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Races close to the official half marathon distance of 21.0975 kilometers (13.1094 mi) had taken place throughout the early 20th century, and athletes had also been timed at the midpoint of full marathons, but the first half marathon races proper emerged in the 1960s.
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]
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
Marathon, half-marathon, 10 km, 5 km 73,206 [16] [17] 11 Hong Kong Marathon: Hong Kong: Hong Kong: 15 January 2015 Marathon, half-marathon, 10 km, 10 km wheelchair race, 3 km wheelchair race 73,070 [18] 12 Round the Bays: Auckland: New Zealand: 10 March 2013 8.4 km 70,000 [19] 13 JPMorgan Corporate Challenge: Frankfurt Germany 7 June 2018 5.6 km
Yangzhou Jianzhen Half Marathon: Yangzhou China: 7 Apr: Daegu Marathon: Daegu South Korea: 14 Apr: NN Marathon Rotterdam: Rotterdam Netherlands: 21 Apr: Shanghai Half Marathon: Shanghai China: 28 Apr: Gifu Half Marathon: Gifu Japan: 28 Apr: Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru: Bengaluru India: 28 Apr: Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul ...
Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon; Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon; S. St. Michaels Half Marathon; Suwanee Half Marathon; U. USA Half Marathon Championships
The 3M Half Marathon, now named the Austin International Half is an annual half marathon held in Austin, Texas, United States. The event will take place on January 19, 2025. The 3M Half Marathon boasts one of the fastest 21.098 km (13.110 mi) courses in the country. Runners enjoy a point-to-point course with mostly downhill running.
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.