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January 3rd, 2022
2021 Road Races Performance Rankings
London and Valencia topped the 2021 marathon and half marathon rankings respectively. Istanbul Half finished the year second.
World Athletics 2021 Competition Rankings are finalised following the races held in the new year’s eve. Albeit the results of the race did not meet the world record expectations, Virgin Money London Marathon ranked first once again in the marathons top list. London Marathon, now the 18-time winner of the past 20 years, is followed by the Generali Milan Marathon and the TCS Amsterdam Marathon. Istanbul secured its leadership among the marathons held in Turkey. Ranked 18th in the world rankings, N Kolay Istanbul Marathon finished the year only 41 points ahead of Marathon Izmir where the Turkish all-comers record in men’s marathon was broken. Marathon Izmir, ranked 33rd in its inaugural edition in 2020 when Istanbul was 17th, climbed to 20th position in 2021.
Trinidad Alfonso Valencia Half Marathon is ranked number one for a second consecutive year among the half marathons and races over shorter distance. Istanbul Half Marathon, having ranged from seventh to twelfth in previous years, falls 59 points short to Valencia to take the second place after its 2021 edition where the women’s world record was broken and three women finished under 65 minutes for the first time in history. In the women-only ranking, Istanbul is first 153 points ahead of Valencia.
World Road Races Performance Rankings are based on the aggregate points of the fastest eight performances and the participation score of the competitors in a race. Top five events in 2021 and the rankings of the Turkish races are as follows:
Marathons:
1. Virgin Money London Marathon, 10857 point
2. Generali Milan Marathon, 10167 points
3. TCS Amsterdam Marathon, 10129 points
4. Trinidad Alfonso Valencia Marathon, 10125 points
5. TCS New York Marathon, 9934 points
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18. N Kolay Istanbul Marathon, 9391 points
20. Marathon Izmir, 9350 points
51. Trabzon Marathon, 8550 pointsHalf marathons and races over shorter distance:
1. Trinidad Alfonso Valencia Half Marathon, 10828 points
2. N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon, 10769 points
3. Adizero Road to Records 10km, 10434 points
4. The Giants Geneve 10km, 10216 points
5. Bahrain Night Half Marathon, 10112 points
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50. Trabzon Half Marathon, 8910 points
76. Bebek 10km, 8652 points
115. Marathon Izmir 10km, 8323 points
137. Adana Half Marathon, 8172 points
*165. N Kolay Istanbul Marathon 15km, 7940 points
216. 9 Eylül Izmir Half Marathon, 7687 points
(* After the points deducted due to the elevation difference over 1/1000) -
January 2nd, 2022
Top Five in 2021 Half Marathons
The half marathons in 2021 will mostly be remembered by the fast world records following each other, the women’s in particular.
Ruth Chepngetich opened the year of amazing world records by her 1:04:02 at the Istanbul Half Marathon in April, however, she could take only the third place in the annual top list. Letesenbet Gidey topped the list by her record time of 1:02:52 from Valencia in October.
Jacob Kiplimo was another surprise record-breaker by 57:31 in Lisbon in November, shaving one second off the previous world record, which was believed to last for some years. One month earlier, four of the top five performances of the year were registered in Valencia.
Young Turkish talents produced some promising half marathon performances in 2021. The 23-year-old Sezgin Ataç took the first place in the top list along with Yasemin Can on the women’s side.
Top five athletes in the half marathon list of 2021 are as follows;
Men's half marathon World list:
57:31 Jacob Kiplimo, Uganda (Lisbon, 21 November)
58:07 Abel Kipchumba, Kenya (Valencia, 24 October)
58:09 Rhonex Kipruto, Kenya (Valencia, 24 October)
58:26 Daniel Mataiko, Kenya (Valencia, 24 October)
58:28 Kennedy Kimutai, Kenya (Valencia, 24 October)Men's half marathon Turkish list:
1:02:20 Sezgin Ataç (Trabzon, 21 February)
1:02:26 Kaan Kigen Özbilen (Istanbul, 4 April)
1:03:36 Aras Kaya (Istanbul, 4 April)
1:03:46 Halil Yaşın (Istanbul, 4 April)
1:04:01 Hüseyin Can (Istanbul, 4 April)Women's half marathon World list:
1:02:52 Letesenbet Gidey, Ethiopia (Valencia, 24 October)
1:03:51 Yalemzerf Yehualaw, Ethiopia (Valencia, 24 October)
1:04:02 Ruth Chepngetich, Kenya (Istanbul, 4 April)
1:04:51 Hellen Obiri, Kenya (Istanbul, 4 April)
1:04:54 Sheila Chepkirui Kiprotich, Kenya (Valencia, 24 October)Women's half marathon Turkish list:
1:08:32 Yasemin Can (Istanbul, 4 April)
1:12:15 Fatma Karasu (Trabzon, 21 February)
1:12:17 Yayla Günen (Trabzon, 21 February)
1:12:40 Bahar Atalay (Trabzon, 21 February)
1:13:16 Yasemin Can Arslan (Istanbul, 4 April) -
January 2nd, 2022
Fastest Five Marathoners in 2021
It has been a year that winning was more on focus rather than fast times. Olympic championships didn’t make the top five list.
Whilst the all-time marathon great Eliud Kipchoge added another Olympic gold to his career, he finished the year 14th with his fastest time of 2:04:30. Putting the marathon races on target after her recent half marathon achievements, Peres Jepchirchir triumphed in the two events she participated, the Olympic Games and the New York Marathon, however, her 2:22:39 from New York placed her only to 24th in the top lists.
Titus Ekiru, who hadn’t finished a marathon since December 2019, not only topped the 2021 list with the 2:02:57 he ran in Milan in May, but also he became the sixth man to go sub-2:03 in history. On the women’s side, it is Joyciline Jepkosgei in the lead with her London Marathon wining time 2:17:43.
Even though the Turkish marathon runners achieved a few personal bests during the year, it was a disappointment to have only one finisher, Yavuz Ağralı, at the Olympic Games in Tokyo where Turkey had qualified with four athletes. The most memorable performance of the year came in Istanbul’s relatively hard course when Hüseyin Can broke the 36-year-old National U23 Record.
Top five athletes in the marathon list of 2021 are as follows;Men's marathon World list:
2:02:57 Titus Ekiru, Kenya (Milan, 16 May)
2:03:36 Bashir Abdi, Belgium (Rotterdam, 24 October)
2:03:39 Tamirat Tola, Ethiopia (Amsterdam, 17 October)
2:03:55 Reuben Kiprop Kipyego, Kenya (Milan, 16 May)
2:04:01 Sisay Lemma, Ethiopia (London, 3 October)Men's marathon Turkish list:
2:09:45 Polat Kemboi Arıkan (Valencia, 5 December)
2:12:15 Ömer Alkanoğlu (Trabzon, 21 February)
2:13:54 Üzeyir Söylemez (Trabzon, 21 February)
2:16:02 Hüseyin Can (Istanbul, 7 November)
2:17:06 Mert Girmalegese (Istanbul, 7 November)Women's marathon World list:
2:17:43 Joyciline Jepkosgei, Kenya (London, 3 October)
2:17:57 Angela Tanui, Kenya (Amsterdam, 17 October)
2:17:58 Degitu Azimeraw, Ethiopia (London, 3 October)
2:18:18 Ashete Bekere, Ethiopia (London, 3 October)
2:18:40 Brigid Kosgei, Kenya (London, 3 October)Women's marathon Turkish list:
2:29:08 Meryem Erdoğan (Milan, 16 May)
2:34:30 Tubay Erdal (Sofia, 10 October)
2:34:52 Fadime Çelik (Trabzon, 21 February)
2:43:33 Esma Aydemir (Furstenfeld, 23 May)
2:50:18 Dilan Atak (Izmir, 11 April) -
January 1st, 2022
Have a Great New Year!
Depar Timing Team wishes you a prosperous 2022, full of personal bests and medals. May you achieve all your goals in life!
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December 30th, 2021
First Stop To Be Adana In the New Year
Depar Timing is set to open the year 2022 at the Adana Half Marathon. The 12th edition of the race will be held on 9 January.
Organised since 2011, Adana Liberation Half Marathon will again be the first event to host the road runners in the new year. The event includes a 10km race as well as a public run over a 4km distance. The entries remain open until 6 January at http://adanakurtulusmaratonu.adana.bel.tr.
The winners in Adana will collect 30 thousand Turkish Liras each. African athletes who dominated the half marathon for the past 11 editions took the first place eight times in both men and women. Men’s race record is held by Kenya’s Barselius Kipyego with 1:00:46, standing from 2016, and the women’s record was set by his compatriot Diana Kipyokei in 2018 with a time of 1:08:42.
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