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The Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale is an annual half marathon which follows a course from Marseille to Cassis in France during the last weekend in October. It has the silver label of the IAAF Road Race Label Events and is thus among the ten more prestigious half marathon races in the world. First organised by the SCO Sainte-Marguerite sports club in 1979, the event has grown into a large international competition, with around 12,000 runners competing every year.〔Vazel, P-J (2008-10-24). (Can Disi, fastest in the field, wrest title from Kenyans in Marseille? ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-22.〕 The course distance of 20,308 metres falls slightly short of the true half marathon distance (21,097.5 m). Since 2012, the course has been shortened by 308 metres so the total distance of the course became exactly 20 kilometres.〔(Course map without the additional 308 metres ) Marseille-Cassis. Retrieved on 2015-8-14.〕 Still, the race is made more difficult by a long 327 m rise up a hill—the Col de la Gineste—at the midpoint of the course, which eventually follows back down into the port of Cassis.〔Vazel, P-J (2009-10-22). (Disi, the pre-race favourite in Marseille - PREVIEW ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-22.〕 The annual race is usually held in the month of October. The course records are held by Atsedu Tsegay, who has the men's race record with 58:11 minutes, and Mercy Kibarus, who has the women's record with 1:07:58.〔Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-10-30). (Tsegay and Cheromei crush course records in Marseille-Cassis Classic ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.〕 There are also two other races which complement the main competition: first organised in 1990, the "L'Autre Marseille-Cassis" (''The Other Marseille-Cassis'' in English) is a mountain hike which negotiates the Massif des Calanques area. The second complementary competition is a racewalk, launched in 2006, which seeks to celebrate the sports festival through an alternative sporting means.〔(Historique Il était une fois … ) . Marseille-Cassis. Retrieved on 2009-10-22.〕 ==List of winners== Key: *All winners information taken from official website〔 *( *)Course records not valid due to race shortened by about 400 metres in the days before the race. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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