Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio

7.6 km for women The Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in Llodio in the Basque Country, Spain, around late November. The event was first held in February 1985 and changed to an end-of-year competition soon after, holding its second edition in December 1985.

The competition is hosted by the Club de Atletismo de Laudio. The day's events comprise ten races – there are separate international, elite races for men and women over 9760 metres and 7640 m, respectively. Two further races over the same distances are held for amateur runners and there are also three types of age-group races for both male and female runners. The races take place on grassy circuits around the Estadio Ellakuri and wet weather often makes the ground muddy, making the competition more difficult for runners. Around 1000 runners took part in the event in 2009.

The top-finishing runners in the elite races are mainly from Europe (particularly the host country, Spain) and East Africa. Past winners of the competition include double Olympic champion Derartu Tulu, former World Cross Country Champion Gebregziabher Gebremariam and track World Champions Charles Kamathi and Sally Barsosio. Among the Spanish winners of the race are 1995 World Marathon Champion Martín Fiz and Olympian Alessandra Aguilar. Jon Brown's win in 1996 preceded his victory at that year's European Cross Country Championships.

The elite races currently hold permit status from the European Athletics Association and they are used as a selection meeting for the Spanish national team at the European Cross Country Championships, which is held in December. The competition previously held IAAF status from 2004 to 2006. While the men's race has been continuously held over roughly 9–10 km, the women's race has gradually been extended since its inception. Women competed over 4.3 km throughout the 1990s until it was adjusted to a 5.6 km race from 2001 to 2005. Since 2006, the women's course has varied around the 7.5 km mark.

The 2012 edition of the race was not held due to financial constraints.

Past senior race winners

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (m:s)	Women's winner	Time (m:s)	Not held
1st	1985	Javier San Martin	?	Lolo Lopo	?
2nd	1985	Javier San Martin	?	Asuncion Antolin	?
3rd	1986	Valentin Rodriguez	?	Amelia Lorza	?
4th	1987	Ezequiel Canario	?	Amelia Lorza	?
5th	1988	Martín Fiz	?	Mary Chemweno	?
6th	1989	Ezequiel Canario	?	Jane Shields	?
7th	1990	Wilson Omwoyo	29:09	Jane Wanjiku Ngotho	12:37
8th	1991	Ondoro Osoro	27:25	Susan Sirma	13:26
9th	1992	Ondoro Osoro	30:44	Lydia Cheromei	15:00
10th	1993	Fita Bayisa	27:58	Sally Barsosio	14:11
11th	1994	Fita Bayisa	28:41	Derartu Tulu	14:08
12th	1995	Daniel Komen	27:47	Sally Barsosio	13:40
13th	1996	Jon Brown	31:03	Gete Wami	15:17
14th	1997	Thomas Nyariki	30:50	Jackline Maranga	15:02
15th	1998	Luke Kipkosgei	30:57	Merima Denboba	15:44
16th	1999	Hailu Mekonnen	28:21	Naomi Mugo	14:18
17th	2000	Abraham Chebii	30:01	Merima Denboba	15:07
18th	2001	John Yuda	27:01	Alessandra Aguilar	19:32
19th	2002	Charles Kamathi	26:57	Salina Kosgei	19:33
20th	2003	Fabiano Joseph	28:19	Alice Timbilil	19:56
21st	2004	Gebregziabher Gebremariam	26:36	Werknesh Kidane	18:08
22nd	2005	Tariku Bekele	29:29	Anikó Kálovics	21:02
23rd	2006	Tariku Bekele	27:08	Meselech Melkamu	26:13
24th	2007	Joseph Ebuya	27:05	Meselech Melkamu	23:09
25th	2008	Tariku Bekele	29:31	Linet Masai	25:12
26th	2009	Teklemariam Medhin	29:08	Linet Masai	25:11
27th	2010	Teklemariam Medhin	31:24	Alessandra Aguilar	28:02
28th	2011	Leonard Patrick Komon	29:15	Nadia Ejjafini	26:03
—	2012