Half Marathon Information

After your first, fifth, or 50th 5k, you might set your sights even higher and take interest in testing your endurance with a longer race.  Perhaps you’ll gradually increase your distance by running a few 10k races, but what if you decide to jump to a half marathon right away? Or if you’ve already run … Read more

The half marathon is now one of the most popular race distances—at least in the United States—falling second to only the 5k. However, despite the high participation rates, and the relatively long history of the event being contested, the world record in the half marathon has only been officially recognized by the International Association of … Read more

The half marathon has become one of the most popular race distances; it’s long enough to be deeply gratifying and challenging while short enough that the training doesn’t have to take over your life. Another perk of the half marathon distance is that as the popularity of the event has skyrocketed, so too has the … Read more

So how many miles is a half marathon, seems like an easy enough question. The official half marathon distance is 13.1094 miles or 21.0975 kilometers in length. This is how long any standard half marathon that you enter would (or should) be. (For a full marathon it is just double this, 26.219 miles or 42.195 kilometers.) This … Read more

Achieving half marathon success is all about training right, and giving yourself ample time (but not too much) to train for your 13.1 mile (or 21.1 kilometer) race is essential. When considering how long to train for a half marathon, you have to take into account your current fitness level, your running history, and your … Read more