Great Edinburgh International Cross Country
Great Edinburgh International Cross Country | |
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Date | Early January |
Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Event type | Cross country |
Distance | 8 km for men 6 km for women 4x1 km mixed relay |
Established | 2005 |
Official site | Great Edinburgh International Cross Country |
The Great Edinburgh International Cross Country was an annual
The grassy, occasionally muddy,[6] course in Holyrood Park ran in a circular, clockwise pattern.[7] The same venue was used to host the 2003 European Cross Country Championships and the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[8] It had relatively difficult routes in the past, with runners twice having to climb and descend Haggis Knowe (a steep hill) in 2009.[9] The meeting attracted cross country athletes of the highest calibre, with past competitors including six-time World Champion Kenenisa Bekele, Gebregziabher Gebremariam, Tirunesh Dibaba and Eliud Kipchoge.[10][11]
The meeting was broadcast by the BBC annually,[11] and received sponsorship from VisitScotland (in 2006) Bupa (from 2007 to 2014) and PureGym in 2016.[10][12][13]
A new team competition format was introduced for the 2011 event. The four teams assembled were Great Britain, Europe, the United States and Great Britain Under-23s. Britain's Mo Farah won the race but the Europeans, featuring all the reigning European Cross medallists, won the overall team challenge.[14]
Garrett Heath had three consecutive wins in the men's race from 2014 to 2016, two on the short course and one on the long.[15]
Past winners
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) |
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1st | 2005 | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | 27:43 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 21:35 |
2nd | 2006 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 26:08 | Gelete Burka (ETH) | 19:01 |
3rd | 2007 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 28:14 | Gelete Burka (ETH) | 23:25 |
4th | 2008 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 27:42 | Gelete Burka (ETH) | 19:58 |
5th | 2009 | Abebe Dinkesa (ETH) | 26:51 | Linet Masai (KEN) | 19:02 |
6th | 2010 | Joseph Ebuya (KEN) | 28:41 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 21:37 |
7th | 2011 | Mo Farah (GBR) | 25:41 | Linet Masai (KEN) | 20:24 |
8th | 2012 | Ayad Lamdassem (ESP) | 25:44 | Fionnuala Britton (IRL) | 21:32 |
9th | 2013 | Bobby Mack (USA) | 24:27 | Fionnuala Britton (IRL) | 20:40 |
10th | 2014 | Chris Derrick (USA) | 24:11 | Gemma Steel (GBR) | 20:35 |
11th | 2015 | Chris Derrick (USA) | 25:31 | Emelia Gorecka (GBR) | 21:26 |
12th | 2016 | Garrett Heath (USA) | 25:29 | Kate Avery (GBR) | 21:05 |
13th | 2017 | Leonard Korir (USA) | 24:03 | Yasemin Can (TUR) | 20:36 |
14th | 2018 | Leonard Korir (USA)
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24:32 | Yasemin Can (TUR) | 20:58 |
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) |
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1st | 2005 | Nick McCormick (GBR) | 12:22 | ||
2nd | 2006 | Nick McCormick (GBR) | 12:16 | ||
3rd | 2007 | Serhiy Lebid (UKR) | 12:20 | ||
4th | 2008 | Andrew Baddeley (GBR)
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12:52 | ||
5th | 2009 | Andrew Baddeley (GBR)
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12:17 | ||
6th | 2010 | Ricky Stevenson (GBR) | 13:20 | ||
7th | 2011 | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | 13:12 | ||
8th | 2012 | Asbel Kiprop (KEN) | 9:20 (3 km) | ||
9th | 2013 | Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) | 9:46 (3 km) | ||
10th | 2014 | Garrett Heath (USA) | 11:51 (4 km) | ||
11th | 2015 | Garrett Heath (USA) | 12:11 (4 km) |
- All information taken from official website.[10]
References
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.
- ^ "Major meet for Edinburgh". 28 September 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Event Information. Great Run. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.
- IAAF(2009). Retrieved on 2009-12-23.
- ^ All set for Great Stirling XC and Inter-Districts. Scottish Athletics (2019). Retrieved on 2019-01-14.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.
- ^ The Course. Great Run. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.
- Spikes Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.
- ^ a b c History and Tradition. Great Run. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.
- IAAF(2006-01-03). Retrieved on 2009-12-23.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-26.
- ^ Wenig, Jorg (2011-01-08). Kipchoge and Masai prevail in snowy Edinburgh. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-09.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2016-01-09). Farah beaten as Heath secures hat-trick in Edinburgh. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-10.