HALF MARATHON

A 'half marathon' is a road running event of 13.1 miles, 23056 yards (21,082.4 meters). It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. It is a popular race for relative amateurs, long enough to be a serious challenge but not requiring the level of training of a full marathon. In consequence, many towns and cities hold annual all-comers half marathon races through their streets. It is also common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a full marathon, using almost the same course with an early finish.

Contents

World records

World record progression - Men

World record progression - Women

Famous half-marathons

See also

External links

World records

The male world record is 58:33, set by Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya on March 17 2007, in The Hague, The Netherlands.
The female world record is 1:06:44, set by Elana Meyer of South Africa on January 15 1999, in Tokyo, Japan.

World record progression - Men

'Time'	'Name'	'Birth'	'Nationality'	'Date'	'Town'
62:56	Miruts Yifter	1944		06.02.1977	Coamo, PUR
62:47	Anthony Simmons	1948		24.06.1978	Welwyn Garden City, GBR
62:36	Nick Rose	1951		14.10.1979	Dayton, USA
62:32	Kirk Pfeffer	1956		07.12.1979	Las Vegas, USA
62:16	Stan Mavis	1955		27.01.1980	New Orleans, USA
61:47	Herb Lindsay	1954		20.09.1981	Manchester, USA
61:36	Mike Musyoki	1956		19.09.1982	Philadelphia, USA
61:32	Paul Cummings	1953		25.09.1983	Philadelphia, USA
61:21	Alex Hagelsteens	1956		23.09.1984	Remich, LUX-Grevenmacher, LUX
61:14	Steve Jones	1955		11.08.1985	Birmingham, GBR
60:55	Mark Curp	1959		15.09.1985	Philadelphia, USA
60:56	Xolile Yawa	1962		25.07.1987	East London, RSA
60:46	Dionicio Cerón	1965		16.09.1990	Philadelphia, USA
59:47	Moses Tanui	1965		03.04.1993	Milan, ITA
59:17	Paul Tergat	1969		04.04.1998	Milan, ITA
59:16	Samuel Wanjiru	1986		11.09.2005	Rotterdam, NED
58:55	Haile Gebrselassie	1973		15.01.2006	Phoenix, USA
58:33	Samuel Wanjiru	1986		17.03.2007	The Hague, NED

World record progression - Women

'Time'	'Name'	'Birth'	'Nationality'	'Date'	'Town'
77:48	Daniele Justin	19??		12.11.1978	Nazaré, POR
75:58	Michiko Gorman	19??		19.11.1978	Pasadena, USA
75:01	Ellison Goodall	1954		10.03.1979	Winston-Salem, USA
74:03	Patti Catalano	1953		29.09.1979	Manchester, USA
73:59	Marja Wokke	1957		29.03.1980	The Hague, NED
73:26	Joan Benoit	1957		18.01.1981	New Orleans, USA
71:16	Joan Benoit	1957		07.03.1981	San Diego, USA
69:57	Grete Waitz	1953		15.05.1982	Gothenburg, SWE
69:14	Joan Benoit	1957		18.09.1983	Philadelphia, USA
68:34	Joan Benoit	1957		16.09.1984	Philadelphia, USA
68:31	Ingrid Kristiansen	1956		19.03.1989	New Bedford, USA
67:59	Elana Meyer	1966		18.05.1991	East London, RSA
67:58	Uta Pippig	1965		19.03.1995	Kyoto, JPN
67:36	Elana Meyer	1966		09.03.1997	Kyoto, JPN
67:29	Elana Meyer	1966		08.03.1998	Kyoto, JPN
66:44	Elana Meyer	1966		15.01.1999	Tokyo, JPN

Famous half-marathons

★ United Kingdom

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★ Great North Run

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★ Great West Run

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★ Hastings Half Marathon

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★ Reading Half Marathon

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★ The Morpeth

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★ Brentwood Half Marathon (March)

★ Elsewhere

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★ Bogotá, Colombia [1]

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★ Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, during Grandma's Marathon weekend in Duluth,

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★ Evansville Half Marathon, (Evansville, IN.)

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★ Göteborgsvarvet

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★ Hong Kong [2]

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★ The Jerusalem half marathon is held in the spring - [3]

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★ 500 Festival Mini Marathon, held during festivities leading up to the Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis, Indiana

See also

★ IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

★ List of marathon races

★ Marathon

★ Running

★ Half Ironman

★ Exercise

External links

★ Runner's World (UK) website

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★ Runner's World (UK) Discussion forums

★ Runner's World (SA) website

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★ Runner's World (SA) Discussion forums

★ Runner's World (USA) website

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★ Runner's World (USA) Discussion forums

★ The best half-marathon times for men

★ The best half-marathon times for women

★ HalfMarathons.Net - Directory of half marathons in the USA and around the world

★ Parkersburg News Sentinel Half Marathon, RRCA National Championship

★ Auckland Half Marathon

★ Future Races in North East England