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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]
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]
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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 ]
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The 25K run (25 kilometers, approximately 15.52 miles) is a long distance running footrace that is between the distance of a half marathon and a marathon.It was formerly an official world record distance in road running by World Athletics, [1] but has since been downgraded to world best status.