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Tuskys Wareng Cross Country

The Tuskys Wareng Cross Country is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in November near Eldoret in Kenya. The name is derived from the sponsor, Tuskys Supermarket, which is based in Wareng County.

The event was inaugurated in December 2006 with its soft grassy course located in the Huruma area four kilometres west of the centre of Eldoret (a town renowned for long-distance running). The first edition was known as the Tuskermatt Cross Country, but this changed to its current title the year after. The competition's programme of events comprised two senior races (men's 12 km and women's 8 km) and two junior races (boy's 8 km and girl's 6 km). The competition quickly attracted a high number of top level runners in the region and by 2008 the senior men's race alone garnered some 250 entries. It developed into one of the major Kenyan annual races and Kipchoge Keino, head of Kenyan Olympic Committee, was present that year.

Although the event attracts almost exclusively Kenyan runners, the calibre of the competitors is very high, such is the country's strength internationally. World Cross Country champions Emily Chebet and Vivian Cheruiyot have both won the competition, while the men's side has been won by world half marathon champion Wilson Kiprop, World Cross runner-up Moses Mosop, and World Cross team medallist Hosea Macharinyang. Among those to have won the junior races, Leonard Komon, Mercy Cherono, Daniel Salel and Purity Cherotich Rionoripo have gone on to win World Junior Cross Country medals.

Past race winners

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (m:s)	Women's winner	Time (m:s)	Men's junior winner	Women's junior winner
1st	2006	Moses Kipkosgei Kigen	33:12	Fridah Ndomongole	21:29	Leonard Komon	Gladys Otero
2nd	2007	Josephat Kipsang Kirui	35:48.5	Gladys Chemweno	27:19.6	Josephat Bett	Mercy Cherono
3rd	2008	Moses Mosop	36:34.6	Helah Kiprop	28:33.8	Josephat Bett	Mercy Cherono
4th	2009	Hosea Macharinyang	34:16.3	Pamela Lisoreng	25:30.7	Daniel Salel	Purity Cherotich Rionoripo
5th	2010	Lucas Rotich	33:34.4	Vivian Cheruiyot	25:00.7	Japheth Korir	Jepkorir Kipkoech
6th	2011	Wilson Kiprop	34:51.5	Emily Chebet	27:02.6	Gideon Kipketer	Agnes Chebet
7th	2012	Gideon Kipketer	36:04.1	Stacy Ndiwa	27:32.7	Kiprono Bett	Agnes Chebet
8th	2013	Isaac Korir	35:50.6	Florence Kiplagat	26:34.2	Franklin Ngelel	Linah Cheruto
9th	2014	Joseph Kitur	36:33	Alice Aprot	26:58	?	?
10th	2015	Josphat Bett Kipkoech	30:29.2	Alice Aprot	26:35.9	Peter Kipserem	Sandra Chebet

References

Komen, Jonathan (2010-11-21). [http://allafrica.com/stories/201011221029.html Cheruiyot, Rotich Outrun Tuskys Wareng Field]. ''Daily Nation'' (Kenya). Retrieved on 2011-11-27.
Macharia, David (2006-12-03). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=36953.html Kigen takes Eldoret xc honours]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-27.
Macharia, David (2011-12-02). [http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42574.html Kipsang, Chemwono cruise to victory in Eldoret]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-27.
Macharia, David (2008-11-30). [http://www.iaaf.org/WXC09/news/newsid=48457.html Mosop back from injury takes emphatic cross country win in Eldoret]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-28.
Macharia, David (2010-11-22). [http://www.iaaf.org/WXC11/news/kind=100/newsid=58784.html Cheruiyot and Rotich prevail at Tuskys Cross Country]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-27.
Macharia, David (2011-11-27). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=63011.html Kiprop and Chebet dominate in Eldoret XC]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-27.
Macharia, David (2009-11-29). [http://www.iaaf.org/WXC10/news/kind=100/newsid=54995.html Macharinyang back to fitness]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-27.
Keino, Ann (2012-12-03). [http://www.sportsnewsarena.com/kipketer-and-ndiwa-dominate-eldoret-cross-country Kipketer and Ndiwa dominate Eldoret cross country]. Sports News Arena. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
Magut, Stanley (2013-11-25). [http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2013/11/25/berlin-champion-kiplagat-wins-tuskys-race_c862601 Berlin champion Kiplagat wins Tuskys race]. ''The Star''. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
Mills, Steven (2014-11-23). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/20114-cross-country-wrap-week-1 Cherono finds her form in Soria as Cheruiyot returns – cross-country round-up]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
Sabuni, Emmanuel (2015-11-22). [http://sportsnewsarena.com/aprot--bett-shine-at-tuskys-wareng-cross-country-championships- Aprot, Bett shine at Tuskys Wareng cross country championships]. Sports News Arena. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.

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