Tarsus Half Marathon
| Tarsus Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | March |
| Location | Tarsus |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Established | 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
[edit]Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2004 |  John Kipyator (KEN)
|
1:06:57 |  Yelena Burykina (RUS)
|
1:15:18 |
| 2nd | 2005 |  Iaroslav Mușinschi (MDA)
|
1:04:30 |  Adanech Adane (ETH)
|
1:12:35 |
| 3rd | 2006 | Patrick Musyoki (KEN)
|
1:02:42 | Letay Negash (ETH)
|
1:12:03 |
| 4th | 2007 | Wilson Kiprotich (KEN)
|
1:02:05 |  Luminița Talpoș (ROM)
|
1:12:29 |
| 5th | 2008 | Wilson Kiprotich (KEN)
|
1:02:50 |  Damla Yenigelen (TUR)
|
1:23:13 |
| No | 2009 | Sentayehu Merga (ETH)
|
1:04:27 | Atsede Baysa (ETH)
|
1:11:37 |
| 6th | 2010 | Mehmet Çağlayan (TUR)
|
1:03:05 |  Layes Abdullayeva (AZE)
|
1:13:08 |
| 7th | 2011 | Sentayehu Merga (ETH)
|
1:04:27 | Atsede Baysa (ETH)
|
1:11:37 |
| 8th | 2012 | Gebretsadik Abraha (ETH)
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1:02:19 | Atsede Baysa (ETH)
|
1:09:39 |
| 9th | 2013 | Moses Too (KEN)
|
1:03:56 | Ümmü Kiraz (TUR)
|
1:12:56 |
| 10th | 2014 | Bernard Cheruiyot (KEN)
|
1:03:20 | Zinash Hayile (ETH)
|
1:12:26 |
| 11th | 2015 | Evans Kiplagat (KEN)
|
1:02:15 | Purity Changwony (KEN)
|
1:11:35 |
| — | 2016 | cancelled due to security concerns | |||
| — | 2017 | Not held | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Milliyet newspaper Archived 2013-04-18 at archive.today. 26 March 2012. (in Turkish)
- ^ Hürriyet Çukurova eki 26 Mart 2012(Hürriyet Newspaper)
- ^ TRT page (in Turkish) Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ancient Road. Tarsus Marathon. Retrieved on 2013-02-07.
External links
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