Tarsus Half Marathon

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Tarsus Half Marathon
DateMarch
LocationTarsus
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established2004; 21 years ago (2004)

The Tarsus Half Marathon (Turkish: Tarsus Yarı Maratonu) is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance, which is held in March in Tarsus in Mersin Province Turkey. The 2012 edition attracted 1,200 competitors from 16 countries.[1] The elite level competition attracts top level international runners as well as national level runners.[2][3] The event also features a shorter 5-kilometre race for fun runners. The route celebrates the historic roads of Tarsus, which were built and used by the Romans around 500-600 A.D.[4]

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2004 File:Flag of Kenya.svg John Kipyator (KEN) 1:06:57 File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Burykina (RUS) 1:15:18
2nd 2005 File:Flag of Moldova.svg Iaroslav Mușinschi (MDA) 1:04:30 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Adanech Adane (ETH) 1:12:35
3rd 2006 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Patrick Musyoki (KEN) 1:02:42 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Letay Negash (ETH) 1:12:03
4th 2007 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Wilson Kiprotich (KEN) 1:02:05 File:Flag of Romania.svg Luminița Talpoș (ROM) 1:12:29
5th 2008 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Wilson Kiprotich (KEN) 1:02:50 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Damla Yenigelen (TUR) 1:23:13
No 2009 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Sentayehu Merga (ETH) 1:04:27 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Atsede Baysa (ETH) 1:11:37
6th 2010 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Mehmet Çağlayan (TUR) 1:03:05 File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Layes Abdullayeva (AZE) 1:13:08
7th 2011 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Sentayehu Merga (ETH) 1:04:27 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Atsede Baysa (ETH) 1:11:37
8th 2012 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Gebretsadik Abraha (ETH) 1:02:19 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Atsede Baysa (ETH) 1:09:39
9th 2013 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Moses Too (KEN) 1:03:56 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Ümmü Kiraz (TUR) 1:12:56
10th 2014 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Bernard Cheruiyot (KEN) 1:03:20 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Zinash Hayile (ETH) 1:12:26
11th 2015 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Evans Kiplagat (KEN) 1:02:15 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Purity Changwony (KEN) 1:11:35
— 2016 cancelled due to security concerns
— 2017 Not held

References

  1. ↑ Milliyet newspaper Archived 2013-04-18 at archive.today. 26 March 2012. (in Turkish)
  2. ↑ Hürriyet Çukurova eki 26 Mart 2012(Hürriyet Newspaper)
  3. ↑ TRT page (in Turkish) Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Ancient Road. Tarsus Marathon. Retrieved on 2013-02-07.

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