•  First-time runners should go to https://event.spor.istanbul/ and fill in the “Registration” page.
• Previously registered runners should fill in the form after they log in using their user name and password.
• Please click on the “Register” button under the form and complete the payment process by entering credit card details on the next page.
• Please make sure that the Registration Inquiry Page shows “Congratulations! You are Successfully Registered to the Race.”

IMPORTANT:

After registration, no notification will be sent for approval via e-mail or phone call.

If you see the statement “Congratulations! You are Successfully Registered to the Race,” it means that your registration is successful.

Participants who complete their registration should check the day and hours to be announced with e-mail or on www.istanbulyarimaratonu.com or the social media accounts, so that they can get the materials (race kit) they will use during the race.

• Registration period May 9 – October 3, registration fee is 60 Euro
  Registration period October 4 – January 2, registration fee, 70 Euro
  Registration period January 3- April 10, registration fee 90 Euro

As our service processes start from the moment of registration; registration cancellation, postponement or refund will not be made. Even if you do not participate, you can take your race package that you are entitled from the distribution point.

Athletes who have turned 16 as of April 30, 2023 can participate in the race.

Thursday, April 27, 2023,  10.00 – 19.00 Kanyon AVM P1 Floor

Friday, April 28, 2023,  10.00 – 19.00 Kanyon AVM P1 Floor

Saturday, April 29,  2023,  10.00 – 18.00 Kanyon AVM P1 Floor

Your race t-shirt will be delivered together with the race kit.

You cannot request a t-shirt size other than the one you choose during registration. 

Athletes in the skate category will complete their races without chips.

The classification of the athletes ranked in their categories; Results will be determined according to the result lists and camera recordings reported by the referees and the ranking will be determined.

Your bib number is special for you and to N Kolay Istanbul Half-Marathon. Do not copy it or exchange with other participants.

If you give your bib number to another person or change it, your rank will be cancelled since you will be deemed to have violated the race rules.

ATTENTION: If you exchange your bib number with another runner, both you and the other runner will be disqualified. 

Please do not forget to place the “number tag” bearing the same number with your bib number delivered within your race kit, into the outermost pocket of your bag in order to leave it to the safekeeping tent. 

Your bib number must be attached on your chest throughout the race.

You need to attach your bib number to your garment in a visible fashion so as to ensure that the official photographers of N Kolay Istanbul Half-Marathon can take your photos and you can find these photos later. 

Please do not forget to put on the timekeeping chip, which has been delivered to you with your bib number and is used for keeping the time of your run, before the race starts.

Please completely fill in the required information on the reverse of your bib number, so that we can immediately intervene in case of any health issue.

2023 RACE DAY PROGRAM

06:00 Closure of The Race Course to Traffic

07:30 Skate Race Start

08:10 10K Start

09:30 Elite Athletes and 21K Start

11:30 Award Ceremony

12:30 21K Cut Off

13:00 Opening of the Race Course to Traffic

14.00 End of the Race

Roads to be closed due to the Half Marathon Racecourse in:

*E POLICE

**G PRIVATE SECURITY

The time limit is 1 hour 30 minutes for skater athletes.

Your position at the start line, how further back you are from the start line does not affect your measurement. Your race time starts to be measured on the moment you cross the chip carpet.

You should follow the colour direction line on the course.

Skaters will use the gate “P” to access the start point.

Digital clocks will be placed at the 5th, 10th, 15th,  20th and 21.

First kilometres in order show the time of the race. Furthermore, there will be easily-noticed kilometre stones at each kilometre.

The course will offer water stations at the 5th, 10th, 15th and 20th kilometres.

There will be public and portable toilets available in various spots on the race course. The toilets will be indicated with guiding marks throughout the course so as to ensure easy access for runners.

 Please fill in the information requested on the reverse of your number tag and attach it to your bag. You are required to attach the tag number with the same number as of your bib number, to your bag before the race. Please do not use this tag if you will not deliver your bag.

Only the bags provided to athletes will be accepted at the safekeeping tents by the organization committee. The other bags and belongings will not be accepted due to security concerns.

The athletes who will deliver their bags to safekeeping buses are required to put the bag number provided by the organization, in the outermost pocket.

Bags must be delivered to safekeeping tents/buses before the time for delivery is over. The bags not delivered until such time will not be accepted.

Participants must not put valuable articles, money, telephone, wallet or similar other belongings in the bags they will deliver to safekeeping buses. In case of lost bags, the institution and authorities who hold the organization cannot be held responsible.

Bags may be lost in case of bag delivery to a place or vehicle other than safekeeping tents/buses. In such case, the institution and authorities who hold the organization cannot be held responsible.

*Don not forget that you need to leave your safekeeping items at the latest 20 minutes before the start time of the category you will run. For example, for the run that will start at 08.10, the athlete must have delivered his/her bag at 07.50 at the latest.

All athletes who complete the race within the 1:30 hours time limit will be awarded medals at the finish point.

In the 10K General Classification category; our top 3 athletes in the Skating Age and 21K Age categories can receive their trophies from the Spor Istanbul Head Office between 12.00-18.00.

Trophies will be sent to our athletes outside the city by cargo.

Athletes to receive awards on the stage:
1. Top 3 men and women in the 21K Skating General Classification
2. The first 3 men and women in the 21K Turkish Athletes Classification
3. Top 3 men and women in the 21K General Classification

We will share the precautions that the athletes who will participate in the skate race should take on our website within the shortest period.

To read our blog “What Should I Do to Avoid Injuries?” you can click here.

To read our blog “What Should Be the Fluid and Nutrient Intake while Preparing for the Marathon?” you can click here.

The points of the course will be gradually opened to traffic. The runners who complete the race later than 1 hour 30 minutes will not rank and, therefore, cannot claim a certificate, medal or any other right.

Before the race
– Flight/journey
– Visa/passport
– Hotel/Accommodation
– Money transfer

Event Week
– Check your flight times
– Determine your emergency contacts

The Race Day
– Check bus locations and times so you can reach the starting point.
– Attach your chest number to your t-shirt with hooked needles and fill in the information on the back.
– Attach your race chip to your shoe so that your running time can be measured.
– Please bring shorts and the t-shirt (previously worn), running socks, gloves, headband, sunglasses, pulsimeter watch and running shoes (must be minimum 50k and worn previously).
– Enter the event area through the relevant gate according to the letter written on your chest number.
– Bring old shorts and t-shirts with you to warm up at the start area.
– Have enough beverages with you.
– Hand over your race bag to the items buses.

After the race
– Food and drink
– Shirt
-Receiving your race bag from the luggage bus

It is strictly prohibited for the runners who register to any category under N Kolay Istanbul Half-Marathon, to bring or exhibit at the race area products which promote a brand, foundation, organization or entity other than the t-shirts, flags and similar other articles distributed by the sponsor companies. Legal action will be taken against those persons and institutions who behave to the contrary.