Narlıca Mountain Marathon 55K
A marathon distance with an almost 2000m climb and decent. Runs on the last 55km's of Iznik Ultra course, starting from Narlica village. A hilly course, with a major climb up and a major quad-bursting decent.
Distance 57.2km, total altitude gain 1920m and total descend 2000m
It starts at 18 April Saturday 10:30 at Narlica, finishes in Iznik.
Time limit for the course: 11 hours. (It ends at 21:00 on Saturday)
You can reach the course of the 2020 edition here.
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Mountain Marathon 55K course is accredited 3 points by ITRA. Recognized by Columbia ® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®.
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Checkpoint Timetable
| 55K Time Table | ||||||||||
| No | Name | Stage Km | Tot Km | Stage D+m | Tot D+m | Stage D-m | Tot D-m | Max time | Cut Of TOD | Type |
| Narlıca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:10 | 10:40 | ||
| KN1 | Müşküle | 10,5 | 10,5 | 570 | 570 | 500 | 500 | 02:30 | 13:00 | su |
| KN2 | Süleymaniye | 9,8 | 20,3 | 620 | 1190 | 310 | 810 | 06:00 | 16:30 | mini |
| KN3 | Derbent | 16,1 | 36,4 | 460 | 1650 | 430 | 1240 | 08:00 | 18:30 | ikmal |
| KN4 | Çamdibi | 16,3 | 52,7 | 294 | 1944 | 720 | 1960 | 10:00 | 20:30 | |
| KN5 | İznik | 4,5 | 57,2 | 6 | 1950 | 49 | 2009 | 11:00 | 21:30 | yemek |
Nutrion on Course and Checkpoints
There are fountains alongside the road as the course follow village roads. Most safe if used to regional biospshere.• Drinking Water will be available almost at all of the checkpoints.
• 3 levels of refreshment points will be available:
• Su: There will be water and may be coke too.
• Mini: Water, coke, tea, coffee, chocolate, biscuits, crackers, some fruit (banana, mandarin slices, etc.), and soup at some of the locations.
• Ikmal: All the supplies that mini offers plus support crew can assist their runner.
• Each participant will use his/her own cup for drinks.
• Yemek: Warm food served near finish line in Iznik, for runners.
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Derbent Equipment Check
After 18 April 18:00 every competitor must wear Hi-vis vest or belt and have their lights on before passing Derbent Control Point or they may be disqualified.
After 18 April 18:00 every competitor must wear Hi-vis vest or belt and have their lights on before passing Derbent Control Point or they may be disqualified.