Cross Internacional de la Constitución

Cross Internacional de la Constitución is an annual cross country running event which is held in early December in Alcobendas, Spain.

The competition was first held in 1982 and began attracting top-level elite distance runners from the 1990s onwards.

[2] Winners of the competition have included a number of World Cross Country champions: Zersenay Tadese, Joseph Ebuya, Gebregziabher Gebremariam and Albertina Dias have all gone on to win the world title after victory in Alcobendas.

Other winners of note include Spanish marathon world champion Martín Fiz and track world champions Benjamin Limo, Vivian Cheruiyot and Linet Masai.

[7] The meet previously received permit status from European Athletics, the continental body for the sport.

An aerial view of the host city and San Sebastián de los Reyes .
Tariku Bekele (left) and Abraham Chebii (center) have both won in Alcobendas.
Meselech Melkamu took consecutive titles in 2005 to 2006.