{"id":20142,"date":"2025-06-18T15:55:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lykosyarimaratonu.com\/?page_id=20142"},"modified":"2026-10-14T14:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:25:44","slug":"race-track","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lykosyarimaratonu.com\/en\/race-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Track"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20142\" class=\"elementor elementor-20142\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d24d73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d24d73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-163c12a\" data-id=\"163c12a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55bc973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gimont_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"55bc973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gimont_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading template_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">About the Route<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"desc\">The race track has ups and downs due to the structure of Pamukkale and the Ancient City of Hierapolis. There are direction umpires, lanes and signs in the necessary places along the entire course. You can complete the race by following the signs related to your own track. All the tracks have the last 2 km of cobblestones (paving stones) inside the Ancient City. The remaining parts of all the tracks are made of asphalt, it is recommended to choose shoes suitable for road running.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4219e80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4219e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    .elementor-widget-text-editor p, .elementor-text-editor p {\n    margin:0px!important;\n    }\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369d708 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"369d708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"57267976\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-572679761\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-572679761\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t5K\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-572679762\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-572679762\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t10K\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-572679763\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-572679763\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t21K\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-572679761\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-572679761\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-e0d3949 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0d3949\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2397fe4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2397fe4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c601f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gimont_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"b0c601f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gimont_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading template_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">About to Route<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b2409 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b1b2409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca3416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ca3416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The approximately <strong>5.6 km course<\/strong> winding around Pamukkale and the Ancient City of Hierapolis is a road running route characterized by significant climbing. The total elevation gain is approximately <strong>140 meters<\/strong>. While the course includes some short descents, its most notable ascent is the &#8220;Foton Climb Stage,&#8221; situated roughly between the <strong>2nd and 3.6th kilometers<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #008080;\"><strong>New This Year: Foton Climb Stage<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>This year,\u00a0 <strong>Foton Climb Stage<\/strong> awaits participants across all Lykos Half Marathon courses.<\/p><p>This special section of the race course is <strong>1.57 km long<\/strong> and involves a total ascent of approximately <strong>93 meters<\/strong>. The average incline is <strong>6%<\/strong>. On the 5K course, the stage begins at approximately the <strong>2nd kilometer and ends at the 3.6th kilometer<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Sponsor prizes will be awarded to the top 3 women and top 3 men across all courses who complete the climb stage in the fastest time.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff88766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ff88766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lykosyarimaratonu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fotontirmanis_harita.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Foton Climb Stage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4da3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d4da3a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b288af elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8b288af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strava-embed-placeholder\" data-embed-type=\"route\" data-embed-id=\"3545094653235204926\" data-full-width=\"true\" data-style=\"standard\" data-surface-type=\"true\" data-map-hash=\"12.52\/37.93031\/29.11659\" data-from-embed=\"true\" data-token=\"LAXb3TlnA_FXBYRDUUZFJMtXtqlxC0nfGE0CyAP3crE\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/strava-embeds.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c0b49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60c0b49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cbb5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53cbb5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Surface and Footwear Selection<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>The majority of the course consists of asphalt surfaces. <strong>The final 2 kilometers pass along narrow, stone-paved paths within the Ancient City of Hierapolis.<\/strong> It is recommended to wear road running shoes suitable for both asphalt and stone surfaces.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #008080;\"><strong>Movement Within the Ancient City<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>You may choose to slow your pace and enjoy the ancient city during the final section. Due to the narrowness of the paths, <strong>participants who are running slowly or walking must keep to the right, leaving the left side open for faster runners to pass.<\/strong> Please be mindful of other participants when overtaking.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Course Signage<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Directional signs, race officials, lane markers, and traffic cones<\/strong> are positioned along the route. At points where the courses diverge, please follow the signs for the 5K course and heed the instructions of the race officials.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Water Stations<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>There is a water station on the 5K course at approximately the <strong>3.6-kilometer mark<\/strong>, at the end of the Photon Climb Stage.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Kilometer<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Water Station<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.6 km<\/td><td>Station at the finish of Foton Climb Stage<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Course Duration and Time Limit<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>The time limit (cut-off) for the 5K is <strong>2 hours<\/strong> from the race start time.<\/p><p>Athletes who continue running on the course after this time do so at their own risk. Athletes must obey traffic rules and remain vigilant regarding vehicle traffic.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Course Map<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>You can familiarize yourself with the route and plan your race strategy by reviewing the map and elevation profile below prior to the race.<\/p><p><em>Distance and elevation figures are approximate.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-572679762\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-572679762\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-b9a7dae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9a7dae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2578f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2578f7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b05ef99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gimont_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"b05ef99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gimont_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading template_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">About to Route<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81885ce elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"81885ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-090facf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"090facf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The approximately <strong>10.1 km course<\/strong>, winding around Pamukkale and the Ancient City of Hierapolis, is a road running route featuring both ascents and descents. The total elevation gain is approximately <strong>174 meters<\/strong>. The course&#8217;s notable climb is the &#8220;Foton Climb Stage,&#8221; located between the <strong>2nd and 3.6th kilometers<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>New This Year: Foton Climb Stage<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>This year,\u00a0 <strong>Foton Climb Stage<\/strong> awaits participants across all Lykos Half Marathon courses.<\/p><p>This special section of the race course is <strong>1.57 km long<\/strong> and involves a total ascent of approximately <strong>93 meters<\/strong>. The average incline is <strong>6%<\/strong>. On the 10K course, the stage begins at approximately the <strong>2nd kilometer and ends at the 3.6th kilometer<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Sponsor prizes will be awarded to the top 3 women and top 3 men across all courses who complete the climb stage in the fastest time.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04df5fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"04df5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lykosyarimaratonu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fotontirmanis_harita.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Foton Climb Stage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2fe6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e2fe6e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88945e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"88945e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strava-embed-placeholder\" data-embed-type=\"route\" data-embed-id=\"3545094653235583806\" data-full-width=\"true\" data-style=\"standard\" data-surface-type=\"true\" data-map-hash=\"11.7\/37.9386\/29.1148\" data-from-embed=\"true\" data-token=\"zyXUcDDRPIVCvi89vYHSQhF13baD2ou-3FBiKBR11QQ\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/strava-embeds.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-858ce0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"858ce0b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07aed0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07aed0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #008080;\"><strong>Surface and Shoe Selection<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The majority of the course consists of asphalt surfaces. <strong>The final 2 kilometers pass through narrow, stone-paved roads within the Ancient City of Hierapolis.<\/strong> It is recommended to wear road running shoes suitable for both asphalt and stone surfaces.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Passing Protocol Within the Ancient City<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>You may wish to slow your pace in the final section to enjoy the ancient city. Due to the narrowness of the roads, <strong>participants who are running slowly or walking must keep to the right, leaving the left side open for faster runners to pass.<\/strong> Please be mindful of other participants when overtaking.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Course Signage<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Directional signs, race officials, lane markers, and traffic cones<\/strong> are placed along the route. At points where the courses diverge, please follow the signs for the 10K course and heed the instructions of the race officials.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Water Stations<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>There are two water stations on the 10K course. <strong>You can obtain water from the station at the 3.6 km mark on both the outbound and return legs.<\/strong> This allows you access to water at three points during the race:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Kilometer<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Water Station<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.6 km<\/td><td>First station \u2014 outbound<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.8 km<\/td><td>Second station<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.0 km<\/td><td>First station \u2014 turnaround<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Course Duration and Time Limit<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>The time limit (cut-off) for the 10K is <strong>2 hours<\/strong> from the race start time.<\/p><p>Athletes who continue running on the course after this time do so at their own risk. Athletes must obey traffic rules and remain vigilant regarding vehicular traffic.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Course Map<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>You can familiarize yourself with the route and plan your race strategy by reviewing the map and elevation profile below prior to the race.<\/p><p><em>Distance and elevation figures are approximate.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-572679763\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-572679763\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-5b6d49b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b6d49b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddcf0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ddcf0c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1328f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gimont_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"a1328f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gimont_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading template_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">About to Route<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e699e35 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e699e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b4732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7b4732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The approximately <strong>21.1 km course<\/strong>, winding around Pamukkale and the Ancient City of Hierapolis, is a road running route featuring both ascents and descents. The total elevation gain is approximately <strong>268 meters<\/strong>. Significant climbs are concentrated between the <strong>9th and 11th kilometers<\/strong> and within the <strong>Foton Climb Stage<\/strong>, located between the <strong>13th and 14.6th kilometers<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>New This Year: Foton Climb Stage<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>This year, <strong>Foton Climb Stage<\/strong> awaits participants across all Lykos Half Marathon courses.<\/p><p>This special section of the race course is <strong>1.57 km long<\/strong> and involves a total ascent of approximately <strong>93 meters<\/strong>. The average incline is <strong>6%<\/strong>. On the 21K course, the stage begins at approximately the <strong>13th kilometer and ends at the 14.6th kilometer<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Sponsor prizes will be awarded to the top 3 women and top 3 men across all courses who complete the climb stage in the fastest time.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972b157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"972b157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lykosyarimaratonu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fotontirmanis_harita.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Foton Climb Stage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a0ab6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50a0ab6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edf4f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7edf4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strava-embed-placeholder\" data-embed-type=\"route\" data-embed-id=\"3545087677892338506\" data-full-width=\"true\" data-style=\"standard\" data-surface-type=\"true\" data-map-hash=\"10.66\/37.9183\/29.1195\" data-from-embed=\"true\" data-token=\"olqKqsSzWPoMSkjpq7ny1sJGFlxkrKaGoTFhJYX4AeE\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/strava-embeds.com\/embed.js\"><\/script> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8006ded e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8006ded\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-817567d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"817567d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Surface and Footwear Selection<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>The majority of the course consists of asphalt surfaces. <strong>The final 2 kilometers pass through narrow, stone-paved roads within the Ancient City of Hierapolis.<\/strong> It is recommended to wear road running shoes suitable for both asphalt and stone surfaces.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Movement within the Ancient City<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>You may wish to slow your pace in the final section to enjoy the ancient city. Due to the narrowness of the roads, <strong>participants who are running slowly or walking must keep to the right, leaving the left side open for faster runners to pass.<\/strong> Please be mindful of other participants when overtaking.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Course Signage<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Directional signs, race officials, lane markers, and traffic cones<\/strong> are positioned along the route. At points where the courses diverge, please follow the signs for the 21K course and heed the instructions of the race officials.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Water Stations<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>There are four water stations on the 21K course. <strong>You can obtain water from the stations at the 4.0 km and 14.6 km marks on both the outbound and return legs.<\/strong> This provides access to water at six points throughout the race:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Kilometer<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Water Station<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.0 km<\/td><td>First station \u2014 outbound<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.4 km<\/td><td>First station \u2014 return<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10.7 km<\/td><td>Second station<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14.6 km<\/td><td>Third station \u2014 outbound<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16.8 km<\/td><td>Fourth station<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19.0 km<\/td><td>Third station \u2014 return<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Course Duration and Time Limit<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>The time limit (cut-off) for the 21K race is <strong>3 hours<\/strong> from the race start time.<\/p><p><strong>After the start of the 21K race, the course will be gradually opened to vehicle traffic.<\/strong> <strong>The time limit for the 11 km mark is 1 hour 30 minutes.<\/strong> Athletes who continue running on the course after this time do so at their own risk. Athletes must obey traffic rules and remain vigilant regarding vehicle traffic.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Course Map<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>You can familiarize yourself with the route and plan your race strategy by reviewing the map and elevation profile below prior to the race.<\/p><p><em>Kilometer and elevation figures are approximate values.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Route The race track has ups and downs due to the structure of Pamukkale and the Ancient City of Hierapolis. There are direction umpires, lanes and signs in the necessary places along the entire course. 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