Vivian Cheruiyot and Linet Masai of Kenya in the leading pack at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria (© Getty Images)
The Calendar of the 12 IAAF Cross Country Permit Meetings has been officially announced as follows:
2011 -
Atapuerca (Burgos), ESP - 13 Nov
Soria, ESP 20 Nov
Brussels, BEL 12 Dec
2012 -
San Giorgio su Legnano, ITA - 6 Jan
Edinburgh, GBR 7 Jan
Santiponce (Sevilla), ESP - 15 Jan
Belfast, GBR - 21 Jan
Chiba, JPN - 12 Feb
Diekirch, LUX - 12 Feb
Nairobi, KEN - 18 Feb
Albufeira, POR - 26 Feb
San Vittore Olona, ITA - 18 Mar
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