half-marathon

English

Etymology

From half- +‎ marathon.

Noun

half-marathon (plural half-marathons)

1. Alternative form of half marathon
   • 2007 July 15, Gerri Hirshey, “Sisterhood of the Walking Shoe”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.”

   • 2022 March 18, Matthew Futterman, “Running Stars Are Racing in New York City, and It’s Not the Marathon”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

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