half marathon

noun

A running race over the distance of 21.0975 km, half the length of a marathon.

Meanings

nounhalf marathon (plural half marathons)

plural half marathons · alternative half-marathon

  1. A running race over the distance of 21.0975 km, half the length of a marathon.

Translations

Catalan mitja marató
  • mitja maratórunning race
Czech půlmaraton
  • půlmaratonrunning race
Dutch halve marathon
  • halve marathonrunning race
Finnish puolimaraton
  • puolimaratonrunning race
French semi-marathon
  • semi-marathonrunning race
German Halbmarathon
  • Halbmarathonrunning race
Hungarian félmaraton
  • félmaratonrunning race
Italian mezza maratona
  • mezza maratonarunning race
Polish półmaraton
  • półmaratonrunning race
Romanian semimaraton
  • semimaratonrunning race
Russian полумарафон
  • полумарафон (polumarafon)running race
Spanish media maratón
  • media maratónrunning race
Swedish halvmaraton
  • halvmaratonrunning race
Cite this entry
APA

half marathon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20marathon

MLA

“half marathon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20marathon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half marathon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20marathon.

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