half-marathon

British  

noun

1. a race on foot of 13 miles 352 yards (21.243 kilometres)

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half-marathon

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

Does creating the world’s fastest bipedal humanoid in a half-marathon stretch China’s lead in the overall robotics race?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Last month, Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo wore the shoe to break the half-marathon world record in Lisbon, running a 4:22 mile pace to finish in 57:20.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

She and other family and friends also plan on running the Cambridge half-marathon to raise more money for the mountain rescue team.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

So if this half-marathon doesn’t go well, then I’ll train for another one.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison