Izmir Marathon Explained

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Date:April
Location:İzmir, Turkey
Type:Road
Distance:Marathon, 10K
Record:Men's: 2:09:27 (2022)
Lani Rutto
Women's: 2:25:25 (2021)
Betelhem Moges

The Izmir Marathon (Turkish: Maraton İzmir) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by İzmir, Turkey, since 2020. A 10K is also held concurrently with the marathon.

The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race.

History

The inaugural race was held on during the coronavirus pandemic.

Kenyan runner Lani Rutto set a Turkish all-comers record of 2:09:27 during the 2022 race.

Course

The marathon begins and ends on Şair Eşref Boulevard in front of Kültürpark, just north of the Montrö Gate, and runs largely along the coastline.

Marathoners first head northeast from the start and then roughly follow the coastline until a turnaround point near Bostanlı Pier in Karşıyaka about into the race. The course then heads in the other direction while continuing to keep mostly to the coastline until a second turnaround point around the mark, on Haydar Aliyev Boulevard near the . Runners then follow the same path back to the city center before turning east onto Gazi Boulevard about from the finish, and then northeast back onto Şair Eşref Boulevard for the final stretch.

Winners

Key:

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (min:sec)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st20202:18:162:33:59
2nd20212:09:35align=center style="background:#A9F5A9" 2:25:25
3rd2022align=center style="background:#A9F5A9" 2:09:272:27:35
4th20232:10:252:32:43
5th20242:11:082:37:26

Wins by country

CountryMen'sWomen'sTotal
4 1 5
1 4 5

Other marathons

İzmir has previously hosted other marathons, including the marathon event of the 2014 European Masters Athletics Championships, held on .

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