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Some of that era, such as the Route du Vin Half Marathon and San Blas Half Marathon (which both took the official distance in 1966) are extant today. [7] [8] The earliest half marathon world record accepted by the Association of Track and Field Statisticians is that of 67:01 minutes run by Englishman Brian Hill-Cottingham in Romford in 1960.
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
Julia Manzano, half marathon. The 26-year-old was the 2023 half marathon runner-up in 1:24:59, crossing the finish line behind winner Aimee Piercy, who is not currently registered for this year's ...
New Bedford Half-Marathon comes back strong after pandemic. Shut down in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid concerns, the New Bedford Half-Marathon took a big step forward on Sunday by cracking 2,000 entries.
Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982, in Kirkland, Washington) [2] is a retired American long-distance runner who holds the U.S. record in the half marathon.With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event. [3]
The New York City Half Marathon (branded as the United Airlines NYC Half) is an annual half marathon road running race from Brooklyn's Prospect Park to Manhattan's Central Park via the Manhattan Bridge, held since 2006. [a] It passes through or by Times Square, Grand Central, and both Grand Army Plazas. New York Road Runners (NYRR) administers ...
She was “too busy running to notice the course,’’ but the famously scenic route drew raves from runners representing 69 countries. Kenyans sweep Life Time Miami Marathon again, miles ahead ...