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Hollywood Half Marathon is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance 21.0975 kilometres (13.1094 mi), which is held each spring in Hollywood, California. The race was inaugurated in 2012 and has been held every year since then to raise funds and awareness for Los Angeles youth homeless shelters. [ 1 ]
The Los Angeles Marathon (formerly known as the City of Los Angeles Marathon) is an annual running event typically held each spring in Los Angeles, California, since 1986. The marathon was inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games hosted in Los Angeles. It is one of the five largest marathons in the country, with more than 20,000 ...
nb1 Two faster women's marathon times were set at the 2014 Boston Marathon: 2:18:57 by Rita Jeptoo and 2:19:59 by Buzunesh Deba. The Boston Marathon course, however, is ineligible for record purposes. Jeptoo also failed a doping test prior to setting the time, making it an invalid one. [188]
Kenyan Nelson Oyugi holds the men's half marathon course record of 1:01:59, while Belaynesh Zemedkun is the women's record holder with her time of 1:10:28. [9] The men's race has been dominated by Kenyans, with 13 wins since the mid-1990s, but Americans are historically strong on the women's side with 17 race wins.
The Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon is an annual half marathon race which takes place in San Jose, California in the United States. It also features a 10K and 5K race. The 2023 edition featured nearly 11,000 total runners with most participants running the half marathon. [1]
Caleb Graves died after running in the 2024 Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon race at the Anaheim, Calif., resort. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
In 2024, organizers admitted to miscalculating the race distance for one of the half marathon races. Participants found out two days after the race that the course had only been 12.6 miles instead of 13.1. [35] There are two half marathon races offered, a "city half" and a "bridge half"; the "city half" half-marathon was the course that was ...
Andrea McLarty who won the marathon for the women in 2009 finished as the first female in the half marathon with a time of 1:21:06. [10] There was a course change this year as well, runners no longer finish outside of the Santa Barbara City College stadium, they now enter the stadium and finish with a three-quarters lap around the track.