Long Distance Running: How far is 21 Km in Miles, 50 Km in Miles and 26.2 Miles in Km

The standard half marathon distance is 21.0975 kilometres or 13 miles 192.5 yards.

The Men’s World Athletics record for the half marathon distance is currently held by Jacob Kiplimo from Uganda, with the time of 57 minutes and 31 seconds. The Women’s World Athletics record is currently held by Letesenbet Gidey from Etheopia, with the time of 1 hour, 2 minutes and 52 seconds.

The standard marathon distance is 26 miles and 385 yards which is 42.195km.

The Men’s World Athletics record for the marathon distance is currently held by Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya, with the time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 9 seconds. The Women’s World Athletics record is currently held by Brigid Kosgei from Kenya, with the time of 2 hour, 14 minutes and 4 seconds.

An ultra marathon is any race beyond the marathon distance with the most common distance being 50km.

The Men’s World Athletics record for the half marathon distance is currently held by Stephen Mokoka from the Republic of South Africa, with the time of 2 hours, 40 minutes and 13 seconds. The Women’s Guinness World record is currently held by Desiree Linden from USA, with the time of 2 hours, 59 minutes and 54 seconds.