Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale
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The Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale is an annual half marathon
Half marathon
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 which follows a course from Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

 to Cassis in France during the last weekend in October. First organised by the SCO Sainte-Marguerite sports club
Sports club
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 in 1979, the event has grown into a large international competition, with around 12,000 runners competing every year. The course distance of 20,308 metres falls slightly short of the true half marathon distance (21,097.5 m). However, the race is made more difficult by a long 327 m rise up a hill—the Col de la Gineste—at the mid-point of the course, which eventually follows back down into the port of Cassis. The annual race is usually held in the month of October.

The course records were both set in 2011: Atsede Tsegay has the men's race record with 58:11 minutes, and Lydia Cheromei
Lydia Cheromei
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 is the women's record holder with 1:08:23.
There are also two other races which complement the main competition: first organised in 1990, the "L'Autre Marseille-Cassis" (The Other Marseille-Cassis in English) is a mountain hike
Hiking
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 which negotiates the Massif des Calanques
Massif des Calanques
The Massif des Calanques is a wild and rugged terrain stretching from the ninth arondissement of Marseille to the east towards Cassis, spanning 20 km in length and 4 km in width along the coast. Its highest peak is Mont Puget at 565m. This is one of France's great natural beauty...

 area. The second complementary competition is a racewalk, launched in 2006, which seeks to celebrate the sports festival through an alternative sporting means.

Past winners

Key:
Edition Year Men's winner Time (h
Hour
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:m
Minute
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:s
Second
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)
Women's winner Time (h
Hour
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:m
Minute
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:s
Second
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)
1st 1979 1:15:54 1:34:45
2nd 1980 1:07:42 1:27:02
3rd 1981 1:07:56 1:22:30
4th 1982 1:07:56 1:31:00
5th 1983 1:07:56 1:22:00
6th 1984 1:07:37 1:20:30
7th 1985 1:08:17 1:27:00
8th 1986 1:05:45 1:23:00
9th 1987 1:04:20 1:16:34
10th 1988 1:01:52 1:16:49
11th 1989 1:03:21 1:13:39
12th 1990 1:01:29 1:12:57
13th 1991 1:03:20 1:11:23
14th 1992 1:02:12 1:13:19
15th 1993 1:02:55 1:12:17
16th 1994 1:01:13 1:10:32
17th 1995 1:02:00 1:12:54
18th 1996 1:00:54 1:11:00
19th 1997 1:00:27 1:10:34
20th 1998 1:00:36 1:10:33
21st 1999 1:00:24 1:09:45
22nd 2000 1:00:49 1:08:30
23rd 2001 1:01:11 1:09:52
24th 2002 59:01 1:08:38
25th 2003 1:00:01 1:10:07
26th 2004 1:02:13 1:12:08
27th 2005 1:00:37 1:12:50
28th 2006 1:00:36 1:12:34
29th 2007 59:24 1:09:58
30th 2008 1:00:00 1:09:39
31st 2009 1:00:21 1:10:35
32nd 2010 1:01:35 1:10:36
33rd 2011 58:11 1:08:23

  • All winners information taken from official website

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