Antalya Marathon

Antalya Marathon (Turkish: Antalya Maratonu), officially International Öger Antalya Marathon (Turkish: Uluslararası Öger Antalya Maratonu), shortly Runtalya, is an international athletic event that takes place in Antalya annually since 2006. The marathon is organized in March. Sponsored by the Germany-based Öger Tours of Turkish-German Vural Öger,[1] it is the second only marathon race in Turkey to Istanbul Marathon.[2] Master men, master women and wheelchair competitions, as well as 4 km (2.5 mi) public run are held during the event.[3]

Antalya Marathon
LocationAntalya, Turkey
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorÖger Tours, Germany
Established2006 (2006)
Course recordsMen's: 2:16:14 (2008)
Kenya Phillip Muia
Women's: 2:42:55 (2008)
Netherlands Kristijna Loonen
Official siteAntalya Marathon
Participants364 (2019)

Most of the competitors come from Germany. In 2008, 165 of the 351 athletes, who finished the race, were Germans.

The course is a turning point route, which is measured by IAAF rules. The route runs through the old city past Yivliminare Mosque and Hadrian's Gate shortly after the start line at Antalya Museum (since 2008), and continues then parallel to the cliffy coast towards east. Lara, Antalya is the finish line for the 10 km race, and the turning point for half marathon runners. Marathon athletes return past the themed 5- to 7-star hotels at Lara Beach. All race categories end in Antalya Atatürk Stadium.[3][4]

The race organization committee decided not to invite athletes from Africa anymore beginning with the 2010 event.[5]

Records
Marathon[6]
  • Men's 2:16:14 Phillip Makau Muia (KEN), 2008
  • Women's: 2:42:55 Kristijna Loonen (NED), 2008
Half marathon
  • Men's: 1:04:00 James Kirwa (KEN), 2007
  • Women's 1:12:43 Bahar Doğan (TUR), 2009
10 km
  • Men's: 29:30 Bekir Karayel (TUR), 2009
  • Women's: 33:09 Mariam Tanga (ETH), 2009

Winners

Key:   Course record

Year Edition Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
2019 14th Turkey Murat Kurtak 2:34:25 Russia Elena Nurgalieva 2:59:02
2018 13th Turkey Murat Kurtak 2:33:12 Russia Olesya Nurgalieva 2:49:08
2017 12th Turkey Serdar Çetin 2:37:02 Russia Natalia Gyurten 3:11:57
2016 11th Turkey Ercan Arslan 2:27:08 Moldova Svetlana Șepelev-Tcaci 3:06:18
2015 10th Bulgaria Shaban Mustafa 2:32:28 Russia Olesya Nurgalieva 2:46:34
2014[7] 9th Bulgaria Shaban Mustafa 2:26:34 Moldova Svetlana Șepelev-Tcaci 2:56:52
2013[8] 8th Turkey Murat Kaya 2:36:35 Turkey Lütfiye Kaya 3:01:29
2012[4] 7th Turkey Yücel Aydin 2:34:08 Turkey Lütfiye Kaya 2:52:21
2011 6th Turkey Ahmet Arslan 2:38:09 Germany Birgit Lennartz 3:04:00
2010 5th Germany Sascha Velten[5] 2:36:46 Germany Birgit Lennartz 3:10:30
2009 4th Kenya John Kioko 2:18:00 Russia Nadezhda Semiletova 2:44:19
2008 3rd Kenya Phillip Muia 2:16:13 Netherlands Kristijna Loonen 2:42:54
2007 2nd Kenya William Kurgat 2:19:23 Tanzania Monica Samila 2:49:47
2006 1st Kenya Maurice Mukuthi 2:21:12 Ukraine Rimma Dubovik 2:54:38

References
  1. Duwe, Klaus (2007-03-18). "Erfolgsgeschichten". Marathon4You (in German). Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  2. "Reise ins Marathon-Entwicklungsland". Focus Online (in German). 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  3. Duwe, Klaus (2011-03-06). "Runtalya extrem - der 6. Antalya Marathon 2011". Marathon4You (in German). Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  4. Duwe, Klaus (2012-03-04). "Türkisches Marathonfest". Marathon4You (in German). Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  5. "Velten gewinnt den Antalya-Marathon". RP Online (in German). 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  6. "Marathon d'Antalya" (in French). Marathon Info. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  7. "Runtalya 2014-Marathon Gender Results". Runtalya. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  8. "Runtalya 2013-Marathon Gender Results" (PDF). Runtalya. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-11-24.


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