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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]
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Road racing events can be of virtually any distance, but the most common and well-known is the marathon, half marathon, and 10 km run. The sport of road running finds its roots in the activities of footmen : male servants who ran alongside the carriages of aristocrats around the 18th century, and who also ran errands over distances for their ...
The Labels are considered a prestigious award by race organisers, [3] [4] [5] and include the seven World Marathon Majors. Platinium Label races have the strictest requirements, followed by Gold, then Elite, and general Label Races.
The mass public race at the 2012 London 10000 race Amateur runners completing the very large 2006 Peachtree Road Race. The 10K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of ten kilometres (6.2 miles).
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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