Izmir Marathon

The Izmir Marathon (Maraton İzmir; stylized as Maratonİzmir) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by İzmir, Turkey, since 2020. A 10K is also held concurrently with the marathon.

The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race.

History
The inaugural race was held on 2020.10.04 during the coronavirus pandemic.

Kenyan runner Lani Rutto set a Turkish all-comers record of 2:09:27 during the 2022 race.

Course
The marathon begins and ends on Şair Eşref Boulevard in front of Kültürpark, just north of the Montrö Gate, and runs largely along the coastline.

Marathoners first head northeast from the start and then roughly follow the coastline until a turnaround point near Bostanlı Pier in Karşıyaka about 12.5 km into the race. The course then heads in the other direction while continuing to keep mostly to the coastline until a second turnaround point around the 33 km mark, on Haydar Aliyev Boulevard near the Çakalburnu Lagoon. Runners then follow the same path back to the city center before turning east onto Gazi Boulevard about 1 km from the finish, and then northeast back onto Şair Eşref Boulevard for the final stretch.

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Other marathons


İzmir has previously hosted other marathons, including the marathon event of the 2014 European Masters Athletics Championships, held on 2014.08.30.