European XC Results, 2015.2016,Update 5, compiled by Carles Baronet

Emelia Gorecka, photo by PhotoRun.net

This is the fifth report on European XC results for the 2015.2016 season. The European Cross Country Champs are December 13, 2015. We wish the 400 plus athletes from dozens of European Federations the best of luck and some great racing! Thanks once again to Carles Baronet, our friend from Catalonia, who compiles these reports for RunBlogRun.

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XC EUROPEAN RESULTS 2015.2016 (5)

BELGIUM
Roeselaare (Belgium), 29.11.2015
Men
9,410 Kms
1 Alex Kibet (ken) 30.23; 2 Isaac Kimeli 30.25; 3 Thomas De Bock 30.26; 4 Dries Basemans 30.40; 5 Yannick Michiels 30.42
Women
6,250 Kms
1 Louise Carton 22.21; 2 Sarah Lahti (swe) 22.30; 3 Veerle Dejaeghere 22.38; 4 Almensh Belete 22.48; 5 Jip Vastenburg (ned) 22.51

FRANCE
Saint Priest (France), 29.12.2015
Men
9,340 Kms
1 Tura Kumbi Bechere (eth) 29.38; 2 Benjamin Kipkur Cheruiyot (ken) 29.38; 3 James Kangogo (ken) 29.39; 4 Reda Jaafar (mar) 29.39; 5 Youssef Jaadi (mar) 29.39; 6 Masha Haile 29.40; 7 Abel Maina Ndemi (ken) 29.53; 8 Gatien Airiau 30.02; 9 Jean-Claude Niyonizigiye (bdi) 30.17; 10 Emmanuel Sasia (uga) 30.20
Women
4,370 Kms
1 Susan Kipsang Jeptoo (ken) 15.04; 2 Mercyline Jeronoh (ken) 15.26; 3 Anne-Sophie Vittet 16.08 Lefrinckoucke (France), 29.11.2015
Men
10 Kms
1 Alfred Ngeno 30.06; 2 Leul Gebrselassie (eth) 30.07; 3 Yihunilign Adane (eth) 30.11; 4 Dejene Gonfa (eth) 30.12; 5 Willy Kemwoi (ken) 30.12; 6 Yemataw Balew Birhanu (brn) 30.14; 7 Sammy Kirui (ken) 30.23; 8 Zakaria Boudad (mar) 30.26; 9 Adere Tola (eth) 30.26; 10 Yasew Tola (eth) 30.28
Women
6,7 Kms
1 Dera Dida (eth) 24.13; 2 Sintayehu Lewetegn 24.17; 3 Bezunesh Getachew (eth) 24.18; 4 Etagegne Woldu (eth) 24.19; 5 Clemence Clavin 24.24; 6 Gotytom Gebreslase (eth) 24.32; 7 Lucie Macharia (ken) 24.48

GREAT BRITAIN
Liverpool (Great Britain), 28.11.2015 -European Trials-
Men
9,8 Kms
1 Ross Millington 30.09; 2 Dewi Griffiths 30.22; 3 Tom Lancanshire 30.25; 4 Jonathan Hay 30.31; 5 Adam Hickey 30.36; 6 Jonathan Taylor 30.40; 7 Nick Swinburn 30.42; 8 Jonathan Davies 30.43; 9 Andrew Davies 30.46; 10 Jacob Allen 30.47
Men u20
6,7 Kms
1 Ben Dijkstra 20.44; 2 Alex Yee 20.48; 3 Mahamed Mahamed 20.51; 4 Christopher Olley 20.53; 5 Oliver Fox 20.54
Women
8,1 Kms
1 Gemma Steel 27.31; 2 Kate Avery 27.33; 3 Stephanie Twell 27.47; 4 Elle Vernon 27.54; 5 Laura Muir 27.57; 6 Lauren Howarth 27.59; 7 Sonia Samuels 28.06; 8 Louise Damen 28.10; 9 Rebecca Murray 28.11; 10 Faye Fullerton 28.13

ITALY
Sgonico (Italy), 29.11.2015
Men
1 Patrick Nasti 25.49; 2 Marco Salami 25.54; 3 Yassine Rachik 25.56; 4 Lorenzo Dini 25.59 Women
1 Barbara Bressi 23.54; 2 Silvia La Barbera 24.10; 3 Sara Dossena 24.14

POLAND
Szprotawa (Poland), 28.11.2015 -XC Championships u23 and u20-
Men u23
8 Kms
1 Szymon Kulka 24.44; 2 Tomasz Grycko (guest) 24.47; 3 Patryk Pawlowski 24.51
Men u20
6 Kms
1 Dominik Nowak 18.16; 2 Michal Roguski 18.17
Women u23
6 Kms
1 Matylda Kowal (guest) 21.17; 2 Anna Wojcik 21.28; 3 Sylwia Slezak 22.11; 4 Amelia Czerwinska 22.13
Women u20
4 Kms
1 Agnieszka Filipowska 14.08; 2 Katerina Divisova 14.12; 3 Patrycja Kapala 14.13

SPAIN
Burlada (Spain), 29.11.2015 -Cros Hiru Herri-
Men
9,8 Kms
1 Abdelaziz Merzougui 28.55; 2 David Palacio 29.24; 3 Jaouad Boualame Ben Bouchta 29.44
Women
6 Kms
1 Paula GonzÃ¡lez 19.47; 2 Zulema Fuentes-Pila 19.58; 3 Estela Navascues 20.19; 4 Teresa Urbina 20.25; 5 Isabel MacÃas 20.46
Alcobendas (Spain), 29.11.2015
Men
9,280 Kms
1 Adera Tola (eth) 29.28; 2 Timothy Toroitich (uga) 30.05; 3 Miktar Edris Awel (eth) 30.16; 4 Moses Kibet (ken) 30.17; 5 Carlos Mayo 30.22; 6 Adel Mechaal 30.39; 7 Juan Antonio PÃ©rez 30.43; 8 Ilias Fifa 30.51; 9 Roberto Alaiz 30.56; 10 Carlos Alonso 31.08
Men u20
6,410 Kms
1 JesÃºs Ramos (96) 22.16; 2 Tariku Novales 22.20; 3 Amin Houkmi El Jarmouni 22.22; 4 AdriÃ¡n Ben 22.31
Women
7,885 Kms
1 Linet Masai (ken) 28.41 2 Fionnuala Britton (irl) 29.17; 3 Trihas Gebre 29.52; 4 Salome Rocha (por) 30.16; 5 Diana MartÃn 30.34; 6 Lily Partridge (gbr) 30.37; 7 Marta Silvestre 30.38
Women u20
3,685 kms
Celia AntÃ³n 14.16

To download the European XC Update 5, click here: XC 2015-2016 (5).pdf

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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