Half marathon
| Athletics Half marathon | |
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Runners in the 2008 New York City Half Marathon | |
| Men's records | |
| World |
 Zersenay Tadese 58.23 (2010) |
| Women's records | |
| World |
 Joyciline Jepkosgei 1:04:52 (2017) |
A half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 kilometres (13.1094 mi) – half the distance of a marathon.[1] Participation in half marathons has grown steadily since 2003,[2] partly due to the fact that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a marathon does.[2] In 2008, Running USA reported that the half marathon is the fastest growing type of race.[2] A 2010 article by Universal Sports mentioned the growing popularity of the distance.[2][3] It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcuts. 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.
A half marathon world record is officially recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations.[4][5] The official IAAF world record for men is 58:23, set by Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea on March 21, 2010 at the Lisbon half marathon in Portugal,[4] and for women is 1:04:52, set by Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya on April 1, 2017, in Prague, Czech Republic.[6][Note 1]
All-time top 25
NotesBelow is a list of other times equal or superior to 59:06:
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NotesBelow is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:06:41:
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Season's bests
This table lists the best half marathon performances per year since 1970, as recorded by the ARRS.[9]
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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.[13]
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 Öresund Bridge inauguration in 2000.[14][15]
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.[16]
See also
- List of half marathon races
- IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
- Mini marathon
- Quarter marathon
- Half marathon world record progression
Notes
- ↑ Pending ratification on February 10, 2017.
- ↑ Published in IAAF documents, including IAAF top lists. 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
- 1 2 3 4 Hanc, John (July 24, 2008). "Sometimes Half Is Better Than Whole". NY Times. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ↑ Monti, David (May 20, 2010). "Half the distance, twice the fun: Half-marathons taking off". Universal Sports. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- 1 2 "Records by discipline: Men's outdoor half marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ↑ "Records by discipline: Women's outdoor half marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ↑ Tim Hutchings (10 February 2017). "Jepchirchir breaks world half marathon record in Ras al-Khaimah". IAAF. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ↑ "All-time men's best Half Marathon". IAAF. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ↑ "All-time women's best Half Marathon". IAAF. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Year 2012 Performances: Half Marathon". ARRS. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- 1 2 Jalava, Mirko; Julin, Lennart (December 29, 2014). "2014 end-of-year reviews - Road running". IAAF. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Rekordmånga gick i mål i årets varv | Göteborgs-Posten". Gp.se. 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ↑ Bridge Race 2000
- ↑ Broloppstider på nätet - men inga placeringar
- ↑ 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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