half marathon
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half marathon
A long-distance race over the official distance of 21.0975 kilometers, which is exactly half of a marathon distance.
Sie trainiert seit Monaten für ihren ersten Halbmarathon in Berlin.
She has been training for months for her first half marathon in Berlin.
This word is made up of 'halb' (half) and 'Marathon' (marathon). So it literally means a half marathon race, which makes it very easy to understand.
Mein Ziel für dieses Jahr ist, einen Halbmarathon zu schaffen.
My goal for this year is to complete a half marathon.
In connection with a half marathon, the verbs 'laufen' (to run), 'absolvieren' (to complete), or 'finishen' (to finish) are often used. When preparing for one, you 'trainiert man für' einen Halbmarathon (train for a half marathon).
Er hat den Halbmarathon in unter zwei Stunden absolviert.
He completed the half marathon in under two hours.
When taking part in a running event, you use the preposition 'an' with the dative. So you say: 'an einem Halbmarathon teilnehmen' (to take part in a half marathon).
Nächstes Jahr möchte ich am Halbmarathon in Hamburg teilnehmen.
Next year I would like to take part in the half marathon in Hamburg.
marathon
'der Marathon' and 'der Halbmarathon' are both long-distance races, but they have different distances. A marathon is the full distance of 42.195 kilometers. A half marathon is exactly half of that. The words can easily be confused because 'Halbmarathon' contains the word 'Marathon'. The important point is: someone who runs a 'Halbmarathon' is not running a whole marathon.
Am Montag meldet sich Anna für einen Halbmarathon im Herbst an.
On Monday, Anna registers for a half marathon in the fall.
Für den Marathon in Berlin trainiert Mehmet seit fast einem Jahr.
Mehmet has been training for the marathon in Berlin for almost a year.