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A half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 kilometres (13 miles 192.5 yards)—half the distance of a marathon. [1] It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcuts. [2]
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to two miles (3218.688 metres).The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. [1]
The half marathon is held on a largely out-and-back course that runs near the coastline in a northeasterly direction before following it back southwest. [22] There is a short out-and-back leg between the 7 and 10 km (4 and 6 mi) marks where the course dips south to run on the peninsula where the Málaga Lighthouse [ es ] sits. [ 22 ]
This is a list of notable half marathon races. [ nb 1 ] According to Running Times Magazine , There were approximately 870 half marathons in the United States in 2009. [ 1 ]
This is a list of world records for Masters age groups in the sport of road running.The world governing body for masters athletics is World Masters Athletics (WMA). WMA conducts various world championships in what are called "non stadia" events, meaning races not held in the confines of a stadium.
The Guadalajara Half Marathon [b] (also known as the Guadalajara International Half Marathon [c] or 21K GDL [5]) is an annual road-based half marathon hosted by Guadalajara, Mexico, since 1985. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 1 ] [ 7 ] The half marathon is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and ...
From 1994 to 2004, it was known as the Indianapolis Life 500 Festival Mini-Marathon. The race regularly attracts runners and spectators from all 50 states and several countries. It includes a men's and women's running division, as well as men's and women's wheelchair entries.