Grand Race around Lake Viljandi

Grand Race around Lake Viljandi
Grand Race around Lake Viljandi
Date	1 May
Location	Town of Viljandi, Estonia
Event type	Cross country
Distance	12 km for men; 12 km for women
Established	1928
Official site	Grand Race around Lake Viljandi

The Grand Race around Lake Viljandi (Estonian: Suurjooks ümber Viljandi järve) is an annual cross country running competition that takes place around the Lake Viljandi in Viljandi, Estonia. It is also the oldest traditional running event in Estonia and has been organized already since 1928.^[1] It is held annually at 1 May. The history of the race goes back to an idea of a schoolteacher T. Andresson.

Past senior race winners

Key: Course record

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (m:s)	Women's winner	Time (m:s)
73	2002	Pavel Loskutov (EST)	35:18	Maile Mangusson (EST)	45:30
74	2003	Pavel Loskutov (EST)	36:18	Maile Mangusson (EST)	45:46
75	2004	Pavel Loskutov (EST)	35:17	Maile Mangusson (EST)	42:52
76	2005	Aleksei Sokolov (RUS)	36:20	Tiina Tross (EST)	43:48
77	2006	Pavel Loskutov (EST)	34:58	Natalja Belova (RUS)	41:12
78	2007	Pavel Loskutov (EST)	35:29	Natalja Belova (RUS)	41:10
79	2008	Pavel Loskutov (EST)	34:50	Natalja Sokolova (RUS)	41:26
80	2009	Vjatšeslav Košelev (EST)	37:06	Natalja Sokolova (RUS)	41:06
81	2010	Pavel Loskutov (EST)	36:16	Evelin Kärner (EST)	45:33
82	2011	Taivo Püi (EST)	37:02	Julija Bulina (EST)	44:17
83	2012	Keio Kits (EST)	36:57	Evelin Talts (EST)	43:15

References

^ "Official website of the Grand Race around Lake Viljandi". Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.

External links

Official website Archived 29 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Official website of the Grand Race around Lake Viljandi". Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.

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