Weekend Report- Nov. 23 – 26, 2006

Great Ethiopian Run 10K
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
November 26, 2006
Men
1st Deriba Merga 28:18.61
Women
1st Belaynesh Fekadu 33:02.25


Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio (Men 9.17K, Women 7.7K)
Llodio, Spain
November 26, 2006
Men
1st Tariku Bekele 27:08
Women
1st Meselech Melkamu 26:13


Obudu Ranch Mountain Race 11.5K
Northern Cross River State, Nigeria
November 25, 2006
Women
1st Kedir Rehima 53:26


2006 NCAA Division I Championships Cross Country 10K
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
November 20, 2006
Men
2nd Neftalem Araia 30:52.6


NOTE: Why was Ethiopia uncharacteristically absent at the prestigious CHIBA INTERNATIONAL EKIDEN 2006 held on Thursday Nov. 23? Ethiopian Teams have delivered strong performance at this event on previous years.