World XC round-up
Portugal’s Ana Dulce Felix wins the 2009 Roeselare XC
The world of cross country running is certainly taking centre-stage these days with the AK (Athletics Kenya) league in full swing, European Athletics and IAAF Permit races and top domestic action in the UK, plus all of the build up to the highlight of the European season in Dublin on December 13…
Kiprotich and Felix the winners in Roeselare XC
Stephen Kiprotich from Uganda was the impressive winner of the men’s race in the Lotto Cross Cup yesterday (29). The 20-year-old left Dame Tasama (ETH) and Pieter Desmet (BEL) way behind in a strong solo effort.
Comfortable victories for Gebremariam and Masai in Soria
Ethiopia’s Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam and Kenya’s Linet Masai confirmed their roles as overwhelming favourites to capture victories in convincing fashion at the 16th ‘Cross Internacional de Soria’ – the second leg of the this season’s IAAF Cross Country Permit Meetings series – held on this cold Sunday afternoon (29).
Nicholas Korir
Today’s Amora International Cross Country meeting, one of the European Athletics XC Permit races, took place today (29) and was dominated by Kenyan guest runners who took all but one of the six podium spots available across the two senior races.
Former national cross country champion Hosea Macharinyang returned to competition limelight by winning the fourth edition of the Wareng Turskys Cross Country (Sat 28) and said the achievement was enough evidence that he had fully recovered from an appendix operation.
Macharinyang - back on song
Cherono dominates – AK 3rd weekend XC fixture
Shadrack Kosgei, who was 10th in the 2005 World XC short course race, posted 35:56.2 after a thrilling final sprint to win the men’s senior 12km race of the 3rd KCB Weekend Cross Country Meeting yesterday (28 Nov) on what was a cool morning on a flat course bordering Ngong Forest in the outskirts of the Kenya capital.
