Corrida de Langueux
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The Corrida de Langueux is an annual 10 kilometres road running
competition which is held in Langueux
, Brittany, France
every June. The competition is organised by the Union Athlétique Langueux. The elite 10K races for men and women have IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status. The race was selected to be the French 10K championship race in 2003, 2008 and 2010.
There are elite and popular races over 10 km, as well as a races for younger athletes and wheelchair racers
. Furthermore, an annual 20 km hike
(la randonnée) is held in conjunction with the running
events. The hike takes walkers across the Bay of Saint-Brieuc
at low tide
and then through the peninsula of Hillion
. In 2009 over 500 people took part in the hike, over 450 young runners took part in the youth race, and over 850 runners ran the popular 10K race. In total, the day's events attract almost 2000 participants every year, from elite runners to disabled athletes. On top of this, around 15,000 spectators watch the race in the centre of the village – a number which is more than double the population of Langueux.
The course is double-looped and encompasses the village centre, passing points of interest including the Langueux church and sports complex. Past winners of the race include 1998 Olympic
fourth placer Jean-Louis Prianon
, World Championship marathon runner Nadia Ejjafini
, and 2006 Lille Half Marathon
winner Meriem Wangari.
The course records for the race are 27:46 minutes for men, set by Atsedu Tsegay in 2011, and 32:28 minutes for women, set by Nadia Ejjafini
in 2006.
Road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...
competition which is held in Langueux
Langueux
Langueux is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Langueux are called langueusiens.-External links:* *...
, Brittany, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
every June. The competition is organised by the Union Athlétique Langueux. The elite 10K races for men and women have IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status. The race was selected to be the French 10K championship race in 2003, 2008 and 2010.
There are elite and popular races over 10 km, as well as a races for younger athletes and wheelchair racers
Wheelchair racing
Wheelchair racing is the racing of wheelchairs in track and road races. Wheelchair racing is open to athletes with any qualifying type of disability, amputees, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy and partially sighted . Athletes are classified in accordance with the nature and severity of their...
. Furthermore, an annual 20 km hike
Hiking
Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...
(la randonnée) is held in conjunction with the running
Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
events. The hike takes walkers across the Bay of Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-History:Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there...
at low tide
Tide
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the moon and the sun and the rotation of the Earth....
and then through the peninsula of Hillion
Hillion
Hillion is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Hillion are called hillionnais.-External links:*...
. In 2009 over 500 people took part in the hike, over 450 young runners took part in the youth race, and over 850 runners ran the popular 10K race. In total, the day's events attract almost 2000 participants every year, from elite runners to disabled athletes. On top of this, around 15,000 spectators watch the race in the centre of the village – a number which is more than double the population of Langueux.
The course is double-looped and encompasses the village centre, passing points of interest including the Langueux church and sports complex. Past winners of the race include 1998 Olympic
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
fourth placer Jean-Louis Prianon
Jean-Louis Prianon
Jean-Louis Prianon is a retired long-distance runner from France, who represented his native country in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in fourth place.-Achievements:...
, World Championship marathon runner Nadia Ejjafini
Nadia Ejjafini
Nadia Ejjafini is a Moroccan-born long-distance runner. She switched nationality from her birth country to Bahrain, and later became an Italian citizen by marriage in 2009....
, and 2006 Lille Half Marathon
Lille Half Marathon
The Lille Métropole Half Marathon is an annual half marathon foot race which takes place in Lille, France in early September. First organised by the Association de Promotion des Événements Lillois in 1986, the race began as a marathon event before switching to the shorter distance in 1996...
winner Meriem Wangari.
The course records for the race are 27:46 minutes for men, set by Atsedu Tsegay in 2011, and 32:28 minutes for women, set by Nadia Ejjafini
Nadia Ejjafini
Nadia Ejjafini is a Moroccan-born long-distance runner. She switched nationality from her birth country to Bahrain, and later became an Italian citizen by marriage in 2009....
in 2006.
Past elite 10K winners
Key:| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Women's winner | Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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| 1st | 1991 | ||||
| 2nd | 1992 | ||||
| 3rd | 1993 | ||||
| 4th | 1994 | ||||
| 5th | 1995 | ||||
| 6th | 1996 | ||||
| 7th | 1997 | ||||
| 8th | 1998 | ||||
| 9th | 1999 | ||||
| 10th | 2000 | ||||
| 11th | 2001 | ||||
| 12th | 2002 | 28:47 | 33:33 | ||
| 13th | 2003 | 28:19 | 32:44 | ||
| 14th | 2004 | 28:46 | 33:24 | ||
| 15th | 2005 | 28:46 | 33:52 | ||
| 16th | 2006 | 28:45 | 32:28 | ||
| 17th | 2007 | 27:56 | 32:39 | ||
| 18th | 2008 | 28:45 | 34:01 | ||
| 19th | 2009 | 28:40 | 32:33 | ||
| 20th | 2010 | 28:13 | 32:55 | ||
| 21st | 2011 | 27:46 | 32:31 |