How Long Does It Take To Run A Half Marathon
Are you wondering how long does it take to run a half marathon?
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Well, if you are Abraham Kiptum you can run it in 58 minutes and 18 seconds.
If you are a female and your name is Joyciline Jepkosgei you can run the half marathon in 64 minutes and 51 seconds.
Let’s face it.
These half marathon times are incredibly fast.
Kiptum’s world record 58:18 half-marathon averages out to 4:27 per mile for 13.1 miles.
Jepkosgei’s women’s half marathon world record comes out to a sizzling 4:57 per mile pace.
My Experience With The Half Marathon
My best half marathon is 1:07:06 which comes out to an average of 5:07 per mile pace.
My second fastest is when I hit the first half marathon of my marathon PR (2:19:35) in 1:07:09 at the 2007 California International Marathon
Everyone has different capabilities.
You may be seeking how to break a sub 2 hour half marathon.
We certainly have the training schedules here at RunDreamAchieve to help you do that.
Perhaps you are trying to break 1 hour and 30 minutes?
Sub 1:10?
Focusing on finishing your first half marathon?
How long does it take to run a half marathon varies with people all over the world.
Half-Marathon Record Progression
Men
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Women
Why Can They Run So Fast?
I will say there does take some genetic and physiological talent to run these types of times.
It took me basically from 1992 to 2007 to run a half marathon in 1:07:06.
My debut marathon was a 1:14:01 in 1997.
It takes a lot of work to run a fast half marathon and “fast” is going to mean something different for everyone.
Personally, I think a 2 and half hour marathon is fast for someone who has never run one before.
It is also fast if someone had to lose 50 pounds in order to run it.
There are people who think my best of 1:07:06 is slow and that sub-1:03:00 is fast.
Everyone is different.
How long does it take to run a half marathon?
Only you can answer that question. You have seen the top times run by men and women listed above.
My goal here at RunDreamAchieve is to help you run the fastest time possible and to break your current personal bests.
