Cross_Internacional_de_la_Constitucion_de_Alcobendas

Cross Internacional de la Constitución

Cross Internacional de la Constitución

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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]

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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.
Tariku Bekele (left) and Abraham Chebii (center) have both won in Alcobendas.
Meselech Melkamu took consecutive titles in 2005 to 2006.
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Wins by country

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References

  1. [1]
    Cross Internacional de la Constitución Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). CAP-Alcobendas. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
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    Race Profile (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Atletismo. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
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    Teklemariam Mehdin vuelve a retar al campeón mundial Ebuya[permanent dead link] (in Spanish). ADN. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
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    Circuito del XXIX Cross Internacional de la Constitución Archived 2012-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. CAP-Alcobendas. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
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    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. (in Spanish). ANOC. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
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    Valiente, Emeterio (2010-12-06). Ebuya breezes in Alcobendas. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
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    Civai, Franco (2010-12-07). Cross Internacional de la Constitucion. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
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    Garcia lays down warning in Alcobendas. European Athletics (2008-12-08). Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
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    Valiente, Emeterio (2012-11-26). Medhin and Weldu breeze to Alcobendas victory. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
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