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Cross Internacional de la Constitución 
Vivian Cheruiyot running in Alcobendas in 2006Date Early December Location Alcobendas, Spain Event type Cross country Distance 10 km for men
6 km for womenEstablished 1982 Official site Cross de la Constitución Cross Internacional de la Constitución is an annual cross country running event which is held in early December in Alcobendas, Spain. The competition was first held in 1982 and began attracting top-level elite distance runners from the 1990s onwards.[1] Hosted by the Club de Atletismo Popular de Alcobendas,[2] the Cross de la Constitución takes place in Parque de Andalucia near the industrial centre in the city.[3][4] Almost 600 runners took part in the races in 2010.[5]
The men's elite competition is held over roughly 10 km, while the women elite runners compete over approximately 6 km.[6] The exact race distances of the courses on the park's looped circuit vary from year to year, thus no course record is kept. The women's race was previously about 5 km but has been around 6 km since 1999.[7] The race day's events include nine categories of competition: six are youth races by age group, short and long course races are held for senior athletes, and a separate veteran's race is also held for older runners.[2]
Winners of the competition have included a number of World Cross Country champions: Zersenay Tadese, Joseph Ebuya, Gebregziabher Gebremariam and Albertina Dias have all gone on to win the world title after victory in Alcobendas. Other winners of note include Spanish marathon world champion Martín Fiz and track world champions Benjamin Limo, Vivian Cheruiyot and Linet Masai.[7] The meet previously received permit status from European Athletics, the continental body for the sport.[8]
Past senior race winners
An aerial view of the host city and San Sebastián de los Reyes.
Meselech Melkamu took consecutive titles in 2005 to 2006.Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s) I 1982 
Santiago Manguan (ESP) María del Mar Arrollaga (ESP)II 1983 
Karl Harrison (ENG)
Alicia Silva (POR)III 1984 António Leitão (POR) Leonor Costa (POR)IV 1985 Joao Campos (POR)
Alejandra Ramos (CHI)V 1986 Manuel Matias (POR) Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP)VI 1987 David Lewis (ENG) Conceição Ferreira (POR)VII 1988 Domingos Castro (POR) Dolores Rizo (ESP)VIII 1989 Carlos Monteiro (POR)27:50 Ana Moreira (POR)13:36 IX 1990 
William Mutwol (KEN)28:52 Albertina Dias (POR)17:14 X 1991 Martín Fiz (ESP)32:05 
Tullia Orietta Mancia (ITA)19:22 XI 1992 Martín Fiz (ESP)29:36 Lydia Cheromei (KEN)17:54 XII 1993 Ondoro Osoro (KEN)28:09 Conceição Ferreira (POR)16:24 XIII 1994 Shem Kororia (KEN)29:12 
Merima Denboba (ETH)17:09 XIV 1995 Shem Kororia (KEN)29:52 Sally Barsosio (KEN)18:20 XV 1996 Paul Koech (KEN)29:00 Albertina Dias (POR)17:36 XVI 1997 Paul Koech (KEN)28:26 Merima Denboba (ETH)16:30 XVII 1998 Daniel Gachara (KEN)28:01 Genet Gebregiorgis (ETH)20:46 XVIII 1999 Benjamin Limo (KEN)30:27 Lydia Cheromei (KEN)19:26 XIX 2000 Evans Rutto (KEN)29:15 Rose Kosgei (KEN)18:28 XX 2001 Abraham Chebii (KEN)29:30 Leah Malot (KEN)19:49 XXI 2002 Enock Mitei (KEN)30:42 Salina Kosgei (KEN)20:13 XXII 2003 
John Yuda (TAN)30:20 Alice Timbilil (KEN)20:26 XXIII 2004 Fabiano Joseph (TAN)30:13 Merima Hashim (ETH)19:26 XXIV 2005 
Zersenay Tadese (ERI)29:14 Meselech Melkamu (ETH)19:14 XXV 2006 Tariku Bekele (ETH)32:18 Meselech Melkamu (ETH)21:16 XXVI 2007 Joseph Ebuya (KEN)29:08 Eunice Jepkorir (KEN)19:40 XXVII 2008 Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH)29:08 Linet Masai (KEN)18:59 XXVIII 2009 Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH)30:55 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)19:53 XXIX 2010 Joseph Ebuya (KEN)29:37 Mónica Rosa (POR)20:15 References
- ^ Cross Internacional de la Constitución (Spanish). CAP-Alcobendas. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- ^ a b Race Profile (Spanish). Real Federación Española de Atletismo. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- ^ Teklemariam Mehdin vuelve a retar al campeón mundial Ebuya (Spanish). ADN. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- ^ Circuito del XXIX Cross Internacional de la Constitución. CAP-Alcobendas. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- ^ Alcobendas obtiene 860 puntos, de los buenos. A pesar del gran nivel, lo mejor, el duelo entre Arturo Casado y Reyes Estevez en meta. Para los anales. (Spanish). ANOC. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2010-12-06). Ebuya breezes in Alcobendas. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- ^ a b Civai, Franco (2010-12-07). Cross Internacional de la Constitucion. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- ^ Garcia lays down warning in Alcobendas. European Athletics (2008-12-08). Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- List of winners
- Civai, Franco (2010-12-07). Cross Internacional de la Constitucion. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- Cuadro de vencedores del Cross Internacional de la Constitución (Spanish). CAP-Alcobendas. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
External links
Cross country running in Spain 
Meetings Cross de Atapuerca • Championat de Catalunya de Cross • Cross de la Constitución • Cross Ciudad de Granollers • Cross de Itálica • Cross Valle de Llodio • Cross Memorial Juan Muguerza • Cross de San Andres • Cross de San Sebastián • Cross de Soria • Cross de Venta de Baños • Cross Zornotza
Championships IAAF World Championships: 1981 (Madrid) • 1993 (Amorebieta) • 2011 (Punta Umbría)
European Championships: 2007 (Toro)Categories:- Cross country running competitions
- Athletics competitions in Spain
- Sport in the Community of Madrid
- Recurring sporting events established in 1982
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