Sunday April 28th, 2024
Istanbul, Türkiye
Distance: Half Marathon · 10K
Offical Race Web Site
WE ARE RUNNING A HALF MARATHON ON THE WORLD’S FASTEST RACE COURSE!
The Historical Peninsula race course, home to 8,000 years of history, is enthusiastically run every year accompanied by the unique beauty of Istanbul!
This unique Istanbul Half Marathon race course, which holds Türkiye’s first athletics record with the Women’s World Half Marathon record in 2021 and ranks first in the Road Running Rankings, also offers athletes the opportunity to achieve their best times!
As every year, we are very excited for the #FastestHalfMarathon this year!
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 59:46 | HİCHAM AMGHAR | MAR | |
| 2nd Male | 59:53 | DİNKALEM AYELE | ETH | |
| 3rd Male | 1:00:02 | GEMECHU BUTE | ETH | |
| 4th Male | 1:00:16 | ANTONY KİMTAİ | KEN | |
| Female | 1:06:46 | SHEİLA CHELANGAT | KEN | |
| 2nd Female | 1:07:11 | MİRİAM CHEBET | KEN | |
| 3rd Female | 1:08:16 | ZEWDİTU ADERAW | ETH | |
| 4th Female | 1:08:30 | BETELİHEM AFENİGUS | ETH |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 1:03:17 | TADESSE ABRAHAM | SUI | |
| M 50-59 | 1:16:12 | NİHAT ÖZKAYMAK | TUR | |
| M 60-69 | 1:23:53 | VADIM KUROCHKA | RUS | |
| M 70+ | 1:29:42 | FAZLI BAYRAM HADİ | TUR | |
| F 40-49 | 1:29:02 | MARYAM KORKCHİ | TUR | |
| F 50-59 | 1:28:53 | SVETLANA KAYA | TUR | |
| F 60-69 | 1:40:32 | AZEL SEİTOVA | KAZ | |
| F 70+ | 2:08:02 | AYSEL YILDIZ | TUR |
Fastest Half!
21 km 97,5 m long no-altitude Historical Peninsula race course of Istanbul Half Marathon enables runners attending the race to do their personal best!
8 Thousands Years at 21 km!
A unique experience is waiting for you in the Historical Peninsula, which hosted the world’s oldest civilizations for thousands of years along the race course!
The Historical Peninsula Race Course
It is perfect for 21K run… This race course, which has no altitude difference, offers athletes a unique opportunity to achieve their best. However, this is not the only feature that makes this race course unique: The Historical Peninsula race course, surrounded on one side with the view of the Marmara Sea, the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn, and on the other side with a historical texture dating back to 8,000 years, gives runners no choice but to enjoy the race.
Race Course Information
The starting point of the Istanbul Half Marathon Race Course is the LANGA bus stop in front of the Yenikapı rally area in FATIH District. The race, which starts from here, will pass the Galata Bridge along the coastal road, Kennedy Street, Kumkapı, Cankurtaran, Catladıkapı, Sarayburnu, Sirkeci lights, Eminonu and Karakoy direction. The race making a “U” turn from the lights at the end of the bridge will be run from Eminonu, Unkapanı, Cibali, Abdulezelpasa Caddesi, Ayvansaray, Halic Bridge to Yenikapı using the same coastal road in the opposite direction by making a “U” turn from the FATIH District border and will end at the starting point.
