Half marathon
A half marathon is a long distance run on 21.0975 km. This is exactly half the length of the route of the marathon.
It is the most common based on the marathon distance road running, but is not a standard distance at IAAF World Championships or the Olympic Games. Best times are registered but been around since the 1970s and are performed World Half Marathon Championships annually. Today, he is discharged numerous running sporting events and fun runs.
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- 3.3.1 Men
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- 4.1 Germany 4.1.1 Half Marathon as a main course
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- 4.3.1 Finland
- 4.4.1 United Kingdom
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- 4.4.3 Czech Republic
- 4.4.4 United Arab Emirates
- 4.4.5 Cross-border runs
Requirements
The half marathon is a popular race for amateurs, as it represents a serious challenge without requiring the same training as a marathon. The distance is often offered as part of open races.
A quickly overflowed Half Marathon places different demands on the human organism than the neighboring disciplines 10,000 -meter run and marathon. The 10,000 - meter race is run almost at the speed with maximum oxygen uptake, the marathon, however, below the anaerobic threshold. For a good half-marathon runners, however, is a contest over an hour quite well the maximum exposure to this emerging pace represents a less well-trained runner who can not achieve such a pace, but must remain under his personal threshold pace, otherwise the period in this load range is too long.
At the international level are run in half marathons peak times in the range 1:00 to 1:05 hours, which corresponds to a rate of 3 minutes per km or 20 km / h.
Development of World Records
As of March 2010
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All runners with a time under 59:45 minutes ( Last Modified: April 7, 2013)
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Runs
Half marathons have existed since the 1970s. In the 1980s, the distance became very popular. Today they are held numerous. Since the distance mainly attracts recreational runners, it is mostly around town runs for a broad audience.
Often people find that runs as independent event instead, but in direct connection with a marathon. The route is then usually a modification of the marathon route. The launch will take place in conjunction with the marathon or in close succession. An example of this is the Baden- Marathon in Karlsruhe, where all runners together complete a half marathon and the marathon runners lap then run another round, while the half marathon runners run right to the finish.
Chance and half marathons are held in the arena in the context of athletics events.
Some examples of half- marathons:
Germany
In Germany, a half marathon is conducted at many marathons. The tendency leads to it that more and more the half marathon runners prefer the marathon. Was there in Germany in 2006 a total of 22 marathons with over 1000 participants, as was the number of such half- marathons 38
Half Marathon as a main course
Runs with more than 2000 half-marathon runners at the finish.
Half Marathon next marathon
Runs with more than 2000 runners at the finish:
Switzerland
- Half Marathon at the New Year Marathon Zurich
- Greifenseelauf
- Hallwilerseelauf
- Frauenfelder Half Marathon (within the Frauenfelder military betting march )
- Aletsch Half Marathon
Internationally
Finland
- Helsinki City Run: Half Marathon in Helsinki with 10,397 finishers in 2010
- Åland Marathon ( also the half marathon route): single Halb-/Marathon in the autonomous region of Åland. 213 finishers in 2010.
France
- Paris Half-Marathon: the beginning of March with 32805 finishers in 2014.
Great Britain
- Great North Run: one of the most important and largest half marathons in the world. The route is in the north of England, between the cities of Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields.
Sweden
- Göteborgsvarvet: largest half marathon in Sweden with over 34,000 runners (2008), usually held in May
- Stockholm Halvmarathon (until 2007 S: t Eriksloppet ), Stockholm, 9433 Finisher (2010), held usually in September
Czech Republic
- Prague Half Marathon (largest half marathon in the Czech Republic; early April )
- Olomouc Half Marathon ( end of June )
- Ústí Half Marathon ( mid-September)
United Arab Emirates
- RAK Half Marathon: since 2007, taking place every year half marathon in the Emirate of Ras al -Khaimah, under the patronage of the Crown Prince.
Cross-border runs
- Broloppet: cross-border half- marathon on the Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden. At the first edition in 2000 was attended by 80,000 runners. He was held in 2006 for the last time, but was revived for the 10th anniversary unique 2010.
- City Run Straßburg-Kehl/Courses de Strasbourg -Europe: city run with start and finish at the European Parliament. The track runs partly in Germany. There are various route lengths, including half marathon.
- Sparkasse - Marathon in the triangle: Marathon, which starts on the island of Lindau ( Germany ) and then mostly leads directly along Lake Constance by Austria and Switzerland. The half marathon course but does not go as far as Switzerland. The finish line is in each case in Bregenz (Vorarlberg). The course is conducted on the first Sunday in October.
- Europe Görlitz Marathon: Marathon, Half Marathon and 10 km run starts in Görlitz and then runs around 10 km in the Polish Zgorzelec. The start and finish is located in Görlitz city center.
- Enschede Marathon: transboundary marathon, half marathon between the Netherlands and Germany. Start and finish in Enschede with stopover in Gronau.
- German - French half marathon LTF Marpingen in Saarbrücken: transboundary half marathon along the Saar between Germany and France. Start and finish in Saarbrücken over the Roman Bridge power plant with a turning point in Grossbliederstroff.