The Izmir Marathon () is an annual road-based marathon hosted by ðzmir, Turkey, since 2020. A 10K is also held concurrently with the marathon.
The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race.
The inaugural race was held on during the coronavirus pandemic.
Kenyan runner Lani Rutto set a Turkish all-comers record of 2:09:27 during the 2022 race.
The marathon begins and ends on à Âair Eà Âref 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 Bostanlñ Pier in Karà Âñyaka about 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 mark, on Haydar Aliyev Boulevard near the . Runners then follow the same path back to the city center before turning east onto Gazi Boulevard about from the finish, and then northeast back onto à Âair Eà Âref Boulevard for the final stretch.
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ðzmir has previously hosted other marathons, including the marathon event of the 2014 European Masters Athletics Championships, held on .