Corrida de Langueux
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.[1] The elite 10K races for men and women have IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status.[2] The race was selected to be the French 10K championship race in 2003, 2008 and 2010.[3]
| Corrida de Langueux | |
|---|---|
 The Church of Langueux sits at the centre of the course | |
| Date | June |
| Location | Langueux, France |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | 10K |
| Established | 1991 |
| Course records | Men's: 27:46 (2011) Atsedu TsegayWomen's: 31:20 (2018)  Clémence Calvin |
| Official site | Corrida de Langueux |
| Participants | 165 (2019) |
There are elite and popular races over 10 km, as well as a races for younger athletes and wheelchair racers.[4] 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.[5] 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.[4] On top of this, around 15,000 spectators watch the race in the centre of the village[2] – a number which is twice the population of Langueux.[6]
The course is double-looped and encompasses the village centre, passing points of interest including the Langueux church and sports complex.[7] 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,[8] and 31:20 minutes for women, set by Clémence Calvin in 2018.
Past elite 10K winners
Key: Course record Country's championship race
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) |
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| 1st | 1991 | Joël Lucas (FRA) |
Denise Le Blanc (FRA) |
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| 2nd | 1992 | Didier Bernard (FRA) |
Odile Tournevache (FRA) |
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| 3rd | 1993 | Jean-Louis Prianon (FRA) |
Valérie Chauvel (FRA) |
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| 4th | 1994 | Noureddine Sobhi (FRA) |
Odile Ohier (FRA) |
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| 5th | 1995 |  Julius Koech (KEN) |
Selina Chirchir (KEN) |
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| 6th | 1996 | Didier Sainthorand (FRA) |
 Valentina Enachi (MDA) |
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| 7th | 1997 | John Gwako (KEN) |
 Restituta Joseph (TAN) |
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| 8th | 1998 | Julius Koech (KEN) |
Jackline Torori (KEN) |
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| 9th | 1999 | Phaustin Baha Sulle (TAN) |
Restituta Joseph (TAN) |
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| 10th | 2000 | David Maina (KEN) |
Nancy Omwenga (KEN) |
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| 11th | 2001 | Mickaël Thomas (FRA) |
Nancy Omwenga (KEN) |
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| 12th | 2002 | George Morara (KEN) |
28:47 | Nancy Omwenga (KEN) |
33:33 |
| 13th | 2003 | George Morara (KEN) |
28:19 | Fatima Yvelain (FRA) |
32:44 |
| 14th | 2004 | Gordon Mahugu (KEN) |
28:46 | Carmen Oliveras (FRA) |
33:24 |
| 15th | 2005 | Francis Wachira (KEN) |
28:46 | Corinne Raux (FRA) |
33:52 |
| 16th | 2006 |  Samir Eraouia (MAR) |
28:45 |  Nadia Ejjafini (BHR) |
32:28 |
| 17th | 2007 | Abdellah Falil (MAR) |
27:56 | Nadia Ejjafini (BHR) |
32:39 |
| 18th | 2008 | El Hassan Lahssini (FRA) |
28:45 | Carmen Oliveras (FRA) |
34:01 |
| 19th | 2009 | Rachid Kisri (MAR) |
28:40 | Meriem Wangari (KEN) |
32:33 |
| 20th | 2010 | Azmeraw Bekele (ETH) |
28:13 | Meriem Wangari (KEN) |
32:55 |
| 21st | 2011 | Atsedu Tsegay (ETH) |
27:46 | Meriem Wangari (KEN) |
32:31 |
| 22nd | 2012 | Fikadu Haftu (ETH) |
28:17 | Christelle Daunay (FRA) |
31:48 |
| 23rd | 2013 | Tesfaye Abera (ETH) |
28:21 | Fantu Eticha (ETH) |
32:22 |
| 24th | 2014 | Victor Chumo (KEN) |
28:18 | Angela Tanui (KEN) |
31:51 |
| 25th | 2015 | Simon Cheprot (KEN) |
28:05 | Gladys Yator (KEN) |
31:40 |
| 26th | 2016 | Robert Kaptingei (KEN) |
28:15 | Meskerem Amare (ETH) |
32:31 |
| 27th | 2017 | Dawit Fikadu (BHR) |
28:43 | Birhane Mihretu (ETH) |
32:30 |
| 28th | 2018 | Moses Kibet (KEN) |
28:26 | Clémence Calvin (FRA) |
31:20 |
| 29th | 2019 | Emmanuel Bor (KEN) |
27:53 | Tesfaye Haftu (ETH) |
32:00 |
References
- Le Club Archived 2010-07-29 at the Wayback Machine (in French). Corrida de Langueux. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2010-06-28). A. Bekele and Wangary take Langueux 10Km titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- Historique Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. Corrida de Langueux. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- Statistiques Archived 2010-04-30 at the Wayback Machine (in French). Corrida de Langueux. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- Randonnée Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (in French). Corrida de Langueux. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- Populations légales 2017: Commune de Langueux (22106). INSEE (2019). Retrieved on 2020-12-09.
- Plan Corrida Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine (in French). Corrida de Langueux. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- Vazel, Pierre-jean (2011-06-25). Tsegay and Wangari take Langueux 10Km titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-27.
- List of winners
- Resultats (in French). Corrida de Langueux. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
External links
- Official website (in French)