Half marathon

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Fun runners taking part in the Bristol Half Marathon
The Chicago Half Marathon is a Chicago Marathon tuneup on Lake Shore Drive in the South Side of Chicago.

A half marathon is a road running event of 21,097.5 meters, or 13+7⁄64 miles, about 13.1 miles. It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently.[1] One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but doesn't require the dedication that a marathon requires.[1] In 2008, Running USA reported that the half marathon is the fastest growing type of race.[1] New York Road Runners CEO Mary Wittenberg and noted running author and coach Jeff Galloway have also commented on the popularity of the distance.[1] It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon, using almost the same course with an early finish.

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[edit] 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 1:06:25, set by Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands on October 14, 2007, in Udine, Italy.

[edit] World record progression - Men

Time Name Birth Nationality Date Town
62:56 Miruts Yifter 1944  Ethiopia 1977-02-06 Coamo, PUR
62:47 Anthony Simmons 1948  United Kingdom 1978-06-24 Welwyn Garden City, GBR
62:36 Nick Rose 1951  United Kingdom 1979-10-14 Dayton, USA
62:32 Kirk Pfeffer 1956  United States 1979-12-07 Las Vegas, USA
62:16 Stan Mavis 1955  United States 1980-01-27 New Orleans, USA
61:47 Herb Lindsay 1954  United States 1981-09-20 Manchester, USA
61:36 Mike Musyoki 1956  Kenya 1982-09-19 Philadelphia, USA
61:32 Paul Cummings 1953  United States 1983-09-25 Philadelphia, USA
61:21 Alex Hagelsteens 1956  Belgium 1984-09-23 Remich, LUX-Grevenmacher, LUX
61:14 Steve Jones 1955  United Kingdom 1985-08-11 Birmingham, GBR
60:56[dubious – discuss] Xolile Yawa 1962  South Africa 1987-07-25 East London, RSA
60:55 Mark Curp 1959  United States 1985-09-15 Philadelphia, USA
60:46 Dionicio Cerón 1965  Mexico 1990-09-16 Philadelphia, USA
59:47 Moses Tanui 1965  Kenya 1993-04-03 Milan, ITA
59:17 Paul Tergat 1969  Kenya 1998-04-04 Milan, ITA
59:16 Samuel Wanjiru 1986  Kenya 2005-09-11 Rotterdam, NED
58:55 Haile Gebrselassie 1973  Ethiopia 2006-01-15 Phoenix, USA
58:33 Samuel Wanjiru 1986  Kenya 2007-03-17 The Hague, NED

[edit] World record progression - Women

Time Name Birth Nationality Date Town
77:48 Daniele Justin 19??  Belgium 1978-11-12 Nazaré, POR
75:58 Michiko Gorman 1935  United States 1978-11-19 Pasadena, USA
75:01 Ellison Goodall 1954  United States 1979-03-10 Winston-Salem, USA
74:03 Patti Catalano 1953  United States 1979-09-29 Manchester, USA
73:59 Marja Wokke 1957  Netherlands 1980-03-29 The Hague, NED
73:26 Joan Benoit 1957  United States 1981-01-18 New Orleans, USA
71:16 Joan Benoit 1957  United States 1981-03-07 San Diego, USA
69:57 Grete Waitz 1953  Norway 1982-05-15 Gothenburg, SWE
69:14 Joan Benoit 1957  United States 1983-09-18 Philadelphia, USA
68:34 Joan Benoit 1957  United States 1984-09-16 Philadelphia, USA
68:31 Ingrid Kristiansen 1956  Norway 1989-03-19 New Bedford, USA
67:59 Elana Meyer 1966  South Africa 1991-05-18 East London, RSA
67:58 Uta Pippig 1965  Germany 1995-03-19 Kyoto, JPN
67:36 Elana Meyer 1966  South Africa 1997-03-09 Kyoto, JPN
67:29 Elana Meyer 1966  South Africa 1998-03-08 Kyoto, JPN
66:44 Elana Meyer 1966  South Africa 1999-01-15 Tokyo, JPN
66:25 Lornah Kiplagat 1974  Netherlands 2007-10-14 Udine, ITA

[edit] Best Year Performance

[edit] Men's Seasons Best

YEAR TIME ATHLETE PLACE
1970 1:03:53 Flag of Northern Ireland Derek Graham (NIR) Belfast
1971 1:05:25 Flag of the United Kingdom Ron Hill (GBR) Freckleton
1972 1:04:23 Flag of Colombia Victor Manual Mora (COL) Coamo
1973 1:05:07 Flag of Mexico Mario Cuevas (MEX) Maracaibo
1974 1:04:45 Flag of the Soviet Union Vladimir Merkushin (URS) Wieze
1975 1:05:08 Flag of West Germany Paul Angenvoorth (FRG) Grevenmacher
1976 1:03:46 Flag of Costa Rica Juan Rafael Perez (CRC) Coamo
1977 1:02:56 Flag of Ethiopia Miruts Yifter (ETH) Coamo
1978 1:02:47 Flag of the United Kingdom Anthony Simmons (GBR) Welwyn Garden City
1979 1:02:32 Flag of the United States Kirk Pfeffer (USA) Las Vegas
1980 1:02:16 Flag of the United States Stan Mavis (USA) New Orleans
1981 1:01:47 Flag of the United States Herb Lindsay (USA) Manchester
1982 1:01:36 Flag of Kenya Michael Musyoki (KEN) Philadelphia
1983 1:01:32 Flag of the United States Paul Cummings (USA) Dayton
1984 1:01:52 Flag of Italy Alberto Cova (ITA) Milan
1985 1:00:55 Flag of the United States Mark Curp (USA) Philadelphia
1986 1:00:43 Flag of Kenya Michael Musyoki (KEN) South Shields
1987 1:00:10 Flag of South Africa Matthew Temane (RSA) East London
1988 1:01:00 Flag of Ireland John Treacy (IRL) South Shields
1989 1:01:10 Flag of South Africa Matthew Temane (RSA) Durban
1990 1:00:34 Flag of Australia Steve Moneghetti (AUS) South Shields
1991 1:00:58 Flag of South Africa Lawrence Peu (RSA) East London
1992 1:00:24 Flag of Kenya Benson Masya (KEN) South Shields
1993 59:47 Flag of Kenya Moses Tanui (KEN) Milan[2]
1994 1:00:02 Flag of Kenya Benson Masya (KEN) South Shields
1995 1:00:26 Flag of Kenya Simon Lopuyet (KEN) Lisbon
1996 1:00:31 Flag of Kenya Paul Koech (KEN) Ivry-sur-Seine
1997 59:56 Flag of Kenya Shem Kororia (KEN) Košice
1998 59:17 Flag of Kenya Paul Tergat (KEN) Milan
1999 59:22 Flag of Kenya Paul Tergat (KEN) Milan
2000 1:00:30 Flag of Japan Kenichi Takahashi (JPN) Tokyo
2001 59:52 Flag of Spain Fabian Roncero (ESP) Berlin
2002 59:41 Flag of Ethiopia Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Lisbon
2003 1:00:01 Flag of South Africa Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) South Shields
2004 59:37 Flag of Ethiopia Dejene Birhanu (ETH) South Shields
2005 59:05 Flag of Eritrea Zersenay Tadese (ERI) South Shields
2006 58:55 Flag of Ethiopia Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Tempe
2007 58:33 Flag of Kenya Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) The Hague
2008 59:15 Flag of Ethiopia Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
Flag of Ethiopia Deriba Merga (ETH)		 Lisboa
New Delhi

[edit] Women's Seasons Best

YEAR TIME ATHLETE PLACE
1978 1:15:04 Flag of the United States Marty Cooksey (USA) San Diego
1979 1:14:03 Flag of the United States Patti Catalano (USA) Manchester
1980 1:13:59 Flag of the Netherlands Marja Wokke (NED) Den Haag
1981 1:11:16 Flag of the United States Joan Samuelson (USA) San Diego
1982 1:09:57 Flag of Norway Grete Waitz (NOR) Gothenburg
1983 1:09:10 Flag of the United States Joan Samuelson (USA) Philadelphia
1984 1:08:34 Flag of the United States Joan Samuelson (USA) Philadelphia
1985 1:09:44 Flag of the United States Joan Samuelson (USA) Philadelphia
1986 1:09:03 Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) Drammen
1987 1:09:47 Flag of Australia Lisa Ondieki (AUS) South Shields
1988 1:08:49 Flag of Norway Grete Waitz (NOR) South Shields
1989 1:08:31 Flag of Norway Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) New Bedford
1990 1:09:33 Flag of Portugal Rosa Mota (POR) South Shields
1991 1:07:59 Flag of South Africa Elana Meyer (RSA) East London
1992 1:08:42 Flag of the United Kingdom Liz McColgan (GBR) Dundee
1993 1:09:35 Flag of Russia Valentina Yegorova (RUS) St Petersburg
1994 1:07:59 Flag of Germany Uta Pippig (GER) Kyoto
1995 1:07:59 Flag of Germany Uta Pippig (GER) Kyoto
1996 1:09:15 Flag of New Caledonia Nadia Prasad (NCL) Paris
1997 1:07:36 Flag of South Africa Elana Meyer (RSA) Kyoto
1998 1:07:29 Flag of South Africa Elana Meyer (RSA) Kyoto
1999 1:06:44 Flag of South Africa Elana Meyer (RSA) Tokyo
2000 1:07:07 Flag of the United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe (GBR) South Shields
2001 1:06:47 Flag of the United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Bristol
2002 1:07:19 Flag of Ireland Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) South Shields
2003 1:05:39 Flag of the United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe (GBR) South Shields
2004 1:07:55 Flag of Australia Benita Johnson (AUS) South Shields
2005 1:07:33 Flag of Ethiopia Derartu Tulu (ETH) South Shields
2006 1:07:16 Flag of Kenya Edith Masai (KEN) Berlin
2007 1:06:25 Flag of the Netherlands Lornah Kiplagat (NED) Udine
2008 1:07:57 Flag of Kenya Philes Ongori (KEN) Marugame

[edit] Largest number of participants

The current biggest half marathon in the world is the Great North Run, held annually in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England[3][4], with 52,000 runners expected in 2009. The largest ever held was Broloppet (the Bridge race) between Copenhagen-Malmö with 79 719 finishers, held in connection with the Öresund Bridge inauguration year 2000[5][6][7].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Hanc, John (July 24, 2008). "Sometimes Half Is Better Than Whole". NY Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/fashion/24fitness.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-09. 
  2. ^ Published in IAAF documents, including IAAF top lists. The ARRS have suggested that the Stramilano Half Marathon course might have been short in 1993 and list the best time for 1993 as 1:00:15, Moses Tanui (KEN), 19-Sep-1993, South Shields ENG.
  3. ^ BUPA Great North Run
  4. ^ BBC SPORT | Athletics | Great North Run on the BBC
  5. ^ Bridge Race 2000
  6. ^ Broloppet on susning.nu
  7. ^ Broloppstider på nätet - men inga placeringar

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