- Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale
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Runners descend the Col de la Gineste to reach the finishing point at the port in Cassis
The Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale is an annual half marathon which follows a course from Marseille to Cassis in France during the last weekend in October. First organised by the SCO Sainte-Marguerite sports club in 1979, the event has grown into a large international competition, with around 12,000 runners competing every year.[1] The course distance of 20,308 metres falls slightly short of the true half marathon distance (21,097.5 m). However, the race is made more difficult by a long 327 m rise up a hill—the Col de la Gineste—at the mid-point of the course, which eventually follows back down into the port of Cassis.[2] The annual race is usually held in the month of October.
The course records were both set in 2011: Atsede Tsegay has the men's race record with 58:11 minutes, and Lydia Cheromei is the women's record holder with 1:08:23.[3]
A view of the calanques of MarseilleThere are also two other races which complement the main competition: first organised in 1990, the "L'Autre Marseille-Cassis" (The Other Marseille-Cassis in English) is a mountain hike which negotiates the Massif des Calanques area. The second complementary competition is a racewalk, launched in 2006, which seeks to celebrate the sports festival through an alternative sporting means.[4]
Past winners
Key: Course record
Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s) 1st 1979 
Alain Angelvy (FRA)1:15:54 Fabienne Rai (FRA)1:34:45 2nd 1980 Jean-Michel Dirringer (FRA)1:07:42 Fabienne Rai (FRA)1:27:02 3rd 1981 Jean-Pierre Louvet (FRA)1:07:56 Fabienne Rai (FRA)1:22:30 4th 1982 Jean-Pierre Louvet (FRA)1:07:56 Fabienne Rai (FRA)1:31:00 5th 1983 Christophe Jalaguier (FRA)1:07:56 P. Deneuville (FRA)1:22:00 6th 1984 Jean-Pierre Louvet (FRA)1:07:37 Roseline Vastine (FRA)1:20:30 7th 1985 Tony Martins (FRA)1:08:17 Frederique Voragen (FRA)1:27:00 8th 1986 Tony Martins (FRA)1:05:45 Fabienne Rai (FRA)1:23:00 9th 1987 
Nigel Adams (WAL)1:04:20 
Hassania Darami (MAR)1:16:34 10th 1988 
Michael Heilmann (FRG)1:01:52 Hassania Darami (MAR)1:16:49 11th 1989 Michael Heilmann (FRG)1:03:21 Ceri Pritchard (WAL)1:13:39 12th 1990 Tony Martins (FRA)1:01:29 Ceri Pritchard (WAL)1:12:57 13th 1991 
Joseph Vibostok (TCH)1:03:20 
Heléna Barócsi (HUN)1:11:23 14th 1992 Bruno Leger (FRA)1:02:12 
Olga Parluc (CIS)1:13:19 15th 1993 
Sammy Bitok (KEN)1:02:55 
Aléna Peterkova (CZE)1:12:17 16th 1994 
Bernard Mvuyekure (BDI)1:01:13 
Iulia Negura (ROU)1:10:32 17th 1995 Laban Chege (KEN)1:02:00 
Marina Belyayeva (RUS)1:12:54 18th 1996 Laban Chege (KEN)1:00:54 Irina Kasakova (FRA)1:11:00 19th 1997 John Gwako (KEN)1:00:27 Alla Zhilyayeva (RUS)1:10:34 20th 1998 
Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)1:00:36 Ruth Kutol (KEN)1:10:33 21st 1999 
Phaustin Baha Sulle (TAN)1:00:24 
Berhane Adere (ETH)1:09:45 22nd 2000 David Makori (KEN)1:00:49 Susan Chepkemei (KEN)1:08:30 23rd 2001 David Makori (KEN)1:01:11 Magdaline Chemjor (KEN)1:09:52 24th 2002 James Kwambai (KEN)59:01 Banuelia Mrashani (TAN)1:08:38 25th 2003 Paul Biwott (KEN)1:00:01 Teyba Erkesso (ETH)1:10:07 26th 2004 Lawrence Kiprotich (KEN)1:02:13 Marina Ivanova (RUS)1:12:08 27th 2005 William Chebon Chebor (KEN)1:00:37 Fatiha Fauvel-Klilech (FRA)1:12:50 28th 2006 John Kyalo (KEN)1:00:36 Martha Komu (KEN)1:12:34 29th 2007 Wilson Chebet (KEN)59:24 Anne Bererwe (KEN)1:09:58 30th 2008 Wilson Chebet (KEN)1:00:00 Ines Chenonge (KEN)1:09:39 31st 2009 
Dieudonné Disi (RWA)1:00:21 Meseret Mengistu (ETH)1:10:35 32nd 2010 Philemon Limo (KEN)1:01:35 Diane Chepkemoi (KEN)1:10:36 33rd 2011 Atsede Tsegay (ETH)58:11 Lydia Cheromei (KEN)1:08:23 - All winners information taken from official website[4]
References
- ^ Vazel, P-J (2008-10-24). Can Disi, fastest in the field, wrest title from Kenyans in Marseille?. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-22.
- ^ Vazel, P-J (2009-10-22). Disi, the pre-race favourite in Marseille - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-22.
- ^ Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-10-30). Tsegay and Cheromei crush course records in Marseille-Cassis Classic. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ^ a b Historique Il était une fois … (French). Marseille-Cassis. Retrieved on 2009-10-22.
External links
- Official website (French)
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- Recurring events established in 1979
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