The Bilkent University Republic Run always brings out a crowd of eager participants, no matter what the weather. This year’s race took place last Saturday morning, and the conditions were great — dry and sunny, and not too cold. Nearly 230 Bilkenters were ready and set to go when the starter gave the signal at 11 a.m.
Some ran, some jogged and some walked the 3 km route, which began at the East Campus Sports Hall, went along the road between East and Main Campuses and ended with an ascent from the mescit junction up past the dormitories area and on to the finish line at the Dormitories Sports Hall.
After the completion of the race, the winners of the 2013 Republic Run received trophies at an awards ceremony held at Sports Hall. The top finishers in the race, overall and by category, are listed below.
Men’s Overall: Salamut Burzhuev
Women 11 to 15:
1- Selin Çeki
2- Oya Kaptanoğlu
3- Abigail Turner
Men 11 to 15:
1- Burak Ünal
Women 16 to 24:
1- Annelize Hein
2- Naomi Hunt
3- Asel Berenalieva
Men 16 to 24:
1- Salamut Burzhuev
2- Batu Meftun
3- Alihan Karacaoğlu
Women 25 to 34:
1- Belinda Wango
2- Cemre Öner Türk
3- Neşe Kılıçyazar
Men 25 to 34:
1- Gökhan Akçay
2- Oğuzhan Efe Şakrak
3- Muhammed Yunusa
Women 35 to 44:
1- Paola San Martini
2- Luise Barry Constantini
Men 35 to 44:
1- Çağrı İmamoğlu
1- Levent Gürel
2- Tuncer Ağtürk
3- Turgay Kaptanoğlu
Women 55-59:
1- Feray Akçay
Men 55-59
1- Don Randall
2- İsmet Beşik
3- Mehmet Akçay
Men 70-75
1- Fikri Coşkunoğlu
Guests-Women:
1- Çiğdem Özcan
2- Ekin Meftun
3- Selin Çağlar
Guests- Men
1- İsmail Karpuzcu
2- Erkan Aktaş
3- Adnan Sarıkaya
Children under 10: Jonah Walbridge, Dominic Walbridge, Finn Hjerpe, Marta Slaczyk, Irmak Korkut, Alper Körpeoğlu, Sena Körpeoğlu, Akın Çelik