spain.svg  Valentin Rodriguez  (ESP)?Flag of Spain.svg  Amelia Lorza  (ESP)?
4th1987Flag of Spain.svg  Ezequiel Canario  (ESP)?Flag of Spain.svg  Amelia Lorza  (ESP)?
5th1988Flag of Spain.svg  Martín Fiz  (ESP)?Flag of Kenya.svg  Mary Chemweno  (KEN)?
6th1989Flag of Portugal.svg  Ezequiel Canario  (POR)?Flag of England.svg  Jane Shields  (ENG)?
7th1990Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilson Omwoyo  (KEN)29:09Flag of Kenya.svg  Jane Wanjiku Ngotho  (KEN)12:37
8th1991Flag of Kenya.svg  Ondoro Osoro  (KEN)27:25Flag of Kenya.svg  Susan Sirma  (KEN)13:26
9th1992Flag of Kenya.svg  Ondoro Osoro  (KEN)30:44Flag of Kenya.svg  Lydia Cheromei  (KEN)15:00
10th1993Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Fita Bayisa  (ETH)27:58Flag of Kenya.svg  Sally Barsosio  (KEN)14:11
11th1994Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Fita Bayisa  (ETH)28:41Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Derartu Tulu  (ETH)14:08
12th1995Flag of Kenya.svg  Daniel Komen  (KEN)27:47Flag of Kenya.svg  Sally Barsosio  (KEN)13:40
13th1996Flag of England.svg  Jon Brown  (ENG)31:03Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Gete Wami  (ETH)15:17
14th1997Flag of Kenya.svg  Thomas Nyariki  (KEN)30:50Flag of Kenya.svg  Jackline Maranga  (KEN)15:02
15th1998Flag of Kenya.svg  Luke Kipkosgei  (KEN)30:57Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Merima Denboba  (ETH)15:44
16th1999Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Hailu Mekonnen  (ETH)28:21Flag of Kenya.svg  Naomi Mugo  (KEN)14:18
17th2000Flag of Kenya.svg  Abraham Chebii  (KEN)30:01Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Merima Denboba  (ETH)15:07
18th2001Flag of Tanzania.svg  John Yuda  (TAN)27:01Flag of Spain.svg  Alessandra Aguilar  (ESP)19:32
19th2002Flag of Kenya.svg  Charles Kamathi  (KEN)26:57Flag of Kenya.svg  Salina Kosgei  (KEN)19:33
20th2003Flag of Tanzania.svg  Fabiano Joseph  (TAN)28:19Flag of Kenya.svg  Alice Timbilil  (KEN)19:56
21st2004Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Gebregziabher Gebremariam  (ETH)26:36Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Werknesh Kidane  (ETH)18:08
22nd2005Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tariku Bekele  (ETH)29:29Flag of Hungary.svg  Anikó Kálovics  (HUN)21:02
23rd2006Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tariku Bekele  (ETH)27:08Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meselech Melkamu  (ETH)26:13
24th2007Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Ebuya  (KEN)27:05Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meselech Melkamu  (ETH)23:09
25th2008Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tariku Bekele  (ETH)29:31Flag of Kenya.svg  Linet Masai  (KEN)25:12
26th2009Flag of Eritrea.svg  Teklemariam Medhin  (ERI)29:08Flag of Kenya.svg  Linet Masai  (KEN)25:11
27th2010Flag of Eritrea.svg  Teklemariam Medhin  (ERI)31:24Flag of Spain.svg  Alessandra Aguilar  (ESP)28:02
28th2011Flag of Kenya.svg  Leonard Patrick Komon  (KEN)29:15Flag of Italy.svg  Nadia Ejjafini  (ITA)26:03
2012Not held

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