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The Istanbul marathon has previously been known as "Vodafone Istanbul Marathon" as well as "Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon". In 1997, Moges Taye of Ethiopia set the course record for men at the time of 2:13:37. In 2005, Madina Biktagirova of Russia set the course record for women at the time of 2:34:25.
Chepng'etich won the women's only road race at the 40th Istanbul Marathon, a World Athletics Label Road Race.She ran 2:18:35, with split times of 31:59 at 10 km, 48:15 at 15 km, 1:08:22 at the half marathon mark, and 1:37:42 at 30 km. Chepng'etich's performance was a course record, the best performance ever on Turkish soil, and, at the time, was the seventh fastest time in history.
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42 km 195 m (c. 26 mi 385 yd), [1] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held worldwide each year, with the ...
Sultan Haydar qualified for participation in the marathon event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but managed only 72nd place with a slow time of 2:38:26 hours. [2] She ended the year with a third-place finish at the Istanbul Marathon. [11] In her first marathon of 2013, she came third at the Rome City Marathon with a time of 2:27:10 hours. [12]
Before his life was cut short at the age of 24 in a road accident, Kelvin Kiptum had been intent on achieving even more history in his brief but extraordinary marathon running career. Already the ...
Aerial view of the Bosporus taken from its northern end near the Black Sea (bottom), looking south (top) toward the Marmara Sea, with the city center of Istanbul visible along the strait's hilly banks. The Bosporus or Bosphorus Strait (/ ˈ b ɒ s p ər ə s, ˈ b ɒ s f ər ə s / BOSS-pər-əs, BOSS-fər-əs; [a] Turkish: İstanbul Boğazı, lit.
Name City / Race Location Country Month* *Last race was held Inception Ref Amsterdam Marathon: Amsterdam Netherlands October: 1975: Berlin Marathon: Berlin Germany September
21st Istanbul Marathon [5] Istanbul, Turkey: 5th 15 km 53:48 2001 2001 Mediterranean Games [6] Tunis, Tunisia: 1st Marathon 2.40.48 2003 23rd Istanbul Marathon [5] Istanbul, Turkey: 2nd Marathon 2:39:13 2007 29th Istanbul Marathon [5] Istanbul, Turkey: 7th Marathon 2:37:41 2008 30th Istanbul Marathon: Istanbul, Turkey: 3rd Marathon 2:33:17 2009