﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:50:36 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>FARAH AIMING TO CONTINUE PURPLE PATCH AT THE BUPA GREAT EDINBURGH CROSS COUNTRY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/farah-aiming-to-continue-purple-patch-at-the-bupa-great-edinburgh-cross-country,c536062</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision290724</guid><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Number One distance runner Mo Farah, after the best season of his career last year, will be aiming to continue his purple patch with a victory in the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country on Saturday.
Farah, the first athlete to score a European Championships 5000m and 10000m double for 20 years in Barcelona, will captain the GB and NI team when it tackles opponents from the United States and a Europe Select side in the inaugural Men's International Team Challenge in Holyrood Park over 8km. The competition, with each squad fielding nine runners, will be decided by the contingent]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:29:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DIARY NOTE - Pre event press conference Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/diary-note---pre-event-press-conference-bupa-great-edinburgh-cross-country,c536001</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision290681</guid><description><![CDATA[Some of the world’s leading athletes visit Edinburgh Castle ahead of their participation in the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country taking place in Holyrood Park the following day.
Media Accreditation If you would like to apply for media accreditation to attend the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country Saturday 8th January please apply on line - http://www.greatrun.org/mediaaccreditation/ DIARY NOTE Pre event press conference WHEN; 11am - Friday 7th January WHAT; Some of the world’s leading athletes visit Edinburgh Castle ahead of their participation in the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UK NUMBER ONE FACES OLYMPIC AND EUROPEAN 1500M GOLD MEDALLISTS IN EDINBURGH</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/uk-number-one-faces-olympic-and-european-1500m-gold-medallists-in-edinburgh,c535990</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision290667</guid><description><![CDATA[Tom Lancashire, the UK's top 1500m runner last summer, faces an awesome task when opening his schedule this year at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country on Saturday.
Lancashire, whose personal best of 3 mins 33.96secs at the Diamond League final in Brussels shot him to the top of the UK rankings for the first time ever, will compete in a loaded 4km race. Facing the 2008 Olympian will be Asbel Kiprop and Brimin Kipruto, who claimed the 1500m and 3000m steeplechase titles in Beijing, and another Kenyan, Eliud Kipchoge, winner of the 5000m silver medal in the "Bird's Nest" stadium. Lancashire,]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:32:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LEBID LEADS STRONG EUROPE SELECT SQUAD IN INTERNATIONAL TEAM CHALLENGE AT BUPA GREAT EDINBURGH CROSS COUNTRY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/lebid-leads-strong-europe-select-squad-in-international-team-challenge-at-bupa-great-edinburgh-cross-country,c535609</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision290459</guid><description><![CDATA[Sergey Lebid will be joined by the four athletes who finished immediately behind him in last month's European Cross Country Championships at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country next Saturday.
The International Team Challenge will see Lebid lead a Europe Select squad against the host nation's Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland side and the United States in the eight kilometres race in Holyrood Park. The concept of the first ever clash held under IAAF rules will be broadcast live by BBC television and allows each team to field nine runners with the lowest overall score from each]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:32:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FORMER BRIT 4KM RACE WINNERS FACE DAUNTING TASK IN BUPA GREAT EDINBURGH CROSS COUNTRY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/former-brit-4km-race-winners-face-daunting-task-in-bupa-great-edinburgh-cross-country,c535378</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision290344</guid><description><![CDATA[Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country defending champion Ricky Stevenson and Nick McCormick another previous winner of the 4km race will be tested to the limit at the 2011 meeting on January 8.
Stevenson was a shock winner of the event 11 months ago when against a domestic field he stunned his more experienced opponents including pre-race and the country's number one Mo Farah, with the biggest win of his career. Now the 22-year-old New Marske athlete along with fellow countrymen McCormick who has chalked up two previous successes, will face world class opponents around the Holyrood Park course.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:15:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CHEBET NOT COMPETING IN EDINBURGH - CHEMOS NEW ADDITION</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/chebet-not-competing-in-edinburgh---chemos-new-addition,c535045</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision290083</guid><description><![CDATA[Kenya's Emily Chebet will contest two races on Spanish soil next month as she prepares for the defence her IAAF World Cross Country title in March.
The athlete’s manager Zane Branson said she will run only in Seville and Elgoibar after organisers of the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country incorrectly announced her participation in their race on January 8. Branson said although Chebet had received an invite to the British meeting she declined the offer on December 21 believing the Spanish events will best prepare her for the World Cross should she make the Kenyan team. Another Kenyan Milcah]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:59:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>REIGNING WORLD AND EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS JOIN STAR-STUDDED BUPA GREAT EDINBURGH CROSS COUNTRY FIELD</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/reigning-world-and-european-champions-join-star-studded-bupa-great-edinburgh-cross-country-field,c534975</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision290047</guid><description><![CDATA[Reigning World and European cross country champions, Kenya’s Emily Chebet and Portugal’s Jessica Augusto will be competing in a star-studded Women's International field, at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country in the New Year.
The pair will be competing against Kenya's current World 5000 metre and 10000 metre gold medallists,Vivian Cheruiyot and Linet Masai over six kilometres in Holyrood Park on 8 January 201. Chebet scored a shock World Cross Country victory in March, when she let her legs do the talking in Bydgoszcz and destroyed her more fancied opponents, which included Masai and]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 09:45:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>KENYAN WORLD CHAMPIONS EYEING BUPA GREAT EDINBURGH CROSS COUNTRY TITLES</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/kenyan-world-champions-eyeing-bupa-great-edinburgh-cross-country-titles,c534411</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision289576</guid><description><![CDATA[Reigning world track champions Vivian Cheruiyot and Linet Masai will lead the African challenge for victory at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country next month.
Winners of global gold medals over 5000m and 10000m at last year's Championships in Berlin, the Kenyan duo are no strangers to the testing Holyrood Park course, where they will compete on 8 January 2011. Cheruiyot has already made four appearances in the world's premier cross country event, finishing runner up on two occasions with a third position also under her belt. Masai, who has IAAF World Championship Cross Country silver and]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:22:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FARAH AND THOMPSON WILL LEAD BRITISH CHALLENGE FOR HONOURS AT BUPA GREAT EDINBURGH CROSS COUNTRY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/farah-and-thompson-will-lead-british-challenge-for-honours-at-bupa-great-edinburgh-cross-country,c533969</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision289310</guid><description><![CDATA[After their best ever track seasons, champion runners, Mo Farah and Chris Thompson will switch their attention to winter campaigns at the start of 2011, beginning with the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country on 8 January.
Farah, who was crowned European Championships 5000m and 10000m gold medallist in August, and Thompson, who was runner up in the 10,000m, will lead the British team in the Men's International Team Challenge in Holyrood Park. Their appearances for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland senior teams will see them compete in a high calibre competition against exceptionally]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:34:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RITZENHEIN AND RUPP LEAD AMERICANS IN BUPA EDINBURGH CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CHALLENGE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/ritzenhein-and-rupp-lead-americans-in-bupa-edinburgh-cross-country-team-challenge,c532928</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision288647</guid><description><![CDATA[Top American stars Dathan Ritzenhein and Galen Rupp will lead their nation's bid for victory in the Men's International Team Challenge at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country on 8 January 2011.
Team Captain, Ritzenhein, and Rupp form a nine-strong United States squad. They will take on the Great Britain and Northern Ireland senior under 23 and under 20 sides, and a European Select Team over eight kilometres in Holyrood Park. Ritzenhein has a world class track profile. A seasoned cross country performer, he has an IAAF World Junior Championships bronze medal under his belt, and won his]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:06:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LEBID TO SKIPPER EUROPE SELECT TEAM AT BUPA GREAT EDINBURGH CROSS COUNTRY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/lebid-to-skipper-europe-select-team-at-bupa-great-edinburgh-cross-country,c532566</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision288421</guid><description><![CDATA[Evergreen Sergey Lebid will captain the Europe Select Team in the Men's International Team Challenge at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country in the New Year.
Lebid, who has dominated the European Cross Country Championships and has been an ever present competitor since the event was first staged at Alnwick, England in 1994, chalked up a ninth success in Albufeira, Portugal, on Sunday. The 35-year-old Ukrainian immediately accepted an invitation to not only to compete at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country - the fourth leg of this winter's IAAF Permit Series of meetings - but also]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:50:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>REIGNING OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLISTS SIGN UP FOR BUPA GREAT EDINBURGH CROSS COUNTRY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/reigning-olympic-gold-medallists-sign-up-for-bupa-great-edinburgh-cross-country,c530099</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision286647</guid><description><![CDATA[Reigning Olympic gold medallists Asbel Kiprop and Brimin Kipruto have confirmed they will compete at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country in January.
The top notch Kenyans, who claimed the 1500 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase titles at the 2008 Beijing Games, will contest the international four kilometre race in Holyrood Park on January 8. The pair will join a global field which already includes fellow countryman Eliud Kipchoge, a former World 5000m champion, who was runner-up over the distance at the last Olympics in the Chinese capital. "We're delighted that we have already attracted]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:52:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AUTUMN DATE FOR BUPA GREAT EDINBURGH RUN</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/autumn-date-for-bupa-great-edinburgh-run,c529621</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision286348</guid><description><![CDATA[One of Scotland’s most popular 10km running event, the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run, is to move from its traditional date in May to Sunday October 2nd in 2011.
Entries for the event open at midnight on Wednesday 1st December and organisers believe that the new date will be popular with runners and will fit well into the Autumn running calendar. Lynsey Stephenson, communications manager of Nova International said, “Autumn is a very popular time of year for running and we feel the time is right for the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run to have a more prominent space in the Scottish running calendar.” The]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:45:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kipchoge first star name to sign up for the new look Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/kipchoge-first-star-name-to-sign-up-for-the-new-look-bupa-great-edinburgh-cross-country,c529127</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision285956</guid><description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release Monday 29 November 2010 For Sports Desk Olympic 5000 metres silver medallist, Eliud Kipchoge, will make a fifth appearance at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country in the New Year.
Kipchoge, the first ever winner of what is acknowledged as the top meeting in the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) calendar of permit events, will compete in a revamped competition at Holyrood Park on January 8 2011. The men's 9km international race, which Kipchoge won in 2005 and has finished third on a further two occasions, has been reduced to four km as the Bupa]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>25,000 SIGN UP FOR 2011 BUPA GREAT MANCHESTER RUN</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/25-000-sign-up-for-2011-bupa-great-manchester-run,c527873</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision284996</guid><description><![CDATA[Nearly 25,000 entries have been received in less than a week after places opened for the 9th staging of the Bupa Great Manchester Run, which will take place on Sunday 15th May 2011.
The run, which has become the nation’s favourite 10k running event, was launched last Tuesday and entries have been pouring in since then. There are now less than 3,000 places available before the last 10,000 places are allocated to a ballot system. David Hart, communications director of organisers Nova International, said: “Since we first staged the Bupa Great Manchester Run back in 2003, it has really caught]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:14:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HAILE GEBRSELASSIE INVITED TO RETURN TO MANCHESTER FOR THE NATION’S FAVOURITE 10K</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/haile-gebrselassie-invited-to-return-to-manchester-for-the-nation-s-favourite-10k,c525237</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision283063</guid><description><![CDATA[Organisers of the Bupa Great Run Series, Nova International, are hoping that Haile Gebrselassie, having yesterday revoked his decision to retire, will return to Manchester next May in a bid for a third consecutive Bupa Great Manchester Run crown.
Dave Newton, managing director of Nova said, "We were as shocked as everyone else when Haile made his announcement last week, but running is in his blood and we are delighted that he will continue his incredible career. “Haile will be at the Great Ethiopian Run this weekend and we will be handing over a letter inviting him to join us in Manchester]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:58:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MEDIA ADVISORY NOTE - REMINDER</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/media-advisory-note---reminder,c525000</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision282893</guid><description><![CDATA[WHAT: Press call to launch the Bupa Great Manchester Run 2011 – a great event in a proud sporting city
WHEN: 10.45am for 11.00am start Tuesday 16 November 2010 WHO: Paul Dickenson – BBC commentator acting as MC Sir Richard Leese – Leader of Manchester City Council David Newton – MD of Nova International Dean Andrews – DS Ray Carling in Ashes to Ashes, representing The Alzheimer’s Society, nominated charity of event sponsor, Bupa Peter Hook - Bass player of Joy Division then New Order, representing The Christie Gemma Atkinson - played Lisa Hunter in Hollyoaks, also contestant on I’m a]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:51:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MEDIA ADVISORY NOTE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/media-advisory-note,c524332</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision282496</guid><description><![CDATA[WHAT: Press call to launch the Bupa Great Manchester Run 2011 – a great event in a proud sporting city
WHEN: 10.45am for 11.00am start Tuesday 16 November 2010 WHO: Paul Dickenson – BBC commentator acting as MC Dean Andrews – DS Ray Carling in Ashes to Ashes, representing The Alzheimer’s Society, nominated charity of event sponsor, Bupa Peter Hook - Bass player of Joy Division then New Order, representing The Christie Gemma Atkinson - played Lisa Hunter in Hollyoaks, also contestant on I’m a Celebrity…, representing The Christie WHERE: Central Rooms 3 & 4 Manchester Central Convention]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:01:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EBUYA CLOCKS THE FASTEST EVER 10 MILES IN GREAT BRITAIN AT THE BUPA GREAT SOUTH RUN</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/ebuya-clocks-the-fastest-ever-10-miles-in-great-britain-at-the-bupa-great-south-run,c520571</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision280157</guid><description><![CDATA[World cross country champion Joseph Ebuya with his latest vintage performance roared to a UK All-Comers' 10 miles record at the Bupa Great South Run in Portsmouth on Sunday.
Ebuya assisted by perfect weather conditions, effortlessly strolled around the flat and fast course to destroy his rivals with a dominating victory in a world leading time for the year time of 45 minutes 16 seconds. His confident solo display, more importantly struck a huge 40 seconds from the long standing fastest ever mark on British soil of 45 minutes 56 seconds which Benson Masya achieved with his Bupa Great South]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 14:10:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GLITTERING LINE-UP OF OLYMPIC, WORLD, EUROPEAN AND COMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONS FOR BUPA GREAT SOUTH RUN</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/glittering-line-up-of-olympic--world--european-and-commonwealth-champions-for-bupa-great-south-run,c520490</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision280120</guid><description><![CDATA[Joseph Ebuya and Saif-Saeed Shaheen, both world champions, head a glittering men's field at the 21st Bupa Great South Run in Portsmouth on Sunday, which will also see three current Olympic, European and Commonwealth gold medallists in action.
Kenyan Ebuya, the reigning IAAF World Cross Country champion, and Qatar's Shaheen, a two-time world 3000 metres steeplechase title holder, will be joined in their race by Viktor Rothlin, the recently crowned European marathon gold medallist. An equally strong line up in the women's contest over the very flat and very fast 10 mile course, features]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:00:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PAVEY PULLS OUT OF BUPA GREAT SOUTH RUN THROUGH SICKNESS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/pavey-pulls-out-of-bupa-great-south-run-through-sickness,c519765</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision279657</guid><description><![CDATA[Former champion Jo Pavey has withdrawn from the 21st Bupa Great South Run in Portsmouth on Sunday because of a bout of sickness.
Pavey, the 1996 champion, has not recovered from a recent attack of influenza and, although leaving it until the last possible moment, has accepted she is not in shape to chase the title she won four years ago. Her withdrawal will see recently crowned Commonwealth 1500m bronze medallist Stephanie Twell lead the British challenge against strong overseas opposition. The visitors include 2008 Olympic marathon champion Constantina Dita of Romania and Grace Momyani, the]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:48:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>THE WORLD’S PREMIER 10 MILE RUNNING EVENT</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/the-world-s-premier-10-mile-running-event,c519730</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision279641</guid><description><![CDATA[WHAT: Pre event press conference for the 21st Bupa Great South Run
WHEN: 11.00 for 11.30am Friday 22 October 2010 WHO: Constantina Dita - 2008 Olympic Marathon Champion; 2006 World Road Running Champs Silver Medallist; 2005 World Half M Champion; Bronze Medallist 2005 World Champs Marathon Viktor Rothlin - 2010 European Marathon Champion Joseph Ebuya - World Cross Country champion Saeed-Saif Shaheen - two-time World 3000m steeplechase gold medallist WHERE: HMS Warrior 1860 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Victory Gate HM Naval Base Portsmouth PO1 3QX Tel: 02392 778600 Please confirm your]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:05:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BRITAIN’S PREMIER 10 MILE RUNNING EVENT</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/britain-s-premier-10-mile-running-event,c519180</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision279293</guid><description><![CDATA[WHAT: Pre event press conference for the 21st Bupa Great South Run
WHEN: 11.00 for 11.30am Friday 22 October 2010 WHO: Constantina Dita - 2008 Olympic Marathon Champion; 2006 World Road Running Champs Silver Medallist; 2005 World Half M Champion; Bronze Medallist 2005 World Champs Marathon Viktor Rothlin - 2010 European Marathon Champion Steph Twell - Former World Junior Championships 1500 metres title holder WHERE: HMS Warrior 1860 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Victory Gate HM Naval Base Portsmouth PO1 3QX Tel: 02392 778600 Please confirm your attendance to Nicola Hedley: There is no parking]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WORLD CROSS CHAMPION JOSEPH EBUYA TO LINE-UP IN BUPA GREAT SOUTH RUN</title><link>http://news.cision.com/nova-international/r/world-cross-champion-joseph-ebuya-to-line-up-in-bupa-great-south-run,c519102</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision279247</guid><description><![CDATA[Reigning World Cross Country champion, Joseph Ebuya, and top Briton, Andy Lemoncello, have joined the already highly competitive field for the Bupa Great South Run on October 24.
Ebuya will lead the Kenyan challenge in the 10 mile race over a fast and flat course in Portsmouth next weekend, while Lemoncello's exclusion from the British team for the World Half Marathon Championships has made him available. The USA-based Scot was due to wear his country's colours in Nanning on Saturday, but was refused a visa by the Chinese authorities, without any explanation. While bad news for the GB team,]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:03:01 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>