Running challenge
Half Marathon
21.098 km
Half the marathon. One of the most raced distances.
Run 21.1 km. Long enough that the second half asks for patience.
- The distance
- 21.098 km
- It stands on
- Wallace's Line
What it takes
Before you go.
- Recommended first
- Wallace's Line
- Weekly distance
- About 21 km of running a week on average over 6 weeks
- Long run
- 16 km, at least once in the last 6 weeks. Finishing Wallace's Line counts
- Taper
- An easier week before the event week
The story
The 5 km, 10 km and half marathon are, by participation surveys, the most raced running distances in the world. Source: World Athletics and RunRepeat.
The ladder
- 5 km/
- Forager's day/
- First flight/
- Mawson's last miles/
- 10 km/
- Gold march/
- Hunter's day/
- Nut grove/
- Twelve-miler/
- Wallace's Line/
- Half Marathon