If running the full 26.2-mile marathon isn’t for you then why not attempt the 13.1-mile half marathon distance instead? There’s hundreds of great events to choose from in 2024 – here we pick out some of the best half marathons in the world. All events and dates subject to change.
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Half marathons in 2024
PolarNight Half Marathon
- When: 6 January 2024
- Where: Tromsø, Norway
- Website: msm.no
Kilimanjaro Half Marathon
- When: February 2023 TBC
- Where: Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
- Website: kilimanjaromarathon.com
Rock ’n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon
- When: 25 February 2024
- Where: Las Vegas, Nevada, US
- Website: runrocknroll.com
Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris
- When: 3 March 2024
- Where: Paris, France
- Website: harmoniemutuellesemideparis.com
Surrey Half Marathon
- When: 17 March 2024
- Where: Woking, Surrey
- Website: surreyhalf.com
United Airlines NYC Half
- When: 17 March 2024
- Where: New York City, US
- Website: nyrr.org
London Landmarks Half Marathon
- When: 7 April 2024
- Where: Westminster and the City, London, England
- Website: llhm.co.uk
Vancouver Half Marathon
- When: 5 May 2024
- Where: Vancouver, Canada
- Website: bmovanmarathon.ca
Great Bristol Run Half Marathon
- When: 19 May 2024
- Where: Bristol, England
- Website: greatrun.org
Edinburgh Half Marathon
- When: 26 May 2024
- Where: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Website: edinburghmarathon.com
Aruba Half Marathon
- When: 2 June 2024
- Where: Aruba
- Website: klmarubamarathon.com
Skye Half Marathon
- When: 8 June 2024
- Where: Isle of Skye, Scotland
- Website: skyehalfmarathon.com
Midnight Sun Half Marathon
- When: 22 June 2024
- Where: Tromsø, Norway
- Website: msm.no
San Francisco Half Marathon
- When: 28 July 2024
- Where: San Francisco, California, US
- Events: Bridge Half Marathon (first half of marathon); City Half Marathon (second half)
- Website: thesfmarathon.com
Antrim Coast Half Marathon
- When: 25 August 2024
- Where: Antrim Coast Road, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Website: antrimcoasthalfmarathon.com
The Big Half
- When: 1 September 2024
- Where: London, England
- Events: big half, big mile, big relay
- Website: thebighalf.co.uk
Run Cheltenham
- When: 1 September 2024
- Where: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
- Events: half marathon, 10k, community mile
- Website: runcheltenham.com
Kauai Marathon and Half Marathon
- When: 1 September 2024
- Where: Kauai island, Hawaii, US
- Website: thekauaimarathon.com
Tallinn Half Marathon
- When: 7 September 2024
- Where: Tallinn, Estonia
- Website: jooks.ee
Great North Run
- When: 8 September 2024
- Where: Newcastle to South Shields, England
- Website: greatrun.org
Copenhagen Half Marathon
- When: 15 September 2024
- Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Website: cphhalf.dk
Royal Parks Half Marathon
- When: 13 October 2024
- Where: London, England
- Website: royalparkshalf.com
Palma Half Marathon Mallorca
- When: 20 October 2024
- Where: Palma, Mallorca, Spain
- Website: palmademallorcamarathon.com
Venice Half Marathon
- When: 27 October 2024
- Where: Venice, Italy
- Website: venicemarathon.it
Philadelphia Half Marathon
- When: 23 November 2024
- Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
- Website: philadelphiamarathon.com
Torino City Half Marathon
- When: 1 December 2024
- Where: Turin, Italy
- Website: torinocitymarathon.it
Reggae Marathon
- When: 8 December 2024
- Where: Negril, Jamaica
- Events: half-marathon; 10k; 5km
- Website: reggaemarathon.com
The Big Half London
- Organisers: London Marathon Events
- When: Sunday 7 September 2025
- Where: Tower Bridge to Cutty Sark, London, England
- Races: half marathon, New Balance Big Relay, Big Mile
- Website: thebighalf.co.uk
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