British Dictionary definitions for half-marathon

half-marathon

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for half-marathon

Contemporary Examples

Benioff: I watched the first four and a half seasons of Breaking Bad in two intense, half-marathon bursts.
‘Game of Thrones’: Weiss and Benioff on Getting Hooked
Andrew Romano
May 19, 2013
A bullet-headed bantam rooster of a man who just turned 50, Landrieu is training to run a half-marathon in October.
Mitch Landrieu's Tough Challenge
Lloyd Grove
August 16, 2010

half-marathon

Examples from the Web for half-marathon

Contemporary Examples

Benioff: I watched the first four and a half seasons of Breaking Bad in two intense, half-marathon bursts.

A bullet-headed bantam rooster of a man who just turned 50, Landrieu is training to run a half-marathon in October.