Lefkoşa Half Marathon scheduled for 25 October

The 14th Ülker Lefkoşa Half Marathon is scheduled to take place in Lefkoşa on Sunday, 25 October, with distances ranging from a children’s race to a 21km event.

According to information from Lefkoşa Turkish Municipality (LTB) reported by Halkın Sesi, the programme will include 21km, 10km and 5km races, alongside a 4km public run and a race for children aged six to 12. The event will be held under the slogan Kalpten Kalbe Koşuyoruz, translated as Running from Heart to Heart.

The 21km race is due to start at 07:00, followed by the 10km at 07:30 and the 5km at 08:00. The children’s race is scheduled for 09:40, while the 4km public run will begin at 10:30.

LTB said registrations for the 5km, 10km and 21km races are available through lefkosamaratonu.com. In-person registration outside the LTB building is due to begin on 12 October, with entries for those three distances closing at 16:00 on 23 October.

Registration for the 4km public run and children’s race will also open online and at the LTB registration point on 12 October.

LTB said proceeds from the event will go towards supporting families of people who died in the ship disaster off Girne on 30 August. The municipality is organising the marathon with Ülker as main sponsor and in cooperation with the TRNC Athletics Federation.