half-marathon

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

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Meanings

nounhalf-marathon (plural half-marathons)

plural half-marathons

  1. alternativeAlternative form of half marathon.

    The group will be on the starting line Sunday for the return of one of the country’s largest half-marathons.

    2022 March 18, Matthew Futterman, “Running Stars Are Racing in New York City, and It’s Not the Marathon”, in The New York Times
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    They did not expect to complete the 13.1 miles of a half-marathon, but decided to “just pretend — at least we’ll walk and talk.”

    2007 July 15, Gerri Hirshey, “Sisterhood of the Walking Shoe”, in The New York Times

Origin

From half- + marathon.

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Chicago

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