What does half marathon mean?

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half marathon

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

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

half marathons (plural) half-marathon (alternative)

half-marathoner

What does half marathon mean?: A running race over the distance of 21.0975 km, half the length of a marathon.

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