Fun runners taking part in the Bristol Half Marathon

A half marathon is a road running event of 13.1 miles, 23056 yards (21,082.4 meters). 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. It is also common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a full marathon, using almost the same course with an early finish. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1562 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Road running Half marathon Culture of Bristol User:Gasheadsteve Bristol Half Marathon Metadata This file contains additional information... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1562 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Road running Half marathon Culture of Bristol User:Gasheadsteve Bristol Half Marathon Metadata This file contains additional information... The Bristol Half Marathon is an annual road running event held on the streets of Bristol, UK. Fun runners taking part in the 2006 Bristol Half Marathon. ... Road running in a U.S. Air Force marathon Fun runners taking part in the Bristol Half Marathon Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road (as opposed to track and cross country running). ... Although marathon sometimes refers to any athletic event requiring great endurance, more specifically it refers to a long-distance track event of 42,195 m (26 miles and 385 yards). ...

World records

The male world record is 58:33, set by Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya on March 17, 2007, in The Hague, The Netherlands. Samuel Wanjiru (born November 10, 1986) is a Kenyan long distance runner who currently holds the half marathon world record obtained on September 11, 2005 in Rotterdam Half Marathon. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006)  - Municipality 98. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain...

The female world record is 1:06:44, set by Elana Meyer of South Africa on January 15, 1999, in Tokyo, Japan. Elana Meyer (born October 10, 1966) is a former long distance runner from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 10 000 metre event. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...

World record progression - Men

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World record progression - Women

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Famous half-marathons

• United Kingdom
  • Great North Run
  • Great West Run
  • Hastings Half Marathon
  • Reading Half Marathon
  • The Morpeth
  • Brentwood Half Marathon (March)
• Elsewhere
  • Bogotá, Colombia [1]
  • Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, during Grandma's Marathon weekend in Duluth,
  • Evansville Half Marathon, (Evansville, IN.)
  • Göteborgsvarvet
  • Hong Kong [2]
  • The Jerusalem half marathon is held in the spring - [3]
  • 500 Festival Mini Marathon, held during festivities leading up to the Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis, Indiana

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See also

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

IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was an annual Half marathon competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations and contested from 1992 to 2005. ... This is a worldwide list of marathon runs sorted alphabetically. ... Modern-day marathon runners Runners in ancient Greece. ... For other uses, see Running (disambiguation). ... The term Exercise can refer to: Physical exercise such as running or strength training Exercise (options), the financial term for enacting and terminating a contract Category: ...

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