The Tarsus Half Marathon () is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance, which is held in March in Tarsus in Mersin Province Turkey.
The 2012 edition attracted 1,200 competitors from 16 countries.Milliyet newspaper . 26 March 2012. The elite level competition attracts top level international runners as well as national level runners.Hürriyet Çukurova eki 26 Mart 2012(Hürriyet Newspaper)TRT page The event also features a shorter 5-kilometre race for fun runners.
The route celebrates the historic roads of Tarsus, which were built and used by the Romans around 500-600 A.D.Ancient Road. Tarsus Marathon. Retrieved on 2013-02-07.
Past winners Key:
EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)1st20041:06:571:15:182nd20051:04:301:12:353rd20061:02:421:12:034th20071:02:051:12:295th20081:02:501:23:13No20091:04:271:11:376th20101:03:051:13:087th20111:04:271:11:378th20121:02:191:09:399th20131:03:561:12:5610th20141:03:201:12:2611th20151:02:151:11:35—2016cancelled due to security concerns—2017Not held
References
External links Official website