Event Guide

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Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

Date

9 Jan

Event day

09.50 U15 Girls Inter District + U15 Boys Inter District 4k

10.10 Pure Gym Great Edinburgh Winter Run - WHITE WAVE 5k

10.15 Pure Gym Great Edinburgh Winter Run - GREEN WAVE 5k

10.20 Pure Gym Great Edinburgh Winter Run - PINK WAVE 5k

10.35 Senior + Junior Women Inter District + U23 Celtic Nations 6k

11.05 Senior + Junior Men Inter District + U23 Celtic Nations 8k

11.40 U13 Girls Inter District + U13 Boys Inter District 3k

12.00 Great Edinburgh X Country 6k Junior Men’s 6km* Inc. U17 ID U17 Celtic Nations and U20 Celtic Nations

12.10 Pure Gym Junior Great Edinburgh Winter Run 2.5k

12.30 Great Edinburgh X Country Junior Women’s 4km* Inc. U17 ID U17 Celtic Nations and U20 Celtic Nations 4k

13.00 BBC coverage starts

13.06 Great Edinburgh XCountry 4 x 1k Relay - Stewart International Relay Trophy 4 x 1k

13.30 Great Edinburgh XCountry Women’s 6k* 6k

13.57 Great Edinburgh XCountry Men’s 8k* 8k

14.29 BBC coverage finishes

GARRETT HEATH (USA)2014 & 2015

Great Edinburgh XC

4k champion

Event timetableSaturday 9 January 2016

* The overall winners of the Team Challenge will be determined by the best aggregate finishing positions of the six best placed athletes in the senior category, as well as the four best placed athletes in the junior races.

About theGreat Edinburgh XC

We’re kicking off 2016 with an exciting day of world class sport in Scotland. Some of the biggest

names in athletics will be opening their season in the spectacular surroundings of Holyrood Park.

Athletes to Watch

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EMMA BATES (USA)2014 NCAA 5000 & 10000m Champion

FIONNUALA MCCORMACK (EUR)2011 & 2012 European XC champion;

two-time Great Edinburgh XC

champion

GEMMA STEEL (GB&NI) 2014 European XC champion

2015 World XC Champs 18th place

ALEMAYEHU BEZABEH (EUR) 2015 Euro XC Champs Silver medallist

GARRETT HEATH (USA)2014 & 2015

Great Edinburgh XC

4k champion

MO FARAH

(GB& N.I.) Double World and Olympic

Champion (5,000m & 10,000m)

CALLUM HAWKINS (GB&NI) 2014 Scottish XC champion; 2014 European

U23 XC Championships 5th place

STEPH TWELL (GB & NI)2014 European Championships

1500m bronze

ROSS MILLINGTON (GB & NI)Double World and Olympic

Champion (5,000m & 10,000m)

AMY VAN ALSTINE (USA) 2015 USA

XC Champion)

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