Half marathon

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A half marathon is a road running event of 21.1 km (21,097.5 meters; about 13 miles 193 yd). 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.

Contents 1 World records 1.1 World record progression - Men 1.2 World record progression - Women 2 Famous half-marathons 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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	19??	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

[edit] Famous half-marathons

• United Kingdom
  • Great North Run
  • Great West Run
  • Hastings Half Marathon
  • Reading Half Marathon
  • The Morpeth
  • Brentwood Half Marathon (March)
• Elsewhere
  • Bogota Colombia [1]
  • Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, during Grandma's Marathon weekend in Duluth, Minnesota
  • Göteborgsvarvet
  • Hong Kong [2]
  • ׂThe Jerusalem half marathon is held in the spring - [3]

[edit] See also

• IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
• List of marathon races
• Marathon
• Running
• Exercise

[edit] External links

• Runner's World (UK) website
  • Runner's World (UK) Discussion forums
• Runner's World (SA) website
  • Runner's World (SA) Discussion forums
• Runner's World (USA) website
  • Runner's World (USA) Discussion forums
• The best half-marathon times for men
• The best half-marathon times for women
• HalfMarathons.Net - Directory of half marathons in the USA and around the world
• Parkersburg News Sentinel Half Marathon, RRCA National Championship
• Auckland Half Marathon
• Future Races in North East England

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