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Press Release - Istanbul Marathon - 11/6/22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                         N Kolay Istanbul Marathon:                     

         Kipkemboi and Dalasa take Istanbul titles as warm sunshine 
                           ruined record attempts

Finishing runner-up a year ago Robert Kipkemboi came back and won the N 
Kolay Istanbul Marathon in a thrilling battle: The Kenyan clocked 2:10:18 
after dropping Marius Kimutai in the last kilometre of the race during an 
uphill stretch. The former Kenyan who competes for Bahrain took second with 
2:10:27 while Sila Kiptoo followed in third in 2:11:42. With the weather 
getting sunny and temperatures soaring above 20 Celsius during the second 
half of the race hopes for a men's course best and a Turkish allcomers' 
record melted away. Sechale Dalasa could not keep her very fast first half 
pace, which pointed towards a 2:20 finish, as well. The Ethiopian, who 
already won the Rome Marathon this spring, took the race in a personal best 
of 2:25:54. Fellow Ethiopians Melesech Tsegaye and Ethlemahu Sintayehu, who 
ran her debut in Istanbul, followed in second and third with times of 
2:29:01 and 2:31:38 respectively.

Including running events at shorter distances the N Kolay Istanbul Marathon 
registered a total of 60,000 runners, which puts it among the world's 
biggest road races this year. 

When Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sent the marathon runners on their way 
and they crossed from the Asian side of the city into Europe shortly 
afterwards weather conditions were still fine with around 14 Celsius and a 
partly overcast sky. Running a fast 2:07:30 pace for the first 10k (30:14) 
the big leading group was well inside the course record and the Turkish 
allcomers' record of 2:09:44 and 2:09:27 respectively when they passed half 
way in 64:32. But then the pace slowed and a 1:32:34 time at 30k pointed 
towards a 2:10:15 finish. Not only did it become warmer, but the race also 
turned into a tactical one. 15 runners were still in the lead at 30k and 
no-one wanted to take the initiative. It was then Robert Kipkemboi who 
surged ahead with little over 5k to go. Only Marius Kimutai, who was the 
fastest runner on the start list with his 2:05:47 PB, managed to hold on. 
But during the final climb into Istanbul's historic centre Kipkemboi left 
him behind as well and secured the biggest win of his career. With 2:10:18 
he exactly matched last year's winning time from Uganda's Victor Kiplangat. 

"It was a good race, the pacemakers did well. I hoped for a course record, 
but it became humid at around 30k and then I concentrated on winning," said 
the 34 year-old winner. "Knowing the course from last year when I was 
second I knew about the tough final section and actually I adjusted my 
training to be prepared for this climb to the finish." Robert Kipkemboi, 
who ran five seconds quicker in Istanbul than a year ago, thinks he can 
improve his 2:07:09 personal best in the future. "After a break I will 
start preparing for a spring marathon. On a flat course I think I can run 
2:06."

Sechale Dalasa was the dominant runner in the women's race. Led by a 
pacemaker she was ahead soon after the start. Three other runners followed 
her ambitious and unexpected 2:20 pace, which led them through 10k in 
33:11: Melesech Tsegaye and the two debutants Ethlemahu Sintayehu and Stacy 
Ndiwa of Kenya. When Sechale Dalasa, who had clocked half a dozen marathon 
times between 2:26 and 2:28 before and ran a 2:26:09 PB in Rome this March, 
reached half way in 70:23, there was only Sintayehu left behind her. Before 
the 24k mark the debutant was also dropped and Dalasa was on her way to 
another major marathon victory this year. Although she also slowed 
considerably during the final third of the race so did the other women 
behind her. At 30k the 31 year-old was 25 seconds ahead of Sintayehu with a 
time of 1:41:07. Five kilometers further down the road that gap had widened 
to well over a minute. 

With a finishing time of 2:25:54 Sechale Dalasa was finally over three 
minutes ahead. "I am proud to have won this race and I am very happy that I 
managed to run a personal record," said the winner. 

Results, Men:

1. Robert Kipkemboi   KEN 2:10:18
2. Marius Kimutai     BRN 2:10:27
3. Sila Kiptoo        KEN 2:11:42
4. Moses Kemei        KEN 2:11:55
5. Tadesse Temechachu ETH 2:11:58
6. Hillary Kipchumba  KEN 2:12:02
7. Benard Sang        KEN 2:12:10
8. Dechasa Alemu      ETH 2:12:15
9. Samuel Kosgei      KEN 2:12:16
10. Geofrey Kusuro    UGA 2:12:16

Women:

1. Sechale Dalasa      ETH 2:25:54
2. Melesech Tsegaye    ETH 2:29:01
3. Ethlemahu Sintayehu ETH 2:31:38
4. Stacy Ndiwa         KEN 2:31:53
5. Judith Jerubet      KEN 2:32:29
6. Marina Hmelevskaya  UZB 2:34:07

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