Half marathon
| Athletics Half marathon | |
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 Runners in the 2008 New York City Half Marathon | |
| World records | |
| Men |  Geoffrey Kamworor 58:01 (2019) |
| Women | world best: Brigid Kosgei 1:04:28 (2019) mixed gender: Joyciline Jepkosgei 1:04:51 (2017)women only:  Netsanet Gudeta 1:06:11 (2018) |
A half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 km (13 mi 192½ yd)—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[citation needed]. If finisher medals are awarded, the medal or ribbon may differ from those for the full marathon. The half marathon is also known as a 21K, 21.1K or 13.1 miles, although these values are rounded and not formally correct.[examples needed]
A half marathon world record is officially recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations.[2][3] The official IAAF world record for men is 58:01, set by Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya on September 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark,[4] and for women is 1:04:51, set by Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya on October 22, 2017, in Valencia, Spain.[5] Participation in half marathons has grown steadily since 2003,[6] partly because it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a marathon does.[6] In 2008, Running USA reported that the half marathon is the fastest-growing type of race.[6]
All-time top 25
NotesBelow is a list of other times equal or superior to 59:01:
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NotesBelow is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:06:07:
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Season's bests
This table lists the best half marathon performances per year since 1970, as recorded by the ARRS.[29]
Largest number of participants
In 2014, the largest half marathon in the world was the Göteborgsvarvet, also known as the Gothenburg half marathon, in Sweden with 64,288 announced runners and 47,491 finishers.[31]
The largest half marathon ever held was Broloppet (the Bridge race) between Copenhagen in Denmark and Malmö in Sweden with 79,719 finishers, held in connection with the Øresund Bridge inauguration in 2000.[32][33]
Age records
In 2017 Harriette Thompson became the oldest woman ever to finish a half-marathon, at age 94 at the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon.[34]
See also
- List of half marathon races
- IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
- Mini marathon
- Quarter marathon
- Half marathon world record progression
- One hour run
Notes
- ^ Published in IAAF documents, including IAAF top lists Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. The ARRS has suggested that the Stramilano half marathon course might have been short in 1993 and lists the best time for 1993 as 1:00:15 by Moses Tanui from Kenya.
References
- ^ USATF: Course Measurement and Certification Procedures
- ^ a b Emeterio Valiente (28 October 2018). "Kiptum breaks world half marathon record in Valencia with 58:18". IAAF. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Records by discipline: Women's outdoor half marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ a b "Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor smashes half marathon world record". bbc.co.uk. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Great North Run 2014: Mo Farah claims first victory". BBC Sport. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Hanc, John (July 24, 2008). "Sometimes Half Is Better Than Whole". NY Times. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "All-time men's best Half Marathon". IAAF. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "All-time men's best half-marathon". alltime-athletics.com. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "All-time women's best Half Marathon". IAAF. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "All-time women's best half-marathon". alltime-athletics.com. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ a b Emeterio Valiente (28 October 2018). "Kiptum breaks world half marathon record in Valencia with 58:18". IAAF. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Bedan Karoki Muchiri Ras-Al-Khaimah Half Marathon 2018 Result". premiertiming.com. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Erick Kiptanui Berlin Half Marathon 2018 Result". mikatiming.net. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Jon Mulkeen (8 February 2019). "Kiprop equals course record, Teferi clocks fastest debut at Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Yeshaneh breaks half marathon world record in Ras Al Khaimah". World Athletics. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Yeshaneh breaks half marathon world record in Ras Al Khaimah". World Athletics. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Fancy Chemutai Ras-Al-Khaimah Half Marathon 2018 Result". premiertiming.com. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Mary Keitany Ras-Al-Khaimah Half Marathon 2018 Result". premiertiming.com. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (7 April 2018). "Melly sizzles to 1:05:04 victory at Prague Half Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui Ras-Al-Khaimah Half Marathon 2018 Result". premiertiming.com. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Hassan smashes European record at Copenhagen Half Marathon". IAAF. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (7 April 2019). "Weekend half marathon round-up: Chepngetich sizzles 1:05:30 in Istanbul, Hassan goes sub-1:06 in Berlin, Kimeli and Kipkirui win in Prague". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Emeterio Valiente (27 October 2019). "Weekend road round-up: Aiyabei sets Frankfurt Marathon record, Teferi breaks Ethiopian record in Valencia". IAAF. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Yeshaneh breaks half marathon world record in Ras Al Khaimah". World Athletics. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Eric Roeske (20 October 2019). "Weekend road round-up: course records broken in Amsterdam, Delhi, Toronto and Lisbon". IAAF. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ Emeterio Valiente (10 February 2019). "Dereje and Kiptanui take the spoils in Barcelona half". IAAF. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Eric Roeske (20 October 2019). "Weekend road round-up: course records broken in Amsterdam, Delhi, Toronto and Lisbon". IAAF. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Yeshaneh breaks half marathon world record in Ras Al Khaimah". World Athletics. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Yearly Ranking Leaders: Half Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ "Keitany smashes half marathon world record in Ras Al Khaimah". IAAF. February 18, 2011. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Rekordmånga gick i mål i årets varv | Göteborgs-Posten". Gp.se. 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ^ "Bridge Race 2000". Archived from the original on 2004-11-19. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "Senaste". Marathon.se.
- ^ Boren, Cindy. "At 94, Harriette Thompson becomes the oldest woman to run a half-marathon". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
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