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[2] On 30 March 1991, Arturo Barrios ran a world record distance of 21.101 km in one hour, becoming the first man to run the half marathon distance in under one hour. [11] On 3 April 1993, Moses Tanui became the first man to run a half marathon race in under one hour, with a time of 59:47. [12]
Nike announced the race would take place at the Monza Circuit near Monza, Italy, where Kipchoge ran a half marathon personal best of 59:17 during a test event. [9] The course was 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) long which meant the run would consist of about 17.5 laps around the course. [10]
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]
Alternate strategies include even splitting (racing at a steady pace) or sit and kick (also known as a sprint finish). Conversely, the act of completing the first half of a race faster than the second half is known as a positive split. [2] The strategy of negative splitting has been documented in competitive running since the early 20th century.
Valencia Half Marathon: Valencia, Spain [34] W70 1:37:38: Lavinia Petrie Australia: 13 Sep 1943: 70: 12 Jan 2014: Bendigo, Australia 1:36:52 (1:36.48c) Silvia Bolognesi Italy: 13 Apr 1954: 70: 14 Apr 2024: Italian Half Marathon Masters Championships: Genova, Italy [citation needed] W75: 1:46:08: Libby James United States: 12 Jul 1936: 76: 13 ...
‘We’re not obsessed,’ said the women’s world-record holder for consecutive days running a half marathon. ‘I would say ‘committed.’ Running ‘caveman-like,’ he’ll surpass 8,750 ...
To break the two-hour barrier, a pace of 2:50 min/km (4:34.5 per mile) was required. In order to achieve this, the racers followed behind a team of six pacers in a triangle formation who were themselves following a pace vehicle displaying a large clock of the race time and projecting green lasers onto the ground to indicate where the lead pacer ...
Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982, in Kirkland, Washington) [2] is a retired American long-distance runner who held the U.S. record in the half marathon from 2007 to 2025. 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]