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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.
[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]
[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.
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 ...
The 7th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on September 27, 1998, in the city of Uster, Switzerland. A total of 236 athletes, 139 men and 97 women, from 54 countries took part. A total of 236 athletes, 139 men and 97 women, from 54 countries took part.
24,663 finishers (2019) [2] 1:30 pace group on 7th Avenue passing Park Central Hotel , 2008 Port Authority Bus Terminal in 2013 World Financial Center in 2016 The New York City Half Marathon (branded as the United Airlines NYC Half ) is an annual half marathon road running race from Brooklyn 's Prospect Park to Manhattan 's Central Park via the ...
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 ...