How to Use half-marathon in a Sentence

half-marathon

noun

• The longer race, a half-marathon, started at 8 a.m.; around 11 a.m.
  — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
• Chan, 62, has run in 98 half-marathons and two full marathons in the Rock ‘n’ Roll franchise.
  — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
• Inside Nike’s all-women half-marathon in L.A.: the good, the bad and the surprising.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
• The Double Down Challenge is 16.2 miles, which includes both the 5K and half-marathon.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
• And Musselman, a few months short of 60, looks prepared to run a half-marathon.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
• His best half-marathon of 59:39, set last fall in Valencia, is the Spanish record.
  — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 31 July 2024
• The off-road trail run includes 5K, 10K, and a half-marathon routes that pass through the farm’s beautiful tulip fields.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2023
• And ever since, he’s been running and running – marathons and half-marathons.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2024
• Davis and her husband have traveled the country to compete in half-marathons.
  — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
• Your next half-marathon could be getting some robotic flair.
  — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
• But wait: Did Happy Face’s Ben ever run his half-marathon?
  — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 2 May 2025
• Or, give yourself the goal of running a half-marathon or full marathon to make those miles really count.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 27 June 2023
• She’s set to run her second half-marathon later this fall in Chicago.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
• In an eight-day span in February, seven of the sport’s world records in races ranging from the 1,500 meters to the road half-marathon were smashed.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
• On Sunday, which is the day of the marathon and half-marathon, there is a 40% chance for rain after 8 a.m., according to the weather service.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
• There’s also a half-marathon options for those who prefer it.
  — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
• Since the race is more about wine-ing than winning, most teams dressed up in costumes that nodded to this year’s half-marathon theme: Back to the Future.
  — Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2023
• He’s run a half-marathon on snow and ice while barefoot, and can remain submerged in ice cubes for more than 112 minutes.
  — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Popular Science, 28 June 2023
• In March, they were spotted in New York City training for a half-marathon together.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
• His next goal is to complete a half-marathon in under two hours, and there's no doubt his friends will be cheering for him throughout.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
• 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
• Dempster has been training for six months and completed a half-marathon in 1 hour 50 minutes.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
• Would Evenepoel, who ran a half-marathon in 87 minutes as a 16-year-old, and who would have been the best bike rider in the field by a distance, have had an outside shot at a duathlon medal?
  — Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
• My problems began during the winter of 2023, when dingy weather and a depressive fit spurred me to sign up for a half-marathon.
  — Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
• 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
• The resilience stuck with him; the next morning, Caffey signed up for a half-marathon.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
• If your goal is to run a half-marathon, don’t save the party for the finish line.
  — Kelly Mickle, SELF, 29 Dec. 2025
• The start line for the marathon and half-marathon is at 22nd Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
  — Laura Fay, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
• Of those who participated, 40 percent were running a half-marathon for the first time.
  — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
• The event also hosted a 5K and half-marathon.
  — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 8 Nov. 2025