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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]
Some of that era, such as the Route du Vin Half Marathon and San Blas Half Marathon (which both took the official distance in 1966) are extant today. [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.
Half marathon: 59:43 Ryan Hall: Asics January 14, 2007 Houston Half Marathon: Houston, United States 59:41 a # Terry Cotton April 19, 1986 Fontana, United States 25 km (road) 1:13:09 Diego Estrada: 11 May 2024 Amway River Bank Run (USA 25 km Open and Masters Championships) Grand Rapids, United States [50] 30 km (road) 1:28:38+ Ryan Hall: ASICS ...
The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. [1] It was renamed the IAAF World Road Running Championships in 2006 and reduced in distance to a 20K run, but reverted to the half marathon distance the following year and to the original competition name the year after that. The ...
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 ]
According to World Athletics, Kiptum’s first race was a half marathon in Eldoret in 2013. He would go on to win that event five years later, and from there started to compete internationally in ...
The marathon was established in 1998. The 2006 marathon had 21,159 participants—17,339 of whom successfully finished the race. A half marathon race over 21.0975 kilometres (13.1094 mi) was added to supplement the established full marathon race from the 2010 edition onwards. [1] In 2013, Bernard Koech set
A 48-year-old man has made history as the first blind person to complete the New York City Half Marathon, with the assistance of three guide dogs.