The 2015 Iznik Ultramarathon weekend has ended and what a weekend of racing!

The sun gods came out and allowed Iznik and the surrounding area to shine for the 130km, 80km and 46km events.

For the first time, the 2015 events all took place in a counter clockwise direction therefore allowing each event to conclude in the town of Iznik. So, previous course records and times are not comparable to 2015 results. Arguably, with maybe the exception of the 46km event, this made the racing harder.

Scotland’s Donnie Campbell and the UK’s Zoe Salt dominated the 130km event with two stunning performances. Donnie led from the front and extended his lead step-by-step as the race unfolded. Local talent Mahmut Yavuz tried his hardest to close the gap but Donnie was just too strong. Ever present Aykut Celikbas placed third after placing second in the 2014 80km event.

Zoe bided her time in the female event and eventually took the lead around he 65km mark as Mariya Niklova started to grind to a halt. Looking composed and relaxed, Zoe pulled away and not only won the ladies race but also placed fourth overall. Mariya struggled in the latter third of the race and lost huge chunks of time to Zoe, she did however manage to hold on to second place ahead of a closing Ingrid Qualizza.

In the 80km event, Asics runner Emmanuel Gault produce the race we all expected and dominated over the undulating trails and route as he traversed his way back to Iznik. Girondel Benoit placed second and Tanzer Dursan flew the Turkish flag for third place.

Placing 6^th overall and first lady, Alessia De Matteis from Italy dominated the ladies race ahead of Elena Polyakova and Coraline Chapatte from Switzerland.

Jose De Pablo (Depa) looked impressive throughout the 46km event and showed his true marathon form and speed to win ahead of Raidlight CEO, Benoit Laval. Duygun Yurteri placed third.

Caterina Scaramelli from Italy ran a close contested race against Filiz Cancilar and Martine Nolan (Ireland) but held on for victory.

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Full results:

• 130km HERE
• 80km HERE
• 46km HERE

 

130km

1. Donnie Campbell 13:23:50
2. Mahmut Yavuz 14:31:20
3. Aykut Celikbas 14:48:29

1. Zoe Salt 15:14:37
2. Mariyla Niklova 19:29:45
3. Ingrid Qualizza 19:43:49

 

80km

1. Emmanuel Gault 6:45:25
2. Girondel Benoit 7:26:10
3. Tanzer Dursun 8:40:36

1. Alessia De Matteis 9:03:53
2. ElenaPolyakova 10:48:57
3. Coraline Chapatte 11:34:37

 

46km *update to results 21st April – unfortunately Jose De Pablo received a time penalty as he did not carry mandatory kit, new results are in bold.

1. Jose De Pablo 4:03:29 *Benoit Laval 4:19:03
2. Benoit Laval 4:19:03 *Duygun Yurteri 4:28:15
3. Duygun Yurteri 4:28:15 *Jose De Pablo 4:28:29

1. Catarina Scamelli 5:03:44
2. Ziliz Cancilar 5:04:55
3. Martine Nolan 5:09:44

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RACE IMAGES available to purchase HERE