Tarsus Half Marathon

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
DateMarch
LocationTarsus
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established2004 (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

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
  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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