half-marathon
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Also on Saturday, race walking world records were broken with Italy's Sofia Fiorini finishing the marathon in 3:15:11, while Spain's Maria Perez Garcia came home in the half-marathon in 1:30:06.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Williams said she was now seeing the benefit of her hard work at the gym, was training for a half-marathon and "running farther than I ever had".
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
A few days ago came the astonishing news that the world record in the half-marathon was obliterated by a 5-foot-5 humanoid robot named Lightning in Beijing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
SINGAPORE—A year ago in Beijing’s humanoid-robot half-marathon race, the first runner to cross the finish line took more than 2½ hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
“Yeah, not happening. Other than the half-marathon training, I don’t know. I haven’t found a class yet. Babysitting’s kind of hard, actually.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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