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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]
On 30 March 1991, Arturo Barrios ran a world record distance of 21.101 km in one hour, becoming the first man to run the half marathon distance in under one hour. [11] On 3 April 1993, Moses Tanui became the first man to run a half marathon race in under one hour, with a time of 59:47. [12]
Standing records prior to the 2024 European Athletics Championships World record Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 57:31 [2]: Lisbon, Portugal: 21 November 2021 European record Julien Wanders (SUI)
If you’re trying to calculate how long it will take you to run a marathon, Beck says one way to calculate it is to double the amount of time it takes you to run a half marathon and add 10 ...
The course distance of 20,308 metres falls slightly short of the true half marathon distance (21,097.5 m). Since 2012, the course has been shortened by 308 metres so the total distance of the course became exactly 20 kilometres. [ 2 ]
The Warsaw Half Marathon (Polish: Półmaraton Warszawski [3] [a]) is an annual road-based half marathon hosted by Warsaw, Poland, since 2006. [5] [3] [6] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. [1] [7] A 5K race is also held on the same day, before the ...
EDP Lisbon Half Marathon is an annual international half marathon competition which is contested every March in Lisbon, Portugal. It carries IAAF Gold Label Road Race status. [ 1 ] The men's course record of 57:31 was set by Jacob Kiplimo in 2021, which was the world record for the half marathon distance until 2024. [ 2 ]
The European Half Marathon Cup is a quadrennial team marathon competition between European countries held for the first time in 2016, incorporated in the half marathon events of the European Athletics Championships. [1]