Domestic Competitions
Schedule for 2008-09 (Ethiopian year 2001)
22 October; 12km road race; Addis Ababa
3 November; Nazret 30km; Nazret
17 November; Sendafa Cross-country competition; Sendafa
23 November; Great Ethiopian Run 10km; Addis Ababa
1 December; Assela Cross-country competition; Assela
15 December; Bahir-Dar Cross-country competition; Bahir-Dar
9-11 January; Short and Middle distance track competition; Addis Ababa
25 January; Cross-country championships; Sulutaa
3 February; regional cross-country championships; Awasa
13 February; 15km road race; Addis Ababa
23 February; International Cross-country competition; Addis Ababa
2-4 March; National Athletics Championship; Addis Ababa
29 April – 3 May; Secondary School Championship; Addis Ababa
3 May; 25km road race championship; Addis Ababa
Kenyan Domestic Races
January
17; Armed Forces Cross Country Championships and 21km Road race; Kahawa Garrison
24; Kenya Police Cross Country Championships; Ngong Race Course
25; Discovery Kenya Cross Country Championships; Eldoret
February
1; Discovery Kenya Half Marathon; Eldoret
7; Kenya Prisons Cross Country Championships; Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi
14; Provincial Cross Country Championships; All Provinces
28; Eastern Africa Cross Country Championships; Nairobi
March
6/7; 1st KCC/AK Track and Field Meeting; Kisumu
20/21; 2nd KCC/AK Track and Field Meeting; Nyeri
April
3/4; 3rd KCC/AK Track and Field Meeting; Nakuru
17/18; 4th KCC/AK Track and Field Meeting; Kakamega
May
2; CAA/International Meeting; Nairobi
8/9; 5th KCC/AK Track and Field Meeting; Eldoret
15/16; 6th KCC/AK Track and Field Meeting; Mombassa
17; Mombassa International Marathon; Mombassa
June
2/3; Kenyan Secondary Schools Championships; Eldoret
3/4; Kenyan Primary Schools Championships; Nairobi
3/4; Kenya Colleges Championships; Kakamega
5/6; Kenyan Universities Athletics Championships; Nairobi
12/13; Provincial Championships in Athletics; All Districts
15/16; Youth Trials; Nyayo
25-27; National Athletics Championships; Nyayo-Nairobi
September
12; Jaramogi Oginga Odinga 10km Memorial Road Race; Bondo
19; Ndakaini Half Marathon; Thika
20; Kissi Half Marathon; Kissi
27; Paul Boit Memorial Ekiden; Eldoret
October
2; Kebirigo 10km Road Race;Kebirigo/Kissi
4; Eldoret 10km Road Race (Family Bank); Eldoret
10; Dessert Run 10km Road Race; Garissa
12; 2nd Tom O’Omuombo Memorial 15km Road Race; Siaya
17; Madoka Half marathon; Taita
25; 7th Standard Chartered Nairobi International Marathon
November
14; Tegla loroupe 10km Peace Road Race; Kapenguria
Nyeri Half Marathon; Nyeri
December
6; The Great Lake National Marathon; Kisumu
19; Shoe for Africa 10km Road Race; Iten
The most gifted and developed of our athletes need chances to compete internationally. But all of our athletes need chances to compete in their home countries, for many reasons.
First of all, athletes not yet at the point where they can contend with the best in the world still need to compete regularly. They need to monitor individual improvement, evaluate training habits and regimes, give focus and direction to their pursuit of running, and, perhaps most importantly, gain motivation. Domestic competitions in Ethiopia and Kenya provide for these important needs.
Secondly, even the athletes who are competing internationally still want the chance to establish rank and status within their home countries. They also need some chances to compete without having to invest time and money resources in travel to a major event.
Finally, domestic competitions do not just benefit the athletes who run in them. Indeed, in countries like Ethiopia and Kenya, where huge crowds assemble in the centers of cities to watch international long-distance races on large-screen televisions, local races are similarly powerful at boosting the morale of communities. Spectators of all ages are filled with pride and inspiration when they see their countrymen take to the roads, country, or track, and do what they do better than people anywhere else in the world. In communities where people often find themselves lacking hope, watching athletes can remind them that anything is possible when they exhibit dedication and commitment.
Most of the Ethiopian races are organized and run by our friends at the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF)
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