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

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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 On the horizon is yet another change likely next year to marathon and half-marathon distances to offer a direct comparison to runners. —

Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025 Two Clippers games, a Kings game and the Rose Bowl half-marathon and 5K were also postponed. —

Ryan Morik, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025 Eventually, Owens and the Chihuahua reached a half-marathon and then a full marathon—approximately 26.2 miles. —

Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for half-marathon