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.
| Tarsus Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | March |
| Location | Tarsus |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Established | 2004 |
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)
|
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.
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