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{{Short description|Road running event of 21.0975 kilometres}}
{{Infobox athletics event
|event = Half marathon
|image = [[image:BMW Dallas Marathon.jpg|320px]]
|caption = Half marathon runners in the 2024 [[Dallas Marathon]]
|WRmen = {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Jacob Kiplimo]] 56:42 (2025)
|WRwomen = {{Small|'''{{AthAbbr|Mx}}''': {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ETH}} [[Letesenbet Gidey]]}} 1:02:52 (2021)}}
<br>{{Small|'''{{AthAbbr|Wo}}''': {{nowrap|{{flagicon|KEN}} [[Peres Jepchirchir]] 1:05:16 (2020)}}}}}}
A '''half marathon''' is a [[road running]] event of {{val|21.0975}} kilometres ({{ca}} 13 mi 192.5 yd)—half the distance of a [[marathon]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/62/626ff37e-feed-4ec3-8c40-758ddda9af8a.pdf |title=USATF: Course Measurement and Certification Procedures |access-date=2019-04-25 |archive-date=2016-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629174809/http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/62/626ff37e-feed-4ec3-8c40-758ddda9af8a.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcuts.<ref>{{Citation |title=Chip timing |date=2023-03-28 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chip_timing&oldid=1147118720 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=2023-07-16 |language=en}}</ref>  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.{{Example needed |s|date=April 2019|}}

A [[Half marathon world record progression|half marathon world record]] is officially recognised by [[World Athletics]].<ref name="IAAF men record">{{cite news|title=Kiptum breaks world half marathon record in Valencia with 58:18|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/geoffrey-kamworor-world-record-copenhagen-hal|publisher=IAAF|author=Emeterio Valiente|date=28 October 2018|access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="IAAF women record">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/road-running/half-marathon/outdoor/women |title=Records by discipline: Women's outdoor half marathon |website=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] |access-date=2015-05-01 }}</ref> The men's world record time, pending ratification, is 56:42, set by [[Jacob Kiplimo]] of [[Uganda]] in February 2025 in [[Barcelona|Barcelona, Spain]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kim |first=Juliana |date=2025-02-16 |title=Jacob Kiplimo sets new half marathon record, finishes in under 57 minutes |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/02/16/nx-s1-5299209/barcelona-half-marathon-world-record-kimplimo |access-date=2025-02-17 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref> The women's world record, in a mixed-gender race, is 1:02:52, set by [[Letesenbet Gidey]] of Ethiopia in October 2021 in [[Valencia|Valencia, Spain]]. In a female-only race, the women's world record is 1:05:16, set by [[Peres Jepchirchir]] of Kenya in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stats {{!}} World Athletics {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-category/world-records |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>

Participation in half marathons has grown steadily since 2003,<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/fashion/24fitness.html|title=Sometimes Half Is Better Than Whole |last=Hanc|first=John|date=July 24, 2008|work=NY Times|access-date=2009-02-09}}</ref> partly because it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a marathon does.<ref name="nytimes" /> In 2008, ''Running USA'' reported that the half marathon is the fastest-growing type of race.<ref name="nytimes" />

== History ==
The concept of the half-marathon emerged in the 1960s. The first half marathon was the [[Route du Vin Half Marathon]] founded in 1961. Although the race was technically not the official current distance until it was standardized in 1995.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-01 |title=THE HISTORY OF THE HALF |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/runners-world-uk/20220701/282260964082701 |work=Runner's World}}</ref> The event grew in popularity leading to the eventual establishment of the [[World Athletics Road Running Championships]] in 1992, originally titled the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

==All-time top 25==
===Men===
*Correct {{As of|2025|10|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Half Marathon All-time toplist|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/road-running/half-marathon/outdoor/men/senior?regionType=world&drop=all&fiftyPercentRule=all&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2022-10-25|website=[[World Athletics]]|access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All-time men's best half-marathon|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mhmaraok.htm|website=alltime-athletics.com|date=8 December 2020|access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!Time
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
|56:42
|{{flagathlete|[[Jacob Kiplimo]]|UGA}}
|16 February 2025
|Barcelona
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valiente |first=Emeterio |date=February 16, 2025 |title=Kiplimo obliterates world half marathon record in Barcelona, Kejelcha and Eisa impress in Castellón |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/jacob-kiplimo-uganda-world-half-marathon-record-barcelona |access-date=February 16, 2025 |website=World Athletics}}</ref>
|-
!2
|57:30
|{{flagathlete|[[Yomif Kejelcha]]|ETH}}
|27 October 2024
|Valencia
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kejelcha breaks world half marathon record in Valencia {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/kejelcha-world-half-marathon-record-valencia |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|-
!3
| 57:32
| {{flagathlete|[[Kibiwott Kandie]]|KEN}}
| 6 December 2020
| Valencia
| <ref name="2020.valencia">{{cite news|title=57:32! Kandie crushes half marathon world record in Valencia|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/kibiwott-kandie-half-marathon-world-record|publisher=World Athletics|author=Emeterio Valiente|date=6 December 2020|access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
!4
|57:41
|{{flagathlete|[[Hagos Gebrhiwet]]|ETH}}
|22 October 2023
|Valencia
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kandie and Chelimo victorious in Valencia {{!}} REPORTS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/valencia-half-marathon-2023-kandie-chelimo |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|-
!5
|57:50
|{{flagathlete|[[Selemon Barega]]|ETH}}
|22 October 2023
|Valencia
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
! 6
| 57:59
| {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Mutiso]]|KEN}}
| 6 December 2020
| Valencia
| {{r|2020.valencia}}
|-
! 7
| 58:01
| {{flagathlete|[[Geoffrey Kamworor]]|KEN}}
| 15 September 2019
| Copenhagen
| <ref name="Kamworor">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/49710148|title=Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor smashes half marathon world record|website=bbc.co.uk|date=15 September 2019|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
!8
|58:02
|{{flagathlete|[[Sabastian Sawe]]|KEN}}
|6 March 2022
|Rome–Ostia
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Mokoka breaks world 50km record with 2:40:13 in Gqeberha|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/stephen-mokoka-world-50km-record-gqeberha|publisher=[[World Athletics]]|date=6 March 2022|access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
!9
|58:07
|{{flagathlete|[[Abel Kipchumba]]|KEN}}
|24 October 2021
|Valencia
|<ref name="worldathletics.org">{{cite news|title=Gidey smashes world half marathon record in Valencia|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/letesenbet-gidey-half-marathon-record-valencia|publisher=[[World Athletics]]|date=24 October 2021|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
!10
|58:10
|{{flagathlete|[[Isaia Kipkoech Lasoi]]|KEN}}
|15 September 2024
|Copenhagen
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Sawe and Kipkemboi claim Copenhagen Half Marathon crowns|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/sawe-kipkemboi-copenhagen-half-marathon-2024|publisher=[[World Athletics]]|date=15 September 2024|access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
!11
| 58:11
| {{flagathlete|[[Philemon Kiplimo]]|KEN}}
| 6 December 2020
| Valencia
| {{r|2020.valencia}}
|-
!12
|58:17
|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Mateiko]]|KEN}}
|27 October 2024
|Valencia
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Half Marathon - men - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/road-running/half-marathon/all/men/senior |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|13
|rowspan=2|58:23
| {{flagathlete|[[Zersenay Tadese]]|ERI}}
| 21 March 2010
| Lisbon
|
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Nicholas Kimeli|Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli]]|KEN}}
|14 September 2025
|Copenhagen
|<ref name="worldathletics.org" />
|-
!15
|58:24
|{{flagathlete|[[Vincent Kibet Langat]]|KEN}}
|14 September 2025
|Copenhagen
|<ref name="worldathletics.org" />
|-
!16
|58:27
|{{flagathlete|[[Gilbert Kipkosgei Kiprotich]]|KEN}}
|23 March 2025
|Malaga
|<ref name="worldathletics.org" />
|-
!17
|58:28
|{{flagathlete|[[Kennedy Kimutai]]|KEN}}
|24 October 2021
|Valencia
|<ref name="worldathletics.org" />
|-
!18
|58:30
|{{flagathlete|[[Rodgers Kwemoi]]|KEN}}
|19 February 2022
|Ras al-Khaimah
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Kiplimo and Gebrzihair break course records in Ras Al Khaimah|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/kiplimo-gebrzihair-course-records-ras-al-khaimah-half-marathon|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jess Whittington|date=19 February 2022|access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" |19
| rowspan="2" | 58:33
| {{flagathlete|[[Samuel Wanjiru]]|KEN}}
| 17 March 2007
| The Hague
|
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Jemal Yimer]]|ETH}}
| 28 October 2018
| Valencia
| <ref name="auto4">{{cite news|title=Kiptum breaks world half marathon record in Valencia with 58:18|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/world-half-marathon-record-valencia-kiptum|publisher=IAAF|author=Emeterio Valiente|date=28 October 2018|access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
!21
|58:35
|{{flagathlete|[[Kenneth Kiprop Renju]]|KEN}}
|19 February 2022
|Ras al-Khaimah
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Kiplimo and Gebrzihair break course records in Ras Al Khaimah|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/kiplimo-gebrzihair-course-records-ras-al-khaimah-half-marathon|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jess Whittington|date=19 February 2022|access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
!22
|58:36
|{{flagathlete|[[Seifu Tura Abdiwak]]|ETH}}
|19 February 2022
|Ras al-Khaimah
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Kiplimo and Gebrzihair break course records in Ras Al Khaimah|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/kiplimo-gebrzihair-course-records-ras-al-khaimah-half-marathon|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jess Whittington|date=19 February 2022|access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
!23
|58:38
|{{flagathlete|[[Rodrigue Kwizera]]|BDI}}
|26 October 2025
|Valencia
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ngetich sets world lead to win Valencia Half Marathon|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/valencia-half-marathon-2025-ngetich-kejelcha|website=World Athletics|access-date=29 October 2025}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|24
|rowspan=2|58:39
|{{flagathlete|[[Gemechu Dida]]|ETH}}
|27 October 2024
|Valencia
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kejelcha breaks world half marathon record in Valencia|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/kejelcha-world-half-marathon-record-valencia|website=World Athletics|author=Emeterio Valiente|date=27 October 2024|access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Brian Kibor]]|KEN}}
|26 October 2025
|Valencia
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ngetich sets world lead to win Valencia Half Marathon|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/valencia-half-marathon-2025-ngetich-kejelcha|website=World Athletics|access-date=29 October 2025}}</ref>
|}

====Notes====
<small>Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 58:39:</small>
*[[Jacob Kiplimo]] also ran 57:31 (2021), 57:37 (2020), 57:56 (2022) and 58:09 (2024).
*[[Kibiwott Kandie]] also ran 57:40 (2023), 58:10 (2022) and 58:38 (2020).<ref>{{cite news|title=Jepchirchir smashes women-only half marathon world record in Prague|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/peres-jepchirchir-world-half-marathon-record|publisher=[[World Athletics]]|date=5 September 2020|access-date=11 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[Yomif Kejelcha]] also ran 57:41 (2023) 58:02 (2025) and 58:32 (2022).
*[[Sabastian Sawe]] also ran 58:05 (2024), 58:24 (2024), 58:29 (2023).
*[[Abraham Kiptum]] ran 58:18,<ref name="IAAF men record" /> but it was expunged for doping.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/50380276 |title=Abraham Kiptum: Kenyan runner gets four-year ban for anti-doping violation - BBC Sport |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116135225/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/50380276 |archive-date=16 November 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Isaia Kipkoech Lasoi]] also ran 58:21 (2024).
*[[Zersenay Tadese]] also ran 58:30<!-- alltime-athletics notes time as 58:31 --> (2011).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/tadese-blazes-5830-in-lisbon-second-fastest-h|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920045958/https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/tadese-blazes-5830-in-lisbon-second-fastest-h|archive-date=2020-09-20|title=Tadese blazes 58:30 in Lisbon, second fastest Half Marathon ever &#124; NEWS &#124; World Athletics}}</ref>
*[[Daniel Mateiko]] also ran 58:26 (2021).
*[[Philemon Kiplimo]] also ran 58:34 (2021).

<small>Performance annulled due to doping offences:</small>

{| class="wikitable"
!Time
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
| 57:49
| {{flagathlete|[[Rhonex Kipruto]]|KEN}}
| 6 December 2020
| Valencia
| {{r|2020.valencia}}
|}

===Women===
*Correct {{As of|2025|10|lc=y}}.
<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Women's Half Marathon All-time toplist|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/road-running/half-marathon/all/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2025-10-26&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229541&ageCategory=senior|website=[[World Athletics]]|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="AlltimeAthletics">{{cite web|title=All-time women's best half-marathon|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/whmaraok.htm|website=alltime-athletics.com|date=26 October 2025|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!Time
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
|1:02:52 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Letesenbet Gidey]]|ETH}}
|24 October 2021
|[[Valencia Half Marathon|Valencia]]
|<ref name="Gidey record">{{cite news|title=Gidey smashes world half marathon record in Valencia|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/letesenbet-gidey-half-marathon-record-valencia|publisher=[[World Athletics]]|date=24 October 2021|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
!2
|1:03:04 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Agnes Jebet Ngetich]]|KEN}}
|27 October 2024
|[[Valencia Half Marathon|Valencia]]
|<ref name="Valencia2024">{{Cite web|title=Kejelcha breaks world half marathon record in Valencia|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/kejelcha-world-half-marathon-record-valencia|website=World Athletics|author=Emeterio Valiente|date=27 October 2024|access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
!3
|1:03:21 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Fotyen Tesfay]]|ETH}}
|27 October 2024
|[[Valencia Half Marathon|Valencia]]
|<ref name="Valencia2024"/>
|-
!4
|1:03:32 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Lilian Kasait Rengeruk]]|KEN}}
|27 October 2024
|[[Valencia Half Marathon|Valencia]]
|<ref name="Valencia2024"/>
|-
!5
|1:03:51 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yalemzerf Yehualaw]]|ETH}}
|24 October 2021
|[[Valencia Half Marathon|Valencia]]
|<ref name="Gidey record"/>
|-
!6
|1:04:02 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruth Chepngetich]]|KEN}}
|4 April 2021
|[[Istanbul Half Marathon|Istanbul]]
|<ref name="Chepngetich smashes world half mara">{{cite news|title=Chepngetich smashes world half marathon record in Istanbul|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/chepngetich-istanbul-half-marathon-record-202|publisher=World Athletics|date=4 April 2021|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
!7
|1:04:13 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joyciline Jepkosgei]]|KEN}}
|16 February 2025
|[[Barcelona Half Marathon|Barcelona]]
|<ref name="Jepkosgei Barcelona 2025">{{Cite web|title=Kiplimo obliterates world half marathon record in Barcelona, Kejelcha and Eisa impress in Castellón|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/jacob-kiplimo-uganda-world-half-marathon-record-barcelona|website=World Athletics|author=Emeterio Valiente|date=16 February 2025|access-date=26 February 2025}}</ref>
|-
!8
|1:04:14 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Girmawit Gebrzihair]]|ETH}}
|19 February 2022
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|<ref name="RAK2022">{{cite news|title=Kiplimo and Gebrzihair break course records in Ras Al Khaimah|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/kiplimo-gebrzihair-course-records-ras-al-khaimah-half-marathon|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jess Whittington|date=19 February 2022|access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
!9
|1:04:14 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ejgayehu Taye]]|ETH}}
|27 October 2024
|[[Valencia Half Marathon|Valencia]]
|<ref name="Valencia2024"/>
|-
!10
|1:04:21
|{{flagathlete|[[Tsigie Gebreselama]]|ETH}}
|9 March 2025
|[[Lisbon Half Marathon|Lisboa]]
|<ref name="Gebreselama Lisbon 2025">{{Cite web|title=Tsigie Gebreselama pulverizou recorde pessoal na EDP Meia Maratona de Lisboa|url=https://www.jogadadomes.pt/?p=40414|website=Jogada do Mes|date=10 March 2025|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>
|-
!11
|1:04:22 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hellen Obiri]]|KEN}}
|19 February 2022
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|<ref name="RAK2022"/>
|-
!12
|1:04:31 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ababel Yeshaneh]]|ETH}}
|21 February 2020
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|<ref name="Yeshaneh record">{{cite news|title=Yeshaneh breaks half marathon world record in Ras Al Khaimah|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/yeshaneh-world-record-ras-al-khaimah-half-mar|publisher=World Athletics|date=21 February 2020|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
!13
|1:04:36 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sheila Chepkirui]]|KEN}}
|19 February 2022
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|<ref name="RAK2022"/>
|-
!14
|1:04:37
|{{flagathlete|[[Irine Kimais]]|KEN}}
|19 February 2023
|[[Barcelona Half Marathon|Barcelona]]
|<ref name="Kimais Barcelona 2023">{{Cite web |last=Valiente |first=Emeterio |date=19 February 2023 |title=Kimais, Jepkosgei and Langat brilliant in Barcelona, Obiri and Kibet reign in Ras Al Khaimah |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/ras-al-khaimah-half-marathon-obiri-kibet |access-date=19 February 2023 |website=[[World Athletics]]}}</ref>
|-
!15
|1:04:37 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sutume Kebede]]|ETH}}
|14 January 2024
|[[Houston Half Marathon|Houston]]
|<ref name="Kebede Houston 2024">{{Cite web|title=2024 Houston Half Marathon Results|url=https://track.rtrt.me/e/HOU-2024#/leaderboard/half-top-50-guntime-F/FINISH-H|website=track.rtrt.me|date=14 January 2024|access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
!16
|1:04:40 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Senbere Teferi]]|ETH}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Barcelona Half Marathon|Barcelona]]
|<ref name="Jepkosgei Barcelona 2024">{{Cite web|title=Jepkosgei and Kandie triumph in Barcelona|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/barcelona-half-marathon-2024|website=World Athletics|author=Emeterio Valiente|date=11 February 2024|access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
!17
|1:04:44
|{{flagathlete|[[Likina Amebaw]]|ETH}}
|14 September 2025
|[[Copenhagen Half Marathon|Copenhagen]]
|<ref name="Amebaw Copenhagen 2025">{{Cite web|title=Amebaw runs 1:04:44 at Copenhagen Half Marathon|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/amebaw-copenhagen-half-marathon-2025|website=World Athletics|date=14 September 2025|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>
|-
!18
|1:04:46
|{{flagathlete|[[Margaret Kipkemboi]]|KEN}}
|22 October 2023
|[[Valencia Half Marathon|Valencia]]
|<ref name="Kipkemboi Valencia 2023">{{Cite web|title=Kipkemboi and Kandie win Valencia Half Marathon|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/kipkemboi-kandie-valencia-half-marathon-2023|website=World Athletics|date=22 October 2023|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>
|-
!19
|1:04:49
|{{flagathlete|[[Brigid Kosgei]]|KEN}}
|21 February 2020
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|<ref name="Yeshaneh record"/>
|-
!20
|1:04:52
|{{flagathlete|[[Fancy Chemutai]]|KEN}}
|9 February 2018
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|<ref name="Chemutai RAK 2018">{{Cite web|title=Chemutai runs 1:04:52 at Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/chemutai-ras-al-khaimah-half-marathon-2018|website=World Athletics|date=9 February 2018|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>
|-
!21
|1:04:53
|{{flagathlete|[[Irine Chepet Cheptai]]|KEN}}
|22 October 2023
|[[Valencia Half Marathon|Valencia]]
|<ref name="Kipkemboi Valencia 2023"/>
|-
!22
|1:04:55
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Keitany]]|KEN}}
|9 February 2018
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|<ref name="Chemutai RAK 2018"/>
|-
!23
|1:05:00
|{{flagathlete|[[Sharon Lokedi]]|KEN}}
|14 September 2025
|[[Copenhagen Half Marathon|Copenhagen]]
|<ref name="Amebaw Copenhagen 2025"/>
|-
!24
|1:05:03
|{{flagathlete|[[Vicoty Chepngeno]]|KEN}}
|16 January 2022
|Houston
|<ref name="Chepngeno Houston 2022">{{Cite web|title=Chepngeno and Kiplimo win Houston Half Marathon|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/chepngeno-kiplimo-houston-half-marathon-2022|website=World Athletics|date=16 January 2022|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>
|-
!25
|1:05:04
|{{flagathlete|[[Joan Chelimo Melly]]|KEN}}
|7 April 2018
|Praha
|<ref name="Melly Prague 2018">{{Cite web|title=Chelimo runs 1:05:04 at Prague Half Marathon|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/chelimo-prague-half-marathon-2018|website=World Athletics|date=7 April 2018|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>
|}

====Notes====
<small>Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:05:04:</small>
*[[Agnes Jebet Ngetich]] also ran 1:03:08 {{AthAbbr|Mx}} (2025).
*[[Fotyen Tesfay]] also ran 1:03:35 (2025), 1:04:46 (2022).
*[[Yalemzerf Yehualaw]] also ran 1:03:44 {{AthAbbr|Mx}} {{AthAbbr|a}} (2021, not legal), 1:04:22 {{AthAbbr|Mx}} (2022), 1:04:40 {{AthAbbr|Mx}} (2021), 1:04:46 (2020).
*[[Joyciline Jepkosgei]] also ran 1:04:29 {{AthAbbr|Mx}} (2024), 1:04:46 {{AthAbbr|Mx}} (2023), 1:04:51 (2017), 1:04:52 (2017).<ref name="Jepkosgei Valencia 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/valencia-half-marathon-2017-joyciline-jepkosg|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201023104711/https://worldathletics.org/news/report/valencia-half-marathon-2017-joyciline-jepkosg|archive-date = 2020-10-23|title = Jepkosgei breaks world half marathon record in Valencia &#124; REPORT &#124; World Athletics}}</ref>
*[[Hellen Obiri]] also ran 1:04:22 {{AthAbbr|Mx}} (2022), 1:04:48 (2022), 1:04:51 {{AthAbbr|Mx}} (2021).<ref name="Obiri Istanbul 2022">{{Cite web |last=Whittington |first=Jess |date=2022-03-27 |title=Obiri and Kwemoi claim half marathon crowns in Istanbul |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/obiri-kwemoi-istanbul-half-marathon |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=[[World Athletics]]}}</ref>
*[[Brigid Kosgei]] also ran 1:04:50 (2020), 1:04:50 (2020), 1:04:50 {{AthAbbr|Mx}} {{AthAbbr|a}} (2019, not legal).
*[[Ruth Chepngetich]] also ran 1:04:16 {{AthAbbr|+}} {{AthAbbr|Mx}} (2024).

==Season's bests==
[[File:20070909 Chicago Half Marathon.JPG|thumb|300px|The [[Chicago Half Marathon]] is a [[Chicago Marathon]] tune-up on [[Lake Shore Drive]] in the [[South Side (Chicago)|South Side]] of [[Chicago]].]]
[[File:Bristol Half Marathon.jpg|thumb|300px|Runners taking part in the [[Bristol Half Marathon]]]]
This table lists the best half marathon performances per year since 1970, as recorded by the [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians|ARRS]].<ref name=ARRSRankingsHalf>{{cite web |url=https://www.arrs.run/YR_HMar.htm |title=Yearly Ranking Leaders: Half Marathon |website=[[Association of Road Racing Statisticians|ARRS]] |access-date=2015-05-01 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!Year
!Mark
!Men
!Place
!Mark
!Women
!Place
|-
|1970
|{{tts|1:03:53}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Derek Graham]]|GBR}}
|[[Belfast]]
|
|
|
|- 
|1971
|{{tts|1:05:25}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ron Hill]]|GBR}}
|[[Freckleton]]
|{{tts|1:23:56}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kathy Gibbons]]|USA}}
|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
|-
|1972
|{{tts|1:04:23}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Víctor Mora (athlete)|Víctor Manuel Mora]]|COL}}
|[[Coamo]]
|{{tts|1:31:55}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadia Garcia]]|USA}}
|[[San Diego]]
|- 
|1973
|{{tts|1:05:07}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mario Cuevas (athlete)|Mario Cuevas]]|MEX}}
|[[Maracaibo]]
|
|
|
|-
|1974
|{{tts|1:04:45}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Merkushin]]|URS}}
|[[Wieze]]
|{{tts|1:23:11}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Chantal Langlacé]]|FRA}}
|[[Ay, Marne|Ay]]
|- 
|1975
|{{tts|1:05:08}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Angenvoorth]]|FRG}}
|[[Grevenmacher]]
|
|
|
|-
|1976
|{{tts|1:03:46}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Rafael Pérez (athlete)|Rafael Pérez]]|CRC}}
|[[Coamo]]
|{{tts|1:29:43}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Rita Borralho]]|POR}}
|[[Nazaré, Portugal|Nazaré]]
|- 
|1977
|{{tts|1:02:37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Toshihiro Matsumoto]]|JPN}}
|[[Beppu]]
|{{tts|1:22:05}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Silvana Cruciata]]|ITA}}
|[[Milan]]
|-
|1978
|{{tts|1:02:47}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tony Simmons (athlete)|Tony Simmons]]|GBR}}
|[[Welwyn Garden City]]
|{{tts|1:15:04}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marty Cooksey]]|USA}}
|[[San Diego]]
|- 
|1979
|{{tts|1:02:32}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kirk Pfeffer]]|USA}}
|[[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]
|{{tts|1:14:03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Patti Catalano]]|USA}}
|[[Manchester]]
|-
|1980
|{{tts|1:02:16}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stan Mavis]]|USA}}
|[[New Orleans]]
|{{tts|1:13:59}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marja Wokke]]|NED}}
|[[The Hague]]
|- 
|1981
|{{tts|1:01:47}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Herb Lindsay]]|USA}}
|[[Manchester]]
|{{tts|1:11:16}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joan Benoit Samuelson|Joan Samuelson]]|USA}}
|[[San Diego]]
|-
|1982
|{{tts|1:01:36}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Musyoki]]|KEN}}
|[[Philadelphia]]
|{{tts|1:09:57}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Grete Waitz]]|NOR}}
|[[Gothenburg]]
|- 
|1983
|{{tts|1:01:32}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Cummings]]|USA}}
|[[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]]
|{{tts|1:09:10}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joan Benoit Samuelson|Joan Samuelson]]|USA}}
|[[Philadelphia]]
|-
|1984
|{{tts|1:01:52}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alberto Cova]]|ITA}}
|[[Milan]]
|{{tts|1:08:34}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joan Benoit Samuelson|Joan Samuelson]]|USA}}
|[[Philadelphia]]
|- 
|1985
|{{tts|1:00:55}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mark Curp]]|USA}}
|[[Philadelphia]]
|{{tts|1:09:44}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joan Benoit Samuelson|Joan Samuelson]]|USA}}
|[[Philadelphia]]
|-
|1986
|{{tts|1:00:43}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Musyoki]]|KEN}}
|[[South Shields]]
|{{tts|1:09:03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ingrid Kristiansen]]|NOR}}
|[[Drammen]]
|- 
|1987
|{{tts|1:01:04}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carl Thackery]]|GBR}}
|[[Barnsley]]
|{{tts|1:06:40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ingrid Kristiansen]]|NOR}}
|[[Sandnes]]
|-
|1988
|{{tts|1:01:00}}
|{{flagathlete|[[John Treacy]]|IRL}}
|[[South Shields]]
|{{tts|1:08:49}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Grete Waitz]]|NOR}}
|[[South Shields]]
|- 
|1989
|{{tts|1:01:10}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Matthews Temane]]|RSA|1928}}
|[[Durban]]
|{{tts|1:08:31}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ingrid Kristiansen]]|NOR}}
|[[New Bedford]]
|-
|1990
|{{tts|1:00:34}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Steve Moneghetti]]|AUS}}
|[[South Shields]]
|{{tts|1:09:33}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Rosa Mota]]|POR}}
|[[South Shields]]
|- 
|1991
|{{tts|1:00:51}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Moses Tanui]]|KEN}}
|[[Milan]]
|{{tts|1:07:59}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elana Meyer]]|RSA|1928}}
|[[East London, South Africa|East London]]
|-
|1992
|{{tts|1:00:24}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Benson Masya]]|KEN}}
|[[South Shields]]
|{{tts|1:08:42}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Liz McColgan]]|GBR}}
|[[Dundee]]
|- 
|1993
|{{tts|59:47}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Moses Tanui]]|KEN}}
|[[Milan]]{{efn|Published in IAAF documents, including [http://www2.iaaf.org/Results/lists/AllTime/outdoor/G/M/hmar.html IAAF top lists] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216150827/http://www2.iaaf.org/Results/lists/AllTime/outdoor/G/M/hmar.html |date=2009-02-16 }}. The [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians|ARRS]] has suggested that the [[Stramilano|Stramilano half marathon]] course might have been short in 1993 and lists the [https://www.arrs.run/YR_HMar.htm best time] for 1993 as 1:00:15 by [[Moses Tanui]] from Kenya.}}
|{{tts|1:09:35}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valentina Yegorova]]|RUS|1991}}
|[[St Petersburg]]
|-
|1994
|{{tts|1:00:02}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Benson Masya]]|KEN}}
|[[South Shields]]
|{{tts|1:07:59}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Uta Pippig]]|GER}}
|[[Kyoto]]
|- 
|1995
|{{tts|1:00:26}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Simon Lopuyet]]|KEN}}
|[[Lisbon Half Marathon|Lisbon]]
|{{tts|1:07:59}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Uta Pippig]]|GER}}
|[[Kyoto]]
|-
|1996
|{{tts|1:00:31}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Koech]]|KEN}}
|[[Ivry-sur-Seine]]
|{{tts|1:09:15}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadia Prasad]]|NCL|1853}}
|[[Paris]]
|- 
|1997
|{{tts|59:56}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Shem Kororia]]|KEN}}
|[[Košice]]
|{{tts|1:07:36}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elana Meyer]]|RSA}}
|[[Kyoto]]
|-
|1998
|{{tts|59:17}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Tergat]]|KEN}}
|[[Milan]]
|{{tts|1:07:29}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elana Meyer]]|RSA}}
|[[Kyoto]]
|- 
|1999
|{{tts|59:22}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Tergat]]|KEN}}
|[[Milan]]
|{{tts|1:06:44}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elana Meyer]]|RSA}}
|[[Tokyo]]
|-
|2000
|{{tts|1:00:30}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kenichi Takahashi]]|JPN}}
|[[Tokyo]]
|{{tts|1:07:07}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Paula Radcliffe]]|GBR}}
|[[South Shields]]
|- 
|2001
|{{tts|59:52}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Fabián Roncero]]|ESP}}
|[[Berlin Half Marathon|Berlin]]
|{{tts|1:06:47}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Paula Radcliffe]]|GBR}}
|[[Bristol]]
|-
|2002
|{{tts|59:41}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Haile Gebrselassie]]|ETH}}
|[[Lisbon Half Marathon|Lisbon]]
|{{tts|1:07:19}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sonia O'Sullivan]]|IRL}}
|[[South Shields]]
|- 
|2003
|{{tts|1:00:01}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hendrick Ramaala]]|RSA}}
|[[South Shields]]
|{{tts|1:05:39}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Paula Radcliffe]]|GBR}}
|[[South Shields]]
|-
|2004
|{{tts|59:37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dejene Berhanu]]|ETH}}
|[[South Shields]]
|{{tts|1:07:55}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Benita Johnson]]|AUS}}
|[[South Shields]]
|- 
|2005
|{{tts|59:05}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Zersenay Tadese]]|ERI}}
|[[South Shields]]
|{{tts|1:07:33}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Derartu Tulu]]|ETH}}
|[[South Shields]]
|-
|2006
|{{tts|58:55}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Haile Gebrselassie]]|ETH}}
|[[Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon|Tempe]]
|{{tts|1:07:16}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Edith Masai]]|KEN}}
|[[Berlin Half Marathon|Berlin]]
|- 
|2007
|{{tts|58:35}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Samuel Wanjiru]]|KEN}}
|[[CPC Loop Den Haag|The Hague]]
|{{tts|1:06:25}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Lornah Kiplagat]]|NED}}
|[[Udine Half Marathon|Udine]]
|- 
|2008
|{{tts|59:15}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Haile Gebrselassie]]|ETH}}<br />{{flagathlete|[[Deriba Merga]]|ETH}}
|[[Lisbon Half Marathon|Lisbon]]<br />[[Delhi Half Marathon|New Delhi]]
|{{tts|1:07:57}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Philes Ongori]]|KEN}}
|[[Marugame]]
|- 
|2009
|{{tts|58:52}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Makau]]|KEN}}
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|{{tts|1:06:36}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Keitany]]|KEN}}
|[[Birmingham]]
|- 
|2010
|{{tts|58:23}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Zersenay Tadese]]|ERI}}
|[[Lisbon Half Marathon|Lisbon]]
|{{tts|1:07:07}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elvan Abeylegesse]]|TUR}}
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|- 
|2011
|{{tts|58:30}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Zersenay Tadese]]|ERI}}
|[[Lisbon Half Marathon|Lisbon]]
|{{tts|1:05:50}}<ref name="Keitany 2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/keitany-smashes-half-marathon-world-record-in |title=Keitany smashes half marathon world record in Ras Al Khaimah |date=February 18, 2011 |website=IAAF |access-date=2015-05-03 }}</ref>
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Keitany]]|KEN}}
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|- 
|2012
|{{tts|58:47}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Atsedu Tsegay]]|ETH}}
|[[Prague Half Marathon|Prague]]
|{{tts|1:06:49}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Keitany]]|KEN}}
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|- 
|2013
|{{tts|58:54}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Geoffrey Kipsang]]|KEN}}
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|{{tts|1:06:09}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Lucy Kabuu]]|KEN}}
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|- 
|2014
|{{tts|58:48}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Abraham Cheroben]]|KEN}}
|[[Valencia Half Marathon|Valencia]]
|{{tts|1:05:12}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Florence Kiplagat]]|KEN}}
|[[Barcelona]]
|- 
|2015
|{{tts|59:10}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Abraham Cheroben]]|KEN}}
|[[Valencia]]
|{{tts|1:05:09}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Florence Kiplagat]]|KEN}}
|[[Barcelona]]
|- 
|2016
|{{tts|58:44}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Solomon Yego]]|KEN}}
|[[Ostia (Rome)|Ostia]]
|{{tts|1:05:51}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Violah Jepchumba]]|KEN}}
|[[Prague]]
|- 
|2017
|{{tts|58:40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Abraham Cheroben]]|BHR}}
|[[Copenhagen]]
|{{tts|1:04:51}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joyciline Jepkosgei]]|KEN}}
|[[Valencia]]
|-
|2018
|{{tts|58:18}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Abraham Kiptum]]|KEN}}
|[[Valencia]]
|{{tts|1:04:52}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Fancy Chemutai]]|KEN}}
|[[Ras al-Khaimah]]
|-
|2019
|{{tts|58:01}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Geoffrey Kamworor]]|KEN}}
|[[Copenhagen]]
|{{tts|1:05:28}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Brigid Kosgei]]|KEN}}
|[[Manama]]
|-
|2020
|{{tts|57:32}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kibiwott Kandie]]|KEN}}
|[[Valencia]]
|{{tts|1:04:31}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ababel Yeshaneh]]|ETH}}
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|-
|2021
|{{tts|57:31}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jacob Kiplimo]]|UGA}}
|[[Lisbon]]
|{{tts|1:02:52}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Letesenbet Gidey]]|ETH}}
|[[Valencia]]
|-
|2022
|{{tts|57:56}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jacob Kiplimo]]|UGA}}
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|{{tts|1:04:14}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Girmawit Gebrzihair]]|ETH}}
|[[Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon|Ras al-Khaimah]]
|-
|2023
|{{tts|57:40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kibiwott Kandie]]|KEN}}
|[[Valencia]]
|{{tts|1:04:37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Irine Kimais]]|KEN}}
|[[Barcelona Half Marathon|Barcelona]]
|-
|2024
|{{tts|57:30}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yomif Kejelcha]]|ETH}}
|[[Valencia]]
|{{tts|1:03:04}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Agnes Ngetich]]|KEN}}
|[[Valencia]]
|}

The largest half marathon ever held was [[Broloppet]] (the Bridge race) between [[Copenhagen]] in Denmark and [[Malmö]] in Sweden with {{formatnum:79719}} finishers, held in connection with the [[Øresund Bridge]] inauguration in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sm.luth.se/~grip/PersonalStuff/Running/Broloppet2000/about.html|title=Bridge Race 2000|access-date=2009-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041119003717/http://www.sm.luth.se/~grip/PersonalStuff/Running/Broloppet2000/about.html|archive-date=2004-11-19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marathon.se/nyheter|title=Senaste|website=Marathon.se|date=8 June 2023 }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Athletics}}
* [[List of half marathon races]]
* [[World Athletics Half Marathon Championships]]
* [[Mini marathon]]
* [[Quarter marathon]]
* [[Half marathon world record progression]]
* [[One hour run]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==

* {{Cite journal|last1=Nilson|first1=Finn|last2=Lundkvist|first2=Erik|last3=Wagnsson|first3=Stefan|last4=Gustafsson|first4=Henrik|date=2019-12-19|title=Has the second 'running boom' democratized running? A study on the sociodemographic characteristics of finishers at the world's largest half marathon|journal=Sport in Society|volume=24|issue=4|pages=659–669|doi=10.1080/17430437.2019.1703687|issn=1743-0437 |ref=none|doi-access=free}}

==External links==
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*[https://iaaf.gekko.de/?a=road-running&d=half-marathon IAAF list of half-marathon records in XML]

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