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Fab Five: The IAAF Cross Country Permit Meetings, by Steve Landells for the IAAF

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FAB FIVE: IAAF CROSS COUNTRY PERMIT MEETINGS

Ahead of the 2019-20 IAAF Cross Country Permit season which opens next weekend with the Cross de Atapuerca in Burgos, we focus on five outstanding and historic races within the calendar.

CAMPACCIO

San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy

Muktar Edris wins the senior men's race at Campaccio (Giancarlo Colombo)
Muktar Edris wins the senior men’s race at Campaccio (Giancarlo Colombo) © Copyright

First held in 1957, the Campaccio – held in San Giorgio su Legnano just outside Milan – has been a mainstay on the international cross country calendar for more than six decades. The list of past winners reads like a who’s who of distance running legends with Paul Tergat, Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele, Eliud Kipchoge, Ingrid Kristiansen, Grete Waitz and Hellen Obiri all on there.

Originally raced on farmland, the small host town has a population of just over 6000 people.

CINQUE MULINI

San Vittore Olona, Italy

Benita Johnson crosses the Meraviglia Mill at the 2005 Cinque Mulini (Lorenzo Sampaolo)
Benita Johnson crosses the Meraviglia Mill at the 2005 Cinque Mulini (Lorenzo Sampaolo) © Copyright

Arguably, the world’s most iconic annual cross country meeting was first run in 1933 and organised as a direct response to a neighbouring village running a race around seven clock towers.

Translated into English as ‘Five Mills’, the race is based around water mills in the town, creating some unique images from the event.

Former winners of the men’s race include Kip Keino, Filbert Bayi, John Ngugi and Kenenisa Bekele. Faith Kipyegon, Benita Willis and Lynn Jennings are among those to have tasted success in the women’s race.

CROSS INTERNACIONAL DE ITALICA

Seville, Spain

Beatrice Chepkoech wins at the Cross Internacional de Itálica in Seville (Asociación ANOC)
Beatrice Chepkoech wins at the Cross Internacional de Itálica in Seville (Asociación ANOC) © Copyright

Set in the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Italica, the annual race is one the most prestigious events on the cross country calendar.

First contested in 1982, the race which is run on red clay surface in Santiponce near Seville loops through the ancient streets of Italica, passing through ruins throughout.

Star athletes to have claimed top spot in the event include Geoffrey Kamworor, Joshua Cheptegei, Paula Radcliffe and Beatrice Chepkoech.

ALMOND BLOSSOM CROSS COUNTRY

Albufeira, Portugal

A familiar sight in Albufeira - Josphat Menjo taking victory No. 4 (Marcelino Almeida)
A familiar sight in Albufeira – Josphat Menjo taking victory No. 4 (Marcelino Almeida) © Copyright

Set in Portugal’s stunning Algarve and known locally as the ‘Cross Internacional das Amendoeiras em Flor’, this race was first contested in 1977 to support sport and tourism in the region and is now one of the classic European cross country meets.

Named after the white blossom which appears on the almond trees in the region, the race was moved to Vilamoura for a spell before returning to his original home in 2005.

The race has attracted a host of world-class international performers but the host nation has also enjoyed significant success with Manuel Damiao (2013) and Carla Salome Rocha (2016 and 2018) the most recent Portuguese victors.

JUAN MUGUERZA MEMORIAL CROSS COUNTRY

Elgiobar, Spain

Mamo Wolde in action at the Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza in Elgoibar (Fundación ANOC)
Mamo Wolde in action at the Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza in Elgoibar (Fundación ANOC) © Copyright

First contested back in 1943, the race in Elgiobar in the Basque region is one of the iconic cross country races in the world.

Former winners of the men’s event include Ethiopian legend Mamo Wolde and 1984 Olympic marathon champion Carlos Lopes. The race remains relevant today and the 2019 edition was won by world 10,000m bronze medallist Rhonex Kipruto and world 5000m champion Hellen Obiri.

The race is named after Juan Muguerza, the Spanish 1500m runner who competed at the 1920 Olympics and was later killed during the Spanish Civil War.


Steve Landells for the IAAF

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