List of half marathons

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Regular half-marathons are listed here by country / continent.

Europe

Germany, Switzerland, Austria

Germany

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Berlin half marathon Berlin April 1984 24,993 58:42 65:45 largest u. fastest event in Germany (as of March 2020)
Cologne marathon Cologne October 2006 15,415 63:00 68:51 Yes Marathon since 1997
Hamburg half marathon Hamburg June 1995 8,955 60:52 70:13
Hanover marathon Hanover April 1997 8,502 61:49 70:54 Yes Marathon since 1991
Munich half marathon Munich October 2010 6,868 (2019) 64:42 73:02 Yes Marathon since 1983; since 2000 in October
GutsMuths Rennsteig run Oberhof → Schmiedefeld May 1992 6,680 66:41 76:21 Yes also super marathon (73.5 km)
Freiburg marathon Freiburg in Breisgau March 2004 6,366 64:25 71:56 Yes 2020 canceled ( COVID-19 pandemic )
Frankfurt half marathon Frankfurt am Main March 2003 6,366 65:14 73:41
Bonn marathon Bonn April 2005 6.210 63:06 71:56 Yes Marathon since 2001
Mainz Gutenberg Marathon Mainz May 2000 6,016 66:03 73:13 Yes also 2/3 marathon
Stuttgart run Stuttgart June 1994 5,200 65:46 75:24
Ulm Einstein Marathon Ulm September 2005 4,641 65:03 71:20 Yes
Baden marathon Karlsruhe September 1991 4.210 62:46 72:38 Yes Marathon since 1983
Trollinger marathon Heilbronn May 2001 3,793 64:10 75:07 Yes
Schuster Tegernseelauf Gmund September 3,781
Bremen marathon Bremen October 2006 3,376 67:13 78:19 Yes Intermittent marathon since 1983
Heidelberg half marathon Heidelberg April 1982 3,162 72:47 82:29
World Heritage Run Bamberg May 3,035 every two years
Mannheim marathon Mannheim May 2009 2,959 63:17 75:06 Yes Marathon since 2004
Nikolauslauf Tübingen Tübingen December 1976 2,813 67:15 77:25
Dresden marathon Dresden October 1999 2,786 62:31 72:47 Yes
Leipzig marathon Leipzig April 1993 2,450 66:40 77:15 Yes Marathon since 1977
Rhine-Ruhr Marathon Duisburg June 2002 2,414 (2019) 65:06 78:03 Yes Marathon since 1981
City run Berlin - the dress rehearsal Berlin August 1977 2,294 until 2008 Berlin street race; five weeks before the Berlin marathon
Regensburg marathon regensburg May 1998 2,228 62:39 73:25 Yes Marathon since 1982
Upper Elbe Marathon Koenigstein → Dresden April 1999 2,291 67:46 79:07 Yes Marathon since 1998
Rhine City Run Duesseldorf → Duisburg October 2016 2.184 from Düsseldorf to Duisburg
Ingolstadt half marathon Ingolstadt April 2001 2,121 (2019) Date 2020: postponed to 20 Sept.

Switzerland

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Greifensee run Uster September 1980 6,700 61:15 68:40 Half marathon since 1992, before that 19 and 19.5 km
Swiss City Marathon Lucerne October 2007 6,201 65:42 73:51 Yes until 2012 Lucerne Marathon
Lausanne marathon Lausanne October 1992 4,688 64:40 73:01 Yes
Hallwilerseelauf Beinwil am See October 1975 2,990 62:48 73:04 until 1991 distance 22.0 km, then half marathon
Aletsch half marathon Bettmeralp June 1986 2,293 93:15 110: 00 High altitude run / mountain run; 1050 meters in altitude
Approach run St. Gallen May 1,730
Frauenfeld half marathon Frauenfeld November 2000 1,400 64:05 75:25 Yes Mountain running; also as a gun barrel (since 1934)
Winterthur marathon Winterthur May 1999 1,089 66:22 77:50 Yes
New year marathon Zurich January 2007 417 71:44 82:24 Yes Marathon since 2005

Austria

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Vienna City Marathon Vienna April 2005 12,796 60:18 72:03 Yes Marathon since 1984; until 1993 spring marathon Vienna
Wachau marathon Wachau March 1998 4,076 59:53 69:21 Yes
Linz Danube Marathon Linz April 2002 4.012 62:36 71:34 Yes
Vienna half marathon Vienna March 2000 3,500 61:07 73:03 Danube Center Half Marathon; 2019 last run, event ended
Graz marathon Graz October 2004 2,757 63:49 72:44 Yes Marathon since 1993
Salzburg marathon Salzburg May 2001 2,298 61:17 73:01 Yes Marathon since 2004
Welschlauf Wies → Ehrenhausen May 1995 611 Yes Mountain run
Vienna autumn marathon Vienna October 2003 511 67:27 72:33 Yes
Kufnet Kaiserwinkl half marathon Walchsee September 2010 150
Silvretta Ferwall March Galtür August 2006 Yes Mountain run with 461 meters of altitude

Slovenia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania

Slovenia

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Ljubljansky Maraton Ljubljana October 1996 7,920 64:55 71:45 Yes
Radenci marathon Radenci May 1980 858 66:14 78:11 Yes German also: Marathon three hearts

Croatia

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Split maraton Split February 2000 1,617 64:08 76:46 Yes
Riječki Polumaraton Rijeka September 2001 Yes
Dubrovnik Half Marathon Dubrovnik April 2015 Run for 2020 canceled
Hvar half marathon Stari Grad / Hvar June
Losinj half marathon Veli Losinj September 2011 64:53 76:27
Zagreb marathon Zagreb October 1992 Yes
Adria Advent Marathon Crikvenica December 2011 Yes

Czech Republic

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Prague half marathon Prague April 1999 10,517 58:47 64:52 largest half marathon in the Czech Republic
Olomouc half marathon Olomouc June 2010 4,470 60:15 66:38 IAAF Gold Label Road Race
Ústí half marathon Ústí nad Labem September 2016 2,800 59:14 66:06 IAAF Gold Label Road Race
Carlsbad Half Marathon , Half Marathon Mattoni Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary May 2013 60:54 68:19 IAAF Gold Label Road Race
Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon , Mattoni České Budějovice Half Marathon Ceske Budejovice April 2012 59:49 69:53 IAAF Gold Label Road Race

Slovakia

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
ČSOB Bratislava Marathon 83104 Bratislava April Yes

Poland

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
PKO Poznań Półmaraton 61-553 Poznan

Latvia

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Riga marathon Riga May 2006 2,248 65:40 70:28 Yes Marathon since 1991

Lithuania

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Vilnius Marathon Vilnius Yes

Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

Netherlands

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Marathon van Amsterdam Amsterdam October 1975 15,426 66:33 75:12 Yes since 1999 in October
Halve marathon van Egmond Egmond aan Zee January 1973 10,884 60:46 70:36
City-Pier-City Loop The hague March 1975 10,528 58:33 66:56
Venloop Venlo March 2006 8,897 59:44 67:49 large participation of German runners
Eindhoven marathon Eindhoven October 1959 7.123 63:29 74:30 Yes
Marathon van Leiden Suffer May 1991 4,192 61:25 70:52 Yes
Berenloop Terschelling November 1997 3,480 64:40 76:36 Yes
Half marathon Zwolle Zwolle June 2001 3,471 60:37 68:22
Marathon van Enschede Enschede April 1997 2,844 64:09 75:57 Yes Marathon run since 1947, also known as the Twente Marathon
Utrecht Marathon Utrecht May 1978 2,441 62:59 70:44 Yes
Groet Uit Schoorl Run Schoorl February 1979 2,319 62:20 73:55 Yes also 10/30 km
Bredase single loop Breda October 1986 1,958 59:50 68:40 a total of 19,000 runners
Linschotenloop Linschoten December 1978 1,739 63:18 73:40
Marathon Rond Sneek En Meer Sneek June 2014 1,704 Yes
Stevensloop Nijmegen March 2015 1,659
Halve van Haarlem Haarlem September 1985 1,358 61:09 71:12
Halve van Cadzand-Bad Cadzand bath February 1,255
Halve Marathon van Haren Haren (Groningen) March 1983 1,116
Amersfoort marathon Amersfoort June 2009 1,054 Yes 10th run 2020

(The attendance numbers were updated on April 24, 2019.)


Belgium

name of the event place month since Finisher Men Women also marathon comment
Endurance Day Hamme 9220 Hamme March 2020 canceled ( COVID-19 pandemic )
Belfius Brussels Marathon 1000 Brussels October 2004 8006 66:45 78:47 Yes Marathon since 1984
Kasterlee marathon 2460 Kasterlee November 2005 1140 Yes

Luxembourg

name of the event place month since Finisher Men Women also marathon comment
Route du Vin Remich / Wormeldange September 1962 1,692 59:56 68:12 Turning point route on the Moselle

France, United Kingdom, Ireland

France

United Kingdom

Ireland

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Cork City Half Marathon Cork June 2007 69:04 83:17 Yes Date postponed for 2020; there was already a marathon in the 1980s
Run Kilkee Kilkee July 73:44 85:19 along the Atlantic cliffs
Connemara International Marathon Galway April 2002 67:02 84:52 Yes Date 2020: September 27th
Rock 'n' Roll Dublin Half Marathon Dublin August 1998

Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Greece

Spain

Surname city country since month Attendees Website IAAF Road Race label
EDP ​​Medio Maratón de Seville Seville ESP 1994 January 10,500 [1] No
Mitja Marató Internacional de Santa Pola Santa Pola ESP 1990 January - [2] bronze
Media maratón Barcelona Barcelona ESP 1991 February 16,000 [3] gold
Medio Maratón Mora de Rubielos Mora de Rubielos ESP 1995 May 300 [4] No
Media Maratón de Albacete Albacete ESP 1994 June - [5] No
Media Maratón Báscones de Ojeda Báscones de Ojeda ESP 1972 August 120 [6] No
Medio Maratón Valencia Valencia ESP 2006 October 15,353 (2019) [7] gold

Portugal

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon Remarks
Portugal Half Marathon (Meia Maratona de Portugal) Lisbon Sept. / Oct. 2000 60:19 67:54
Lisbon Half Marathon (Meia Maratona de Lisboa) Lisbon March 1991 58:23 (!) 66:34 on a record-breaking course since 2008; 2010 men's world record ( Zersenay Tadese )

Italy

  • Napoli City Half Marathon: The half marathon in Naples is the half marathon with the most participants in southern Italy.
  • Stramilano Half Marathon: A major road race in Milan with around 6,000 half marathon finishers.
  • Kalterer See Half Marathon: The half marathon at Kalterer See is part of the South Tyrolean Top7 running series .
  • Half Marathon Meran - Lagundo : Also part of the South Tyrolean Top7 running series .
  • Roma - Ostia half marathon

Malta

  • House Of Sport Gaudo's Half Marathon, Gozo , April, since 2019
  • Express Trailers Zurrieq Half Marathon, Żurrieq , November, since 2013

Greece

  • Crete Half Marathon, 70300 Arkalochori / Crete

Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland

Denmark

  • CPH Half - Copenhagen Half Marathon , Copenhagen , 20,000 finishers. Course records: Men: 58:01 min. (World record); Women 65:15 min.
  • Bestseller Århus City halvmaraton, Århus
  • Lillebælt halvmaraton, Lillebælt
  • BT halvmaraton
  • Aalborg halvmaraton, Aalborg
  • De Tre Broer
  • Änglemark Nytårsløb
  • Polar Circle Marathon, Greenland, October, since 2001

Sweden

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Gothenburgsvarvet Gothenburg May 1980 46,500 59:35 67:58 world's largest half marathon with over 64,000 runners (2015), usually held in May.
Stockholm Halv Marathon Stockholm September 2001 12,233

Finland

Norway

  • Oslo Maraton, Oslo
  • Rett Vest Maraton, 6900 Florø

Iceland

  • Reykjavik Half Marathon, Reykjavik , August
  • Iceland Volcano Half Marathon, 660 Mývatn , July

Cross-border runs

  • France-Germany-Switzerland : Three-Country Run in Basel: Kleinbasler Rheinufer, Saint-Louis (F) , Weil am Rhein (D) , Kleinbasler Rheinufer, start and finish on the market square
  • Germany-Austria-Switzerland : marathon of the 3 countries at Lake Constance in the triangle : marathon that starts on the island of Lindau ( Germany ) and then leads mostly directly along Lake Constance through Austria and Switzerland . The half marathon route does not go as far as Switzerland, however. The finish line is in Bregenz (Vorarlberg). The run is always held on the first Sunday in October.
  • Germany-Poland : Görlitz European marathon: the marathon and 10 km run start in Görlitz and then run around 10 km in Zgorzelec, Poland. Start and finish are in Görlitz city center.
  • Germany-France : German-French half marathon of the LTF Marpingen in Saarbrücken : cross-border half marathon along the Saar between Germany and France. Start and finish in Saarbrücken opposite the Römerbrücke power plant with a turning point in Grossbliederstroff.
  • Denmark-Sweden : Broloppet: cross-border half marathon on the Öresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden . 80,000 runners took part in the first edition in 2000, it took place for the last time in 2006 but was revived once for the 10th anniversary in 2010.

Africa

Egypt

Kenya

name of the event place month since Finisher Men Women also marathon comment
Nairobi marathon Nairobi October 2004 3,200 61:12 68:10 Yes Marathon (since 2003) and 10 km road run, a total of 22,000 runners
Family Group Eldoret Half Marathon Eldoret October 2007 1,500
Baringo Half Marathon Kabernet December 2001 3,200 61:24 70:06 Yes started by Paul Tergat
Karabak University Half Marathon - The Equator Run Kabarak July 2017

Ethiopia

name of the event place month since Finisher Men Women also marathon comment
Hawassa Half Marathon Awassa February 2010 2,400 62:44 74:32 Elite and Mass run at 1,700 m altitude; Patronage: Haile Gebrselassie

Uganda

  • Uganda Marathon , Masaka , May, since 2015, 5000 runners, also marathon and 10 km; Running event 2020 postponed to May 2021

Tanzania

  • Kilimanjaro Marathon, March

Asia

United Arab Emirates

name of the event place month since Finisher Men Women also marathon comment
RAK Half Marathon Ras al-Khaimah February 2007 2,400 58:42 64:31 (world record, 2020)

India

name of the event place month since Finisher Men Women also marathon comment
Delhi half marathon New Delhi October 2005 29,000 59:06 min 66:00 min


Japan


China

name of the event place month since Finisher Men Women also marathon comment
Yangzhou Jianzhen Half Marathon Yangzhou December 2006 16,000 59:52 min 67:21 min

Georgia

  • Tbilisi Marathon: Half marathon and 10 km race in Tbilisi annually since 2012 on Sundays in late September / early October
  • The Great Batumi Night Race: Half marathon and 10 km race in Batumi / Georgian Black Sea coast every year since 2018 on Saturdays at the end of April


Turkey

name of the event place month since Finisher Men Women also marathon comment
Istanbul half marathon Istanbul April 2014 3,314 59:50 65:30 official name: Vodafone İstanbul Yarı Maratonu

America

South America

Colombia

  • Bogotá Half Marathon , (Spanish: Media Maratón de Bogotá ), July, since 1990, course records: men: 62:20, women: 70:29, flat course at an altitude of 2,640 m; IAAF Gold Label Road Race, also a marathon

Brazil

  • Rio de Janeiro half marathon (Meia Maratona do Rio de Janeiro), June, since 1997, 59:56 min (men), 67:17 min (women)
  • Sao Paulo Half Marathon (Meia Maratona Internacionale de SÃO PAULO), February, since 2007, 61:38 min (men), 72:29 min (women)

Chile

Peru

  • Lima Half Marathon, Lima , May
  • Half Marathon Des Sables, Ica Province , December, since 2018, 500 participants, Peru

Central America, Caribbean

Dominican Republic

  • Santa Domingo half marathon, September, also marathon

Cuba

  • Marabana half marathon, Havana , November, best times: men 64:10 / women 74:56, also marathon

North America

Mexico

  • Guadalajara half marathon

United States of America

Canada

name of the event place month since Finisher HM Men Women also marathon comment
Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto October 1990 9890 62:29 min 72:27 min Yes Marathon since 2000; IAAF Gold Label Road Race
Valley Harvest Half Marathon Dartmouth October Yes also ultra marathon

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual half-marathons with more than 2000 runners at the finish are listed.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The numbers of finishers listed here are (as far as possible) up-to-date and refer exclusively to the half marathon, not to finishers in other runs of this event.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The record times for the men are listed here
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The respective route record times for women are listed here
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n A marathon is also carried out on the day of the event. More information about the marathon can be found in the list of marathons or in the articles on the respective running events
  6. ↑ Fifth fastest half marathon time ever run by Eric Kiptanui in 2018 (as of March 2020)
  7. ↑ Fifteenth fastest half marathon time ever run by Sifan Hassan in 2019 (as of March 2020)
  8. ↑ abavent.de
  9. ↑ Home | Auffahrtlauf.ch. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
  10. ↑ All Dutch runs with at least 1,000 finishers for the half marathon are recorded.
  11. ↑ Samuel Kamau Wanjiru ran the world record in The Hague in 2007. It is the third fastest time ever run worldwide (as of March 14, 2020).
  12. ↑ routeduvin.lu on . March 12, 2017.
  13. ↑ Brentwood Half
  14. ^ Brighton half marathon
  15. ↑ 2017 new world record for women by Joyciline Jepkosgei (1:04:51 h); 2018 new world record for men by Abraham Kiptum (58:18 min.)
  16. ^ Napoli City Half Marathon. In: Napoli Running. Retrieved February 1, 2020 (American English).
  17. ^ Stramilano Half Marathon. Retrieved February 1, 2020 (American English).
  18. ^ Announcements - Under Armor Lake Kaltern Half Marathon. Accessed February 1, 2020 .
  19. ↑ News - Half Marathon Merano-Lagundo. Accessed February 1, 2020 .
  20. ↑ In this fast run in Copenhagen with numerous world class times (under 60:00 min./men; under 1:09 h / women), a new world record was set in 2019. Geoffrey Kamworor beat Abraham Kiptum's world record from 2018 by 17 seconds with 58:01 minutes in the men's race on September 15, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Website of the organizer: goteborgsvarvet.se , read on November 11, 2015
  22. ↑ Website of the organizer: Number of participants read on November 11, 2015
  23. ↑ sparkasse-marathon.at
  24. ↑ ltf.de
  25. ↑ marathon.se
  26. ↑ ambberlin.um.dk ( Memento of the original dated September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ambberlin.um.dk
  27. ↑ marathon.se
  28. ↑ broloppet2010.se ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.broloppet2010.se
  29. ↑ https://ugandamarathon.com/ Event homepage of the Uganda International Marathon
  30. ↑ RAK Half Marathon (UAE) (official website)