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Fun runners taking part in the Bristol Half Marathon

A half marathon is a road running event of 13 miles, 192.5 yards (21,097.5 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. The 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, held each May in Indianapolis, is the largest half marathon in the U.S. (and the eighth largest running event in the U.S.) with some 35,000 participants.

World records

The male world record is 58:35, 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  Ethiopia 06.02.1977 Coamo, PUR
62:47 Anthony Simmons 1948  United Kingdom 24.06.1978 Welwyn Garden City, GBR
62:36 Nick Rose 1951  United Kingdom 14.10.1979 Dayton, USA
62:32 Kirk Pfeffer 1956  United States 07.12.1979 Las Vegas, USA
62:16 Stan Mavis 1955  United States 27.01.1980 New Orleans, USA
61:47 Herb Lindsay 1954  United States 20.09.1981 Manchester, USA
61:36 Mike Musyoki 1956  Kenya 19.09.1982 Philadelphia, USA
61:32 Paul Cummings 1953  United States 25.09.1983 Philadelphia, USA
61:21 Alex Hagelsteens 1956  Belgium 23.09.1984 Remich, LUX-Grevenmacher, LUX
61:14 Steve Jones 1955  United Kingdom 11.08.1985 Birmingham, GBR
60:55 Mark Curp 1959  United States 15.09.1985 Philadelphia, USA
60:56 Xolile Yawa 1962  South Africa 25.07.1987 East London, RSA
60:46 Dionicio Cerón 1965  Mexico 16.09.1990 Philadelphia, USA
59:47 Moses Tanui 1965  Kenya 03.04.1993 Milan, ITA
59:17 Paul Tergat 1969  Kenya 04.04.1998 Milan, ITA
59:16 Samuel Wanjiru 1986  Kenya 11.09.2005 Rotterdam, NED
58:55 Haile Gebrselassie 1973  Ethiopia 15.01.2006 Phoenix, USA
58:53 Samuel Wanjiru 1986  Kenya 09.02.2007 Ras al-Khaimah, UAE
58:35 Samuel Wanjiru 1986  Kenya 17.03.2007 The Hague, NED

World record progression - Women

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

Famous half-marathons

See also

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