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January 2nd, 2018
Top Five In 2017 World Rankings
2017 saw several historical performances of female road runners. The year will particularly be remembered by Joyciline Jepkosgei’s records.
While the Kenyan dominance continued in the top lists, Mary Keitany set the women-only world record by 2:17:01 at the London Marathon. The 35-year-old was 41 seconds faster than Paula Radcliffe’s previous record stood from 2005. However, the star of 2017 was another Kenyan who is still at the beginning of her career. Joyciline Jepkosgei, born in 1993, had personal bests of just 1:09:07 for the half marathon and 31:08 for 10km at the start of the year. She surprised the athletics world in Prague where she led through 10km in 30:04, 15km in 45:37, then 20km in 1:01:25, all new world records, before smashing the half marathon world record with 1:04:52, the first sub-65-minute performance in history by a woman. The Kenyan cut another second off her half marathon record in Valencia. In the year where the six fastest 10km times in history have been set, Jepkosgei also became the first ever woman to run under 30 minutes when she clocked 29:43 over the distance.
On the men’s side, Eliud Kipchoge’s 2:03:32 in the marathon and Abraham Cheroben’s 58:40 in half marathon were overshadowed by the “Breaking2” project introduced by Nike. Although the attempt in Monza fell short, Kipchoge produced the fastest ever time for the marathon distance finishing in 2:00:25. The time was not ratifiable as a world record due to various conditions during the event, yet it was the performance of the year.
Top five athletes in the marathon, half marathon and 10km in 2017 are as follows;
Women's marathon:
2:17:01 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, KEN (London, 23 April)
2:17:56 Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH (London, 23 April)
2:19:47 Sarah Chepchirchir, KEN (Tokyo, 26 February)
2:20:22 Brigid Chepchirchir Kosgei, KEN (Chicago, 8 October)
2:20:23 Gladys Cherono Kiprono, KEN (Berlin, 24 September)Women's half marathon:
1:04:51 Joyciline Jepkosgei, KEN (Valencia, 22 October)
1:05:06 Peres Jepchirchir, KEN (Ras Al Khaimah, 10 February)
1:05:13 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, KEN (Ras Al Khaimah, 10 February)
1:05:22 Violah Jepchumba, BRN (Prague, 1 April)
1:05:36 Fancy Chemutai, KEN (Valencia, 22 October)Women’s 10km:
29:43 Joyciline Jepkosgei, KEN (Prague, 9 September)
30:05+ Violah Jepchumba, BRN (Prague, 1 April)
30:06 Fancy Chemutai, KEN (Prague, 9 September)
30:28 Sheila Chepkirui Kiprotich, KEN (Prague, 9 September)
30:38 Senbere Teferi, ETH (Tilburg, 3 September)Men's marathon:
2:03:32 Eliud Kipchoge, KEN (Berlin, 24 September)
2:03:46 Guye Adola, ETH (Berlin, 24 September)
2:03:58 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, KEN (Tokyo, 26 February)
2:04:11 Tamirat Tola, ETH (Dubai, 20 January)
2:05:09 Lawrence Cherono, KEN (Amsterdam, 15 October)Men's half marathon:
58:40 Abraham Naibei Cheroben, BRN (Copenhagen, 17 September)
58:48 Jorum Lumbasi Okombo, KEN (Copenhagen, 17 September)
58:51 Alex Oloitiptip Korio, KEN (Copenhagen, 17 September)
59:10 Bedan Karoki Muchiri, KEN (Ras Al Khaimah, 10 February)
59:14 Barselius Kipyego, KEN (Usti nad Labem, 16 September)Men’s 10km:
27:10 Benard Kimeli, KEN (Prague, 9 September)
27:11 Mathew Kipkorir Kimeli, KEN (Prague, 9 September)
27:13 Rhonex Kipruto, KEN (Prague, 9 September)
27:29 Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei, UGA (Durban, 8 October)
27:33 Alfred Chelal Barkach, KEN (Berlin, 8 October)(+) Intermediate time in a race over longer distance
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January 2nd, 2018
Top Five In 2017 Turkish Rankings
Although the rise of the Turkish road runners was interrupted in 2017, there were still a number of notable performances during the year.
Mert Girmalegesse, who improved his career best by more than two minutes in Rotterdam in April, topped the marathon list with 2:11:56. Coming back from an injury after his outstanding 2:06:10 in Seoul in 2016, Kaan Kigen Özbilen took the 14th place by 2:14:29 in the World Championships in London, then went on to run 2:13:19 in Istanbul. While the average time of the top five marathoners was slower than the previous years, 24-year-old Nuri Kömür, who began his road running career eight months ago, found himself in the fifth rank with the 2:27:30 he ran in Mersin. In the half marathon, Kaan Kigen Özbilen became the fastest Turkish athlete of the year with 1:00:51 which he achieved in Istanbul in April. Özbilen’s 10km intermediate time of 28:38 in that race placed on the very top of the 2017 ranking.
The first athlete in the women’s marathon list was Meryem Erdoğan with 2:43:33, the time she ran in Israel, in the only race she competed in 2017. Esma Aydemir, who produced her three best marathon results in 2016 (Rotterdam 2:35:22, Rio 2:39:59, Istanbul 2:40:28), clocked 2:44:57 in her only marathon in 2017. Following her first sub-three hours marathon in 2016, Nursel Karataş cut more than seven minutes off her personal best in October and ranked fifth with 2:48:39.
Top five Turkish athletes in the marathon, half marathon and 10km run on the officially measured courses in 2017 are as follows;
Women’s marathon:
2:43:33 Meryem Erdoğan (Tiberias, 6 January)
2:44:57 Esma Aydemir (Istanbul, 12 November)
2:45:32 Fadime Suna (Istanbul, 12 November)
2:47:53 Şeyma Karagöz (Istanbul, 12 November)
2:48:39 Nursel Karataş (Zagreb, 8 October)Women’s half marathon:
1:11:55 Esma Aydemir (Istanbul, 30 April)
(P) 1:14:42 Büşra Nur Koku (Pamukkale, 29 October)
1:15:03 Büsra Nur Koku (Adana, 8 January)
1:15:47 Şeyma Karagöz (Istanbul, 30 April)
1:16:06 Sebahat Akpınar (Samsun, 19 May)
(P) 1:16:15 Emine Hatun Tuna (Pamukkale, 29 October)
1:16:54 Fadime Suna (Istanbul, 30 April)Women’s 10km:
32:42+ Yasemin Can (Istanbul, 12 November)
33:37+ Esma Aydemir (Istanbul, 30 April)
34:11 Sevilay Eytemiş (Kocaeli, 29 October)
34:34 Büşra Nur Koku (Gaziantep, 17 December)
34:55 Sebahat Akpınar, (Kocaeli, 29 October)Men’s marathon:
2:11:56 Mert Girmalegesse (Rotterdam, 9 April)
2:13:19 Kaan Kigen Özbilen (Istanbul, 12 November)
2:18:22 Yavuz Ağralı (Zagreb, 8 October)
2:20:17 Ercan Muslu (Istanbul, 12 November)
2:27:30 Nuri Kömür (Mersin, 3 December)Men’s half marathon:
1:00:51 Kaan Kigen Özbilen (Istanbul, 30 April)
1:03:14+ Mert Girmalegesse (Rotterdam, 9 April)
1:04:14 Alper Demir (Istanbul, 30 April)
1:04:42 Vedat Gönen (Istanbul, 30 April)
(P) 1:04:51 Ercan Muslu (Pamukkale, 29 October)
1:05:50 Muzaffer Bayram (Istanbul, 30 April)
Men’s 10km:
28:38+ Kaan Kigen Özbilen (Istanbul, 30 April)
29:02+ Aras Kaya (Istanbul, 12 November)
29:04 Ali Kaya (Istanbul, 12 November)
29:05+ Polat Kemboi Arıkan (Istanbul, 12 November)
29:24 Süleyman Bekmezci (Gaziantep, 17 December)(P) Point to point, hence does not fulfil the IAAF criteria
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January 1st, 2018
Best New Year Wishes From Depar Timing
May you have a good start to 2018, live life at your own pace, and finish the year strong!
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December 8th, 2017
Countdown To Liberation Run
Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Liberation Day Run will be held on 17 December. Online registration is available for the 10km race.
Elite athletes and the public runners will gather on Sunday, 17 December, to celebrate the 96th year of the liberation of Gaziantep. The event includes a 10km race where the winner will collect 5,000 Turkish Liras as well as a fun run and walk. Only Turkish nationals are eligible for cash prizes in Gaziantep but the foreign athletes will be presented medals and trophies. Masters will be classified and awarded separately in the 10km race.
Entries for the Liberation Day Run are processed at www.gaziantep.com.tr. The registration form also enables multiple entries.
Timing services at the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Liberation Day will be provided by Depar Timing.
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December 6th, 2017
Tarsus Half Is Back
After a 2-year break that upsetted the road runners, Tarsus Half Marathon reappears on the calendar. 25 March 2018 is the day for the exciting comeback.
Staged between 2004 and 2015, International Tarsus Half Marathon had gained a seat among the road races in Turkey with its high quality. Thanks to the Municipality of Tarsus, the event will resume in 2018. Along with the half marathon, there is also a fun run on the programme on Sunday, 25 March.
The race had another interruption in 2009, however, it welcomed many outstanding international athletes during the 11 years it was held. Men’s course record of 1:02:05 dates back to 2007, set by Kenyan Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich who won the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, then broke the world record by 2:03:23 in Berlin the following year. Atsede Baysa of Ethiopia owns the women’s record with 1:09:37, a time she achieved three weeks before she went on to take the ninth place in 2012 London Marathon.
Entries for the 12th International Tarsus Half Marathon will open within the next few weeks.
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