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

Having 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

Examples of half-marathon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wearing a crop top for a workout might seem as practical as running a half-marathon in stilettos. —

Cory Stieg, refinery29.com, 5 June 2024 Teferi, who has set Israeli records in both the marathon and half-marathon, competed in both the Rio and Tokyo Olympics, and will participate in the marathon event in Paris. —

Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024 On Sunday, there is a 27% chance of precipitation for the start of the marathon, half-marathon, and 4-person relay. —

Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024 More than 30,000 runners took part in Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll half-marathon and marathon through San Diego, a 20 percent uptick from last year. —

U-T News Services, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for half-marathon

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