Santiago Catrofe and the Burundian Nahimana won the Cross of the Granollers

the Uruguayan Santiago Catrophe (Beaches of Castellón) with a time of 29:49 minutes (10,000 meters) and that allowed him to revalidate the title, as well as Burundian Cavaline Nahimana (28:09 in 8,000 meters) is imposed on 56th edition of the Ciutat de Granollers International Cross Country that this Sunday was played with the participation of 1,100 athletes from nine countries.

The low temperature (9ºC) with a thermal sensation of 7ºC, due to the high humidity (85%), caused by tonight’s rains and cloudy skies, did not lead to good weather, but the favorites were has set a strong pace since its release.

Naa male category, at a distance of 10,000 meters (5 laps of a 2,000-meter circuit), there was a good race, especially between Catrofe and the Spanish-Moroccan Ilias Fifa (AA Catalunya), as both remained in the first group of ten. runners lead the way. By the fourth lap two riders had left the group and were ahead.

Unlike last week at Jean Bouin in Barcelona where Ilias Fifa made a change to leave Catrofe, today it was the Uruguayan who left him 500 meters from the finish line to prevail in 29:48 , trailing in 15 second, by Ilias FIFA (30:03). Burundian runner, Celestine Ndikuma, was third with 30:17.

Naa Women’s 8,000 meters25-year-old Cavaline Nahimana from Burundi, with a time of 28:09, topped the race by 29 seconds ahead of Kenyan Nancy Kerubo, second with 28:38 and with whom she was neck-and-neck -neck since coming out.

Nahimana comes from being second in the previous Amorebieta cross and was also second in the Jean Bouin classic in 2018. Third place on the podium went to Valencian María Ureña (Cárnicas Serrano), with 28:55, followed by Blanca Batllé ( AA Palamós ) with 29:13.