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October 24th, 2017
Atatürk Run In Dudullu
Istanbul Dudullu Organized Industrial Zone will host the Atatürk Run on 29 October. The 8km race offers five thousand Turkish Liras to each of the men’s and women’s winners.
The first Atatürk Run staged by an Organized Industrial Zone will be supported by several ancillary activities. A Kids Run of 200m will kick off the program at 15:30 on Sunday, 29 October. The start time of the 8km Atatürk Run is 16:00, and the race will be followed by the Victory Ceremony, accompanied by a DJ performance. The Torchlight Procession to celebrate the Republic Day of Turkey will conclude the day.
The Organized Industrial Zone is a system that offers easier and more competitive production for medium and small size operations that cooperatively manufacture products, by utilizing common substructure facilities on a well-planned site. The 8km race in Dudullu will be run within the Zone, and it is limited to 1000 participants. Information on entries and transportation to the area can be found at ataturkkosusu.com.
Timing services at the Istanbul Dudullu Organized Industrial Zone 8km Atatürk Run will be provided by Depar Timing.
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October 24th, 2017
Republic Run in Kocaeli
Entries will remain open until 27 October for the 5th Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Republic Run. The event date is Sunday, 29 October.
A 10km race where the winners will pocket 8 thousand Turkish Liras, and a Public Run of 3km offering 1,000 Liras to first place are to be staged in Sekapark starting from 13:30 on Sunday. A “Kids Marathon” at a distance of 1km is also included in the program.
Those who wish to register with the Republic Run need to visit kocaeli.bel.tr, the official website of the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. Timing services in the race will be provided by Depar Timing.
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October 23th, 2017
Saluting Caretta Carettas
Dalyan Caretta Run will be held on Saturday, 28 October. The annual event includes 5km and 14km races as well as a half marathon race.
All races will be timed by Depar Timing in Dalyan. Race packs are scheduled to be delivered between 14:00 and 18:00 on 27 October, and from 10:00 to 13:00 on the race day. Half marathon will start at 15:45 on 28 October, followed by the 14km and the 5km races respectively with 15-minute intervals. Participants will start from the center of Dalyan and run on a straight asphalt road surrounded by gardens of pomegranate and citrus trees on the way of Iztuzu Beach. Each race will make a turn from the half distance point to finish at the Dalyan Public Square.
Registration to the event is possible until 25 October evening. Entries are accepted via the website of the event at dalyancarettarun.com.
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October 10th, 2017
Darıca Seeking Bronze
It is a different excitement for Darıca Half Marathon this year. The race on 15 October will be under inspection to be granted IAAF Bronze Label.
International Darıca Half Marathon, one of the fastest improving road races in Turkey, applied to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) at its sixth year for a Bronze Label. An IAAF Technical Delegate will be on site on 15 October to supervise the event. Should the race meet the various IAAF criteria from timing services to medical measures, Darıca Half Marathon would be the third event in Turkey holding an IAAF Road Race Label after Istanbul Marathon and Istanbul Half Marathon.
Registration with the 6th International Darıca Half Marathon is possible via the official website of the event at www.daricayarimaraton.com. Timing services in Darıca will once again be provided by the experienced Depar Timing team.
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October 8th, 2017
Chicago Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Countryman Galen Rupp and Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba took the honours at the 40th edition of the Chicago Marathon. The winning times are 2:09:20 and 2:18:31 respectively.
First staged in 1977, Chicago Marathon had attracted a field of more than 4,200 runners, making it the largest marathon in the world at the time. It was one of the special editions of the event on 8 October 2017. Galen Rupp, who managed to pull away from his African rivals, became the first US man since Khalid Khannouchi in 2002 to take the victory. The 31-year old marathoner from Portland finished in 2:09:20. Kenyan Abel Kirui, one of the pre-race favourites, followed in 2:09:48. Another Kenyan Bernard Kipyego arrived in a time of 2:10:23 getting the third place.
On the women’s side, Tirunesh Dibaba, current 5000m world record holder who has a brilliant track career with six global track titles and three Olympic gold medals, dominated the race to win in 2:18:31. Second was the Kenyan Brigid Kosgei finishing in 2:20:22. Jordan Hasay of USA ran a personal best of 2:20:57 in the second marathon of her career to finish in third place.
Chicago Marathon was the fourth stop of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, which began in London this year. Timing in the race is provided with MyLaps BibTag System. The performances of the runners are measured by the tags attached to their bib numbers.
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