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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 ]
“Overall, the average time to finish a marathon is 4:30,” says Pohlad. She adds that women average 4:45, and men average 4:20. ... “If you’ve run a half-marathon (21.1 km) in 1:45 and you ...
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]
Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982, in Kirkland, Washington) [2] is a retired American long-distance runner who holds the U.S. record in the half marathon.With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event. [3]
Marugame Half Marathon: Marugame, Japan [30] 1:07:52: Edna Kiplagat Kenya: 15 November 1979: 44: 14 January 2024: Houston Half Marathon: Houston, United States [31] W45 1:09:00 Sinead Diver Australia 17 Feb 1977 45 24 Apr 2022 Meta : Time : Trials Malaga, Spain [32] W50: 1:15:18: Linda Somers United States: 7 May 1961: 50: 30 Oct 2011: Los ...
In 2005, the average marathon time in the U.S. was 4 hours 32 minutes 8 seconds for men, 5 hours 6 minutes 8 seconds for women. [164] In 2015, the men's and women's median marathon times were 4 hours 20 minutes 13 seconds and 4 hours 45 minutes 30 seconds respectively. [165] A goal many runners aim for is to break certain time barriers.
Half marathon: 1:02:58 Eduardo Buenavista: 6 July 2008 Manila, Philippines Marathon: 2:18:44 Eduardo Buenavista: 1 February 2004 Beppu-Ōita Marathon: Ōita, Japan 110 m hurdles: 13.78 (+1.6 m/s) Clinton Kingsley Bautista: 16 May 2022 Southeast Asian Games: Hanoi, Vietnam [11] 13.65 (+0.5 m/s) John Cabang Tolentino: 18 June 2023 Campeonato de ...
The 20K run (20 kilometres, or approximately 12.4 miles) is a long distance foot race.It is a rarely held race that is not recognized as an Olympic event. The event held IAAF world championship status in 2006 only, when the existing IAAF World Half Marathon Championships briefly hosted the shorter distance.