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February 18th, 2017
11th Year In Datça
Datça Open Water Winter Swimming Marathon will be held on Saturday, 25 February. Depar Timing will be providing the timing services as the event celebrates its 11th edition.
Hosted by Datça Municipality, the event incorporates a long course of 5000 meters, and a short course at a distance of 1500 meters. The organisers announced the lower age limit as 16 for the long course, and 14 for the shorter distance. Registration is possible through the official website of the event at www.kisyuzmemaratonu.org, depending on the availability of free quota.
The race will start at 11:00 on 25 February. The participants in the 5000m will swim back and forth between Kumluk Beach and Fener Island. 1500m swimmers will also start from Kumluk Beach, and make a return from the pier of the Datça Holiday Village. Depar Timing Team for the event is consisted of four experienced members.
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February 10th, 2017
World Records At RAK
Peres Jepchirchir broke the world record by 1:05:06 at the RAK Half Marathon. On her way to victory, the Kenyan also bettered the world record for 20km with 1:01:40.
Jepchirchir, the reigning world half marathon champion, took three seconds off the time of her compatriot Florence Kiplagat, set in Barcelona two years ago, over the 21.1 km. Her 1:01:40 at the 20km mark, lopped 14 seconds off the previous record in a mixed race also set by Kiplagat in Barcelona.
Mary Keitany of Kenya finished behind her compatriot, smashing her career best, with a 1:05:13. Joyciline Jepkosgei crossed the finish line in 1:06:08 to claim the third place.
Following a battle in the last three kilometers, Kenyan Bedan Karoki won the men's race in a time of 59:10. Yigrem Demelash of Ethiopia was second with 59:19, and another Kenyan Augustine Chego clocked 59:26 to get the last place on the podium.
Timing services in RAK Half Marathon were provided by the local Premier Timing, and Depar Timing acted as the Assisting Timing Company. The official "World Record Form" was signed by the Depar Timing Team. -
February 7th, 2017
All Eyes on the "World’s Fastest Half Marathon"
A showdown over 21.1 kilometres could produce one of the epic clashes in the half marathon history on 10 February. RAK Half Marathon gathers 10 men with sub-60-minute, and 8 women sub-68-minute PBs.
Mary Keitany, who set a world record of 1:05:50 in Ras Al Khaimah in 2011, will be facing champions of high calibre including Olympic marathon gold medallist Jemima Sumgong, three-time Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba, and World half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir. Considering that eight women has PBs under 68 minutes, and that 19 of the fastest 50 times in history have been run on this course, a very fast finish is likely.
The prospect is no different on the men’s side. Solomon Yego, the only man who dipped under 59 minutes in the half marathon last year, is lining up along with another nine sub-60-minute runners.
The outstanding elite field of the RAK Half Marathon 2017 is as follows;
Men: Solomon Yego, KEN (58:44), Abraham Cheroben, BRN (58:48), Stephen Kibet, KEN (58:54), Bedan Karoki, KEN (59:14), Daniel Wanjiru, KEN (59:20), Edwin Kipyego, KEN (59:30), Stanley Biwott, KEN (59:36), Nguse Amlosom, ERI (59:39), Adugna Tekele, ETH (59:40), Yigrem Demelash, ETH (59:48).
Women: Mary Keitany, KEN (1:05:50), Peres Jepchirchir, KEN (1:06:39), Jemima Sumgong, KEN (1:06:58), Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH (1:06:56), Belaynesh Oljira, ETH (1:07:27), Netsanet Gudeta, ETH (1:07:31), Helah Kiprop, KEN (1:07:39), Veronicah Nyaruai, KEN (1:07:58).
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February 6th, 2017
Historical Partnership In Triathlon
International Triathlon Union (ITU) and Ironman forged an alliance to develop the sport of triathlon. The two giants of the sport will make collaborative efforts in standardised rules, anti-doping measures, safety and education.
ITU, the international governing body of triathlon, and Ironman, a Wanda Sports Holding company, announced that they have agreed to cooperate to further develop and grow triathlon. After a week of meetings at Ironman headquarters in Florida, USA, leaders from both organisations decided on a growth framework. Among the key priorities the ITU and Ironman have agreed to, are working towards a single set of rules for long distance triathlon to be implemented in 2018, harmonising anti-doping efforts to continue to protect clean athletes and the integrity of the sport, and alignment of efforts to foster the growth and development of the sport specifically focused on safety and education.
The collaboration is prospected to lead the ITU being recognised as the singular international federation leading the sport of triathlon, and sanctioning selected Ironman events as international events.
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February 1st, 2017
Glasgow Course Found To Be Short, Scottish Record Vanishes
The organisers of the 2016 Great Scottish Run have announced that the route was found to be 149.7m short after the re-measurement of the half marathon course. Callum Hawkins won the men’s race in a Scottish record of 1:00:24 but that time will now be invalidated.
In the race staged in Glasgow City Center on 2 October 2016, Hawkins was the first British winner of the event in 23 years, becoming the all-time Great Britain number 2 behind Mo Farah. However, the measurement to confirm the distance for the ratification of the Scottish record broken by the Paisley born athlete revealed the shortness of the course. It is understood that a small section of the prescribed route was not followed correctly in Bellahouston Park, which accounted for approximately 50 metres of the shortfall. The remainder of the shortfall was as a result of the difference between measuring on closed roads compared to a measure on unclosed roads, which was the methodology used in August as a result of notification of essential utilities works affecting the course.
The Great Run Company, organiser of the event, announced in a statement that “they are extremely disappointed that these errors have been made and they have apologised to Hawkins, who fully deserved his place in the record books after his fine run”. Betsy Saina, the winner of the women’s elite race in a time of 1:07:22 was also apologised to.
The performances achieved in the 2016 Great Scottish Run would now be declared invalid, and those performances will be listed separately in the statistics under a “short course” notice.
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