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The Great Edinburgh International Cross Country is an annual cross country running competition that takes place every January in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is one of the competitions in the Great Run series of athletics events and is held alongside the Great Winter Run 5 kilometres mass participation race.〔Hedley, Nicola (2007-12-20). (Burka seeks third consecutive cross country win in Edinburgh ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.〕 The event was first held in Edinburgh in 2005 after the city was awarded the Great North Cross Country which relocated from Durham.〔http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/3696972.stm〕 The Great Edinburgh International Cross Country features three professional races: the men's 9 km long course, the men's 4 km short course, and the women's 6 km race.〔(Event Information ). Great Run. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.〕 It is an IAAF permit meeting, which means that performances can be used to qualify for the annual IAAF World Cross Country Championships.〔(IAAF Cross Country Permits ). IAAF (2009). Retrieved on 2009-12-23.〕 The grassy, occasionally muddy,〔Ramsak, Bob (2005-01-15). (Kipchoge and T. Dibaba carry off thrilling victories ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.〕 course in Holyrood Park runs in a circular, clockwise pattern.〔(The Course ). Great Run. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.〕 The same venue was used to host the 2003 European Cross Country Championships and the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.〔(Bupa Great Edinburgh International Cross Country ). Spikes Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.〕 It has had relatively difficult routes in the past, with runners twice having to climb and descend Haggis Knowe (a steep hill) in 2009.〔Landells, Steve (2009-01-10). (Dinkesa shocks while Masai marches on in Edinburgh Cross Country ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.〕 The meeting attracts cross country athletes of the highest calibre, with past competitors including six-time World Champion Kenenisa Bekele, Gebregziabher Gebremariam, Tirunesh Dibaba and Eliud Kipchoge.〔(History and Tradition ). Great Run. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.〕〔Ramsak, Bob (2005-01-14). (Mighty list of cross country stars assemble in Edinburgh - Preview ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-23.〕 The meeting is broadcast by the BBC annually,〔 and it has received sponsorship from VisitScotland (in 2006) and Bupa (from 2007 to present).〔〔(Shaheen, Ochichi join Edinburgh cross country fields ). IAAF (2006-01-03). Retrieved on 2009-12-23.〕〔Gillon, Doug (2006-01-14). (Bekele survives searching challenge from Shaheen in Edinburgh ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-26.〕 A new team competition format was introduced for the 2011 event. The four teams assembled were Great Britain, Europe, the United States and Great Britain Under-23s. Britain's Mo Farah won the race but the Europeans, featuring all the reigning European Cross medallists, won the overall team challenge.〔Wenig, Jorg (2011-01-08). (Kipchoge and Masai prevail in snowy Edinburgh ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-09.〕 ==Past winners== *All information taken from official website.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Edinburgh International Cross Country」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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