14 JUNMAP
Cheltenham Running Festival
South West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 593 pts / www.cheltenhamrunningfestival.com
- Flat
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 70 m
- m/km
- 3.3 m/km
0.0%GAP£38Entry
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11 OCTMAP
Run Leicester
East Midlands
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 927 pts / runleicester.co.uk
- Flat
- City
- Parkland
- Historic
- Ascent
- 114 m
- m/km
- 5.4 m/km
0.3%GAP£33Entry
14 MARMAP
Weymouth Half Marathon
South West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 164 pts / justracinguk.com
- Gently Rolling
- Waterfront
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 146 m
- m/km
- 6.9 m/km
0.6%GAP£41Entry
11 OCTMAP
Bath & Bristol Railway Races
South West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 357 pts / www.relishrunningraces.com
- Historic
- Riverside
- Countryside
- City
- Ascent
- 33 m
- m/km
- 1.6 m/km
0.0%GAP£46Entry
20 SEPMAP
Belfast City Half Marathon
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 740 pts / belfastcitymarathon.com
- Flat
- City
- Parkland
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 88 m
- m/km
- 4.2 m/km
0.2%GAP£50Entry
10 OCTMAP
Endurancelife Suffolk (Dunwich)
East Of England
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 421 pts / www.endurancelife.com
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Historic
- Forest
- Ascent
- 123 m
- m/km
- 5.7 m/km
0.5%GAP£47Entry
13 SEPMAP
Great North Run
North East
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 367 pts / en.wikipedia.org
- Gently Rolling
- Coastal
- Riverside
- City
- Ascent
- 80 m
- m/km
- 3.8 m/km
-0.6%GAP£68Entry
18 OCTMAP
Maidstone Half Marathon
South East
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 374 pts / www.sportingeventsuk.com
- Rolling
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 269 m
- m/km
- 12.8 m/km
1.6%GAP£32Entry
14 NOVMAP
Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 203 pts / 26extreme.com
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Forest
- Historic
- Ascent
- 538 m
- m/km
- 25.5 m/km
5.4%GAP£60Entry
16 AUGMAP
Two Tunnels Railway Races
South West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 327 pts / www.relishrunningraces.com
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Riverside
- City
- Ascent
- 489 m
- m/km
- 23.2 m/km
5.4%GAP£46Entry
Half MarathonMAP
Colchester Half Marathon
East Of England
Race date needs a fresh check
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 399 pts / www.colchesterhalfmarathon.com
- Rolling
- Countryside
- City
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 114 m
- m/km
- 5.4 m/km
0.5%GAP£37Entry
08 NOVMAP
HiTOPS Princeton Half Marathon
New Jersey
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 314 pts / www.princetonhalfmarathon.com
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 250 m
- m/km
- 11.8 m/km
1.2%GAP
27 JUNMAP
Lift Bridge Road Races
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 618 pts / www.runstillwater.com
- Gently Rolling
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 194 m
- m/km
- 9.2 m/km
1.2%GAP
19 DECMAP
Naptown Half Marathon & 10K/5K
Maryland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,266 pts / www.naptownrun.com
- Rolling
- Waterfront
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 208 m
- m/km
- 9.8 m/km
0.9%GAP
15 NOVMAP
Parkway Subaru Battleship Half Marathon & GFL 10K|5K (Wilmington)
North Carolina
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 335 pts / www.battleshiphalfmarathon.com
- Flat
- Waterfront
- City
- Lakeside
- Ascent
- 84 m
- m/km
- 4.0 m/km
0.2%GAP
30 MAYMAP
Boston's Run to Remember
Massachusetts
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 506 pts / www.bostonsruntoremember.org
- Gently Rolling
- Mountain
- Riverside
- City
- Ascent
- 269 m
- m/km
- 12.8 m/km
2.2%GAP
13 SEPMAP
Bozeman Half Marathon & 10K
Montana
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,413 pts / www.bozemanmarathon.com
- Net Downhill
- Mountain
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 67 m
- m/km
- 3.2 m/km
-4.2%GAP
13 SEPMAP
Buffalo Stampede Half Marathon (Kearney)
Nebraska
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 550 pts / kearneyymca.org
- Flat
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 75 m
- m/km
- 3.6 m/km
0.1%GAP
17 OCTMAP
Columbia Gorge Marathon
Oregon
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 435 pts / www.columbiagorgemarathon.com
- Rolling
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 434 m
- m/km
- 20.6 m/km
4.4%GAP
08 AUGMAP
Goodyear Half Marathon & 10K (Akron)
Ohio
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 651 pts / www.akronmarathon.org
- Gently Rolling
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 109 m
- m/km
- 5.2 m/km
0.2%GAP
13 JUNMAP
Juneteenth Half Marathon & 10K (Washington DC)
Dc
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 972 pts / runsignup.com
- Hilly
- Parkland
- Mountain
- Forest
- Ascent
- 396 m
- m/km
- 18.7 m/km
3.2%GAP
01 MAYMAP
Maine Coast Marathon
Maine
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 378 pts / www.mainecoastmarathon.com
- Flat
- Coastal
- Desert
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 68 m
- m/km
- 3.2 m/km
0.2%GAP
27 FEBMAP
Novant Health Wilmington Marathon
North Carolina
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 102 pts / wilmingtonncmarathon.com
- Pancake Flat
- Coastal
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 46 m
- m/km
- 2.2 m/km
0.1%GAP
26 APRMAP
Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon
New York
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,085 pts / www.flowercitychallenge.com
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Historic
- Mountain
- Ascent
- 200 m
- m/km
- 9.5 m/km
1.1%GAP
13 JUNMAP
St Albans Half Marathon
East Of England
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 278 pts / www.stalbanshalfmarathon.com
- Rolling
- Countryside
- Parkland
- Lakeside
- Ascent
- 220 m
- m/km
- 10.4 m/km
1.0%GAP
25 JULMAP
St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 466 pts / www.runstillwater.com
- Rolling
- Riverside
- Historic
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 124 m
- m/km
- 5.9 m/km
-1.0%GAP
09 MAYMAP
The Nebraska Half (Omaha)
Nebraska
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 860 pts / www.nebraskamarathon.org
- Flat
- Lakeside
- Parkland
- Historic
- Ascent
- 230 m
- m/km
- 10.9 m/km
1.0%GAP
14 FEBMAP
ZeroWind Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon (Verona)
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 266 pts / www.romeoegiuliettarunhalfmarathon.it
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 55 m
- m/km
- 2.6 m/km
0.4%GAP
15 AUGMAP
6 sjöar (Uppsala)
Sweden
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 600 pts / www.6sjoar.se
- Countryside
- Coastal
- Lakeside
- Forest
- Ascent
- 200 m
- m/km
- 9.5 m/km
1.0%GAP
03 MAYMAP
Bari Med Marathon
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 268 pts / www.barimedmarathon.it
- Flat
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 97 m
- m/km
- 4.6 m/km
0.2%GAP
06 JUNMAP
Büchl Éjszakai Félmaraton (Győr)
Hungary
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,338 pts / gyorisport.hu
- Flat
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 144 m
- m/km
- 6.8 m/km
0.5%GAP
14 MARMAP
Cambridge Half Marathon
East Of England
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,210 pts / www.cambridgehalfmarathon.com
- Pancake Flat
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 95 m
- m/km
- 4.5 m/km
0.2%GAP
31 OCTMAP
Cambridge Half Marathon + 5K at CambridgeSide (Cambridge, MA)
Massachusetts
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,326 pts / runsignup.com
- Flat
- Riverside
- City
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 273 m
- m/km
- 12.9 m/km
2.4%GAP
16 MAYMAP
Chester Half Marathon
North West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 454 pts / www.activeleisureevents.co.uk
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 116 m
- m/km
- 5.5 m/km
0.9%GAP
24 OCTMAP
City of Colleges Half Marathon
Arkansas
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 426 pts / www.cityofcollegeshalf.com
- Flat
- City
- Countryside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 134 m
- m/km
- 6.3 m/km
0.5%GAP
12 SEPMAP
DNB Oslo Marathon
Norway
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 515 pts / oslomaraton.no
- City
- Waterfront
- Coastal
- Historic
- Ascent
- 153 m
- m/km
- 7.2 m/km
0.5%GAP
05 DECMAP
Fayetteville Half Marathon
Arkansas
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 517 pts / www.fayettevillehalfmarathon.com
- Hilly
- Mountain
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 194 m
- m/km
- 9.2 m/km
0.8%GAP
22 MAYMAP
Göteborgsvarvet
Sweden
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 248 pts / www.goteborgsvarvet.se
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 131 m
- m/km
- 6.2 m/km
0.5%GAP
13 JUNMAP
Helvetia Half Marathon
Oregon
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 501 pts / runwithpaula.com
- Rolling
- Countryside
- Historic
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 228 m
- m/km
- 10.8 m/km
1.4%GAP
25 JULMAP
Idaho Falls Marathon
Idaho
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 366 pts / www.idahofallsmarathon.com
- Flat
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 50 m
- m/km
- 2.4 m/km
0.1%GAP
12 JUNMAP
Isle of Skye Half Marathon
Scotland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 400 pts / www.skyehalfmarathon.com
- Hilly
- Mountain
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 241 m
- m/km
- 11.4 m/km
1.0%GAP
25 JULMAP
Jack & Jill's Downhill Marathon & Half
Washington
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 626 pts / jackjillmarathon.com
- Countryside
- Historic
- Parkland
- Mountain
- Ascent
- 311 m
- m/km
- 14.7 m/km
-1.5%GAP
20 DECMAP
Maratona di Pisa
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 262 pts / maratonadipisa.com
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 72 m
- m/km
- 3.4 m/km
0.3%GAP
08 AUGMAP
Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon
Wisconsin
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 624 pts / www.madisonminimarathon.com
- Rolling
- Lakeside
- City
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 235 m
- m/km
- 11.2 m/km
1.1%GAP
20 FEBMAP
Mississippi Blues Marathon
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 476 pts / msbluesmarathon.events
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 201 m
- m/km
- 9.5 m/km
0.8%GAP
21 MARMAP
Mizuno Swansea Half Marathon
Wales
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,141 pts / www.swanseahalfmarathon.co.uk
- Pancake Flat
- Coastal
- City
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 44 m
- m/km
- 2.1 m/km
0.1%GAP
12 SEPMAP
Mount Rushmore Half Marathon
South Dakota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 850 pts / www.vacationraces.com
- Hilly
- Mountain
- Countryside
- Forest
- Ascent
- 603 m
- m/km
- 28.6 m/km
7.6%GAP
17 OCTMAP
NLB Ljubljana Marathon
Slovenia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 229 pts / ljubljanskimaraton.si
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 53 m
- m/km
- 2.5 m/km
0.1%GAP
06 JUNMAP
Plitvički maraton (Plitvice Marathon)
Croatia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 886 pts / np-plitvicka-jezera.hr
- Countryside
- Lakeside
- Historic
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 645 m
- m/km
- 30.6 m/km
8.4%GAP
14 FEBMAP
Portland Coastal Marathon
South West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 959 pts / bustinskintriathlonclub.clubtrac.co.uk
- Island
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- City
- Ascent
- 364 m
- m/km
- 17.3 m/km
4.3%GAP
09 OCTMAP
Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati)
Ohio
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 386 pts / flyingpigmarathon.com
- Rolling
- City
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 266 m
- m/km
- 12.6 m/km
2.2%GAP
02 MAYMAP
Regeneron Great Limerick Run
Ireland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 564 pts / greatlimerickrun.com
- Flat
- City
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 114 m
- m/km
- 5.4 m/km
0.2%GAP
10 OCTMAP
Reims Champagne Run
France
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 371 pts / reimschampagnerun.fr
- Flat
- City
- Vineyard
- Historic
- Ascent
- 103 m
- m/km
- 4.9 m/km
0.2%GAP
15 MAYMAP
Rimi Riga Marathon
Latvia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 260 pts / rimirigamarathon.com
- City
- Riverside
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 135 m
- m/km
- 6.4 m/km
0.6%GAP
29 MAYMAP
Run Madtown Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Wisconsin
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 609 pts / runmadtown.com
- Rolling
- Lakeside
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 245 m
- m/km
- 11.6 m/km
1.2%GAP
21 MARMAP
Run the Rainbow for Children's
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 417 pts / umc.edu
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Desert
- Ascent
- 226 m
- m/km
- 10.7 m/km
1.1%GAP
20 SEPMAP
Sioux Falls Marathon
South Dakota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 544 pts / www.siouxfallsmarathon.com
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- City
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 149 m
- m/km
- 7.1 m/km
0.5%GAP
03 OCTMAP
Sparkassen-Phoenix-Halbmarathon Dortmund
Germany
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 908 pts / sparkassen-phoenix-halbmarathon.de
- Flat
- City
- Parkland
- Lakeside
- Ascent
- 205 m
- m/km
- 9.7 m/km
0.9%GAP
21 MARMAP
Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest)
Hungary
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 429 pts / www.telekomvivicitta.hu
- Flat
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 429 m
- m/km
- 20.4 m/km
3.7%GAP
20 MARMAP
The Asheville Marathon & Half
North Carolina
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 660 pts / ashevillemarathon.com
- City
- Mountain
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 260 m
- m/km
- 12.3 m/km
0.1%GAP
29 MARMAP
The Fury Run (Stormin' Norman Run), Norman
Oklahoma
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 706 pts / www.thefuryrun.com
- Gently Rolling
- Countryside
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 94 m
- m/km
- 4.4 m/km
0.3%GAP
03 OCTMAP
The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta)
Georgia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 329 pts / www.theraceuc.com
- Hilly
- City
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 186 m
- m/km
- 8.8 m/km
0.7%GAP
31 OCTMAP
The Skippo Trail Race
Missouri
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 723 pts / bigrivertrailseries.com
- Gently Rolling
- Parkland
- Forest
- Historic
- Ascent
- 319 m
- m/km
- 15.1 m/km
2.5%GAP
02 MAYMAP
Three Forts Challenge
South East
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 465 pts / www.threefortschallenge.org.uk
- Hilly
- Countryside
- Historic
- Coastal
- Ascent
- 463 m
- m/km
- 21.9 m/km
3.3%GAP
20 JUNMAP
Tirol läuft (Innsbruck)
Austria
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 494 pts / xn--tirol-luft-w5a.com
- Flat
- Riverside
- City
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 40 m
- m/km
- 1.9 m/km
0.0%GAP
01 NOVMAP
Toulouse Métropole Run Experience
France
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 295 pts / harmonie-mutuelle.toulouserunexperience.fr
- Flat
- City
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 114 m
- m/km
- 5.4 m/km
0.1%GAP
25 APRMAP
Trieste Spring Run
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 204 pts / triestespringrun.com
- Flat
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- City
- Ascent
- 63 m
- m/km
- 3.0 m/km
-1.5%GAP
14 NOVMAP
Allianz Richmond Marathon
Virginia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 394 pts / www.richmondmarathon.org
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 89 m
- m/km
- 4.2 m/km
-0.5%GAP
11 OCTMAP
Amica Newport Marathon & Half Marathon
Rhode Island
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 376 pts / newportmarathon.com
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Island
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 119 m
- m/km
- 5.7 m/km
0.4%GAP
25 APRMAP
Cedar Rapids Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,051 pts / cedarrapidsmarathon.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 229 m
- m/km
- 10.9 m/km
1.4%GAP
29 MARMAP
Debrecen Maraton
Hungary
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 934 pts / debrecenmaraton.hu
- Pancake Flat
- City
- Forest
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 94 m
- m/km
- 4.5 m/km
0.3%GAP
26 SEPMAP
FirstEnergy Akron Marathon
Ohio
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 953 pts / www.akronmarathon.org
- City
- Historic
- Parkland
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 209 m
- m/km
- 9.9 m/km
1.3%GAP
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Historic half marathons questions
What historic half marathons are included?
This guide includes 461 half marathon race pages with source-backed scenery evidence for historic.
Do all historic half marathons have route maps?
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Why are some half marathon races missing from this guide?
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