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The USA Half Marathon Championships is the annual national championships for half marathon running in the United States. The race serves as a way of designating the American national champion for the half marathon. The men's race was first contested in 1987 and the women's race began in 1989.
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 United States has ...
This is a list of world records for Masters age groups in the sport of road running.The world governing body for masters athletics is World Masters Athletics (WMA). WMA conducts various world championships in what are called "non stadia" events, meaning races not held in the confines of a stadium.
Houston Half Marathon: Houston, United States [88] 20,000 m: 1:18:33 Nikki Long United States 1 April 2021 Sir Walter Twilight Raleigh, United States [89] [90] 20 km (road) 1:02:43+ Mx: Weini Kelati United States 19 January 2025 Houston Half Marathon: Houston, United States [91] Half marathon: 1:06:09 Mx: Weini Kelati United States 19 January 2025
On Saturday, June 22, 2024 at the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, after spending several hours signing autographs for fans the previous day, Dakotah achieved a PR Half Marathon with a time of 1:08:03, finishing in 2nd place just after the winner, and Puma teammate, Annie Frisbie. Both women broke the previous women's course record. [49]
USATF: American Indoor Records 31 December 2024 updated; Track and Field News: American records – Men Outdoor 9 October 2024; Track and Field News: American records – Women Outdoor 4 October 2024; Track and Field News: American records – Men Indoor 21 February 2025; Track and Field News: American records – Women Indoor 6 July 2024; Specific
A marathon is always measured by the same distance: 26.2 miles, but the time it takes to finish depends on your fitness level, training and the course itself.
[7] [8] The earliest half marathon world record accepted by the Association of Track and Field Statisticians is that of 67:01 minutes run by Englishman Brian Hill-Cottingham in Romford in 1960. [9] [10] For women, the earliest ARRS-recognised time is that of American Kathy Gibbons, who finished the distance in 83:56 on 7 March 1971 in Phoenix ...