Monte-Carlo - A sum of US$280,000 in prize money will be paid by the IAAF for the two senior races at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland on 30 March 2008.**

A US$30,000 prize is available for each individual winner of the men’s and women’s senior races with money filtering down to 6th position where the reward is US$3000 per athlete. In total US$140,000 is on offer as individual prizes.

In terms of the team contest in both senior events, there is another prize pool of US$140,000. This is distributed with US$20,000 going to the first team home in each race, descending to 6th place where the pay out is US$4000.