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That year's race, which had 4100 runners, was part of the USA Track & Field state championship series, crowning the state half marathon champions. [9] The race is now listed as one of three half marathons in Chicago. [10] Some runners, including 2009 winner Patrick Rizzo, use the race to prepare for the Chicago Marathon. [11]
World Half Marathon Championships: Cardiff, United Kingdom [98] 10 miles: 45:57 Emile Cairess: 4 March 2023 Podium Breaking 10 Barrowford Barrowford, United Kingdom [99] 45:13 # Ian Stewart: 8 May 1977 Stoke, United Kingdom 18 km: 47:50+ Mo Farah: 22 March 2015 Lisbon Half Marathon: Lisbon, Portugal [95] 20 km: 56:27+ Mo Farah: 22 March 2015 ...
The Royal Parks Half Marathon, first held in 2008, takes place each October, starting and finishing in Hyde Park.It is the only half marathon that travels through central London and four of the Royal Parks and is one of London's largest half marathons, with over 16,000 participants.
The 2020 event faced criticism after it went ahead on despite the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly increasing; the UK went into lockdown nine days after the race took place. A number of organisations pulled out, and local MP Wera Hobhouse called for it to be cancelled, saying "protecting the most vulnerable in our city from a further ...
The Hackney Half is an annual half-marathon held during the spring in the London borough of Hackney. The first event was held in 2014, with over 12,000 runners taking part. [1] The event is London's biggest half-marathon event, with 24,000 runners taking part in the 2023 event. [2] In 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
The Illinois Marathon is a for-profit marathon which was held for the first time on April 11, 2009 in Champaign, Illinois. [1] This was to be the first marathon ever held in Champaign . [ 2 ] The course is very flat and it was expected to produce fast times, with only 85 feet (26 m) of elevation change. [ 2 ]
The first ever Virtual Cardiff Half Marathon was hosted in October 2020 and again in October 2021, with thousands of people taking on the 13.1 mile distance from locations around the world. In 2022, the rescheduled '2020' event took place on Sunday 27 March (the 18th edition) and was the last race sponsored by Cardiff University.
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 ]