half-marathon
noun
half-mar·a·thon
ˈhaf-ˈmer-ə-ˌthän 
-ˈma-rə-
plural half-marathons
: a footrace run on an open course that is half the distance of a marathon (13 miles, 192.5 yards, or 21.1 kilometers)
Then, in late September, … Goucher ran a U.S. best in the half-marathon, beating the women's marathon world-record holder, Britain's Paula Radcliffe, by nearly a minute.—
Alexander Wolff
Alexander WolffHaving just completed a half-marathon in the UK's Great North Run on Tyneside, I was surprised to find that my legs felt stiffer two days after the event than they were the following day.—Melanie Trickett
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In the email, Lebron, himself a runner who completed last weekend’s race, mentioned the cardiac arrest death of David Reichman during the 2022 half-marathon.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
May 17 has been identified Charles Rogers was 31
Rogers once played college football for the University of Minnesota
A runner who died after running a half-marathon in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 17, has been identified as Charles Rogers.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 21 May 2025
The Deckers Brands label has been one of the official partners for the Hackney Half for the last three years, an annual half-marathon held in the London borough of Hackney.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
During a Southern California heat wave last September, a 35-year-old runner died of cardiac arrest after crossing the finish line at a Disneyland half-marathon.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
May 17 has been identified Charles Rogers was 31
Rogers once played college football for the University of Minnesota
A runner who died after running a half-marathon in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 17, has been identified as Charles Rogers.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 21 May 2025
The Deckers Brands label has been one of the official partners for the Hackney Half for the last three years, an annual half-marathon held in the London borough of Hackney.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
During a Southern California heat wave last September, a 35-year-old runner died of cardiac arrest after crossing the finish line at a Disneyland half-marathon.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
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“Half-marathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-marathon. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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