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Hal Higdon (born June 17, 1931) is an American writer and runner known for his training plans. [1] He is the author of 34 books, including the best-selling Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide . He has worked as a freelance writer since 1959, and has written a variety of subjects including a children's book that was made into an animated feature.
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
2:04:58 Hal Higdon United States: Freelance writer for Runner's World; a founder of Road Runners Club of America: Ron Hill United Kingdom: 1964 1972 2:09:28 Hwang Young-Cho South Korea: 1992 3 2:08:09 Juma Ikangaa Tanzania (6) 1984 (7) 1988 (34) 1992 Steve Jones United Kingdom: 4 2:07:13 Former marathon world record holder Veikko Karvonen ...
[6] [7] Runner and writer Hal Higdon had been writing for the magazine since the beginning (2nd edition). In 1969, Anderson changed the name of the magazine to Runner's World . [ 8 ] He brought on Joe Henderson as chief editor and moved the editorial offices, now named World Publications , to Mountain View, California .
[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]
Nike announced the race would take place at the Monza Circuit near Monza, Italy, where Kipchoge ran a half marathon personal best of 59:17 during a test event. [9] The course was 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) long which meant the run would consist of about 17.5 laps around the course. [10]
Mortgage Network Half Marathon Conner Mantz: 1:00:55 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic [1] 2019 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon: Leonard Korir (2) 1:01:52 2018 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon: Chris Derrick: 1:02:37 2017 Columbus, Ohio: Capital City Half Marathon ...
The 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held in Birmingham, United Kingdom on 11 October 2009. It was the final event of the International Association of Athletics Federations ' 2009 World Athletics Series .