WORLD RECORD HISTORY || The Half-Marathon!

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21.1 Kilometers. 13.1 Miles. The half marathon is a very unique racing distance, as it requires supreme speed and excellent endurance. The current world record stands at 58:01, so the question now is - Who will be the first to break the 58 minute barrier.

[@TotalRunningProductions]

UPDATE! Kibiwott Kandie broke the world record at the 2020 Valencia Half Marathon with a time of 57:32! Check out the race breakdown here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYC4oXd6iNujsKM

[@RobManser77]

I’m fascinated by the fact that on several occasions, the half marathon record has been broken during a full marathon. That’s stunning and rather crazy!

[@ramonwrestling5756]

Yea I don’t see why those marathoners don’t just run half marathons. They could get like a sub 57:00

[@MrProphetius]

@@ramonwrestling5756 marathon brings more cash

[@ramonwrestling5756]

Mr.Prophetius maybe just in between marathons?

[@MrProphetius]

@@ramonwrestling5756 probably a problem of scheduling the events. a halfmarathon run would increase regeneration time. maybe not worth the time

[@RobManser77]

@Ramon Wrestling It's probably how it fits into the season. Taper is 2-3 weeks, and recovery the same, then you've got time to build back the training you were doing for the marathon, so in all it's about 1-2 months out of the season for a serious runner. I don't think you'd have to add pacing work, as these guys run HMs at tempo pace, which they'll know well.

[@wardfreeman7533]

'He only needed a 14:04 last 5km' - Yikes!

[@trevormay101]

Like wow...

[@rm6857]

"only"

[@PolkiSaMalutkie]

4:43 mile pace, no worries! 😱

[@RandomGuy-dw7hf]

Ehhh light work lmao (Sarcasm)

[@richskater]

Exactly half my 5k PR.

[@johnwilson5743]

TRP. Many thanks again for this half Marathon expose. I'm blown away by the very high quality of your Productions. Thanks mate.

[@lukesherwin4137]

I know that it doesn’t really seem to be your thing, and the history isn’t quite there as traditional track/road racing, but it would interesting to see you dabble into the ultra running scene. Like a progression of the 100-mile world record or something about Scott Jurek or another dominant athlete in different eras. Just a thought, but I love the current content regardless!

[@Monkixote]

Forget Scott Jurek - I'd love to see a video on Yiannis Kouros!

[@marcothefox1]

„Why it is almost impossible to run 300km in 24h would be awesome!“

[@Monkixote]

@@marcothefox1 amen brother

[@JackGordon]

Every time a WR is set: “people thought this one would last for decades” Literally a month later: “but this was not the case when _______ set a new world record by a huge margin!”

[@ReXzz]

Kamworor will do it himself soon and probably run something in the 57:40 range. This man has so much potential. My highlight is the 2018 World Half Marathon in Valencia (where this video’s beautiful thumbnail was taken), where he ran his last 5k in 13:01!!!! Yes, 13:01!!! I mean, let that sink in - THIRTEEN O ONE - what an absolute legend. The olympic 5000m record is just under 13 minutes (12:58) and Diamond league meetings rarely end up being faster than 13 minutes and Kamworor ran it in a half marathon!

[@grantfischer6040]

Whaaaat that barely makes sense

[@moonootoo]

@@jamisonr That truly sucks. I wouldn't put Kamworor down though, I remember in one of his races he fell at the starting line, sustaining multiple abrasions on his knees, yet he picked himself up and won that race in horrible rainy conditions.

[@timmytheinventor4746]

@@moonootoo He's getting back to form, but suffered a minor injury just prior to the games. I'm pretty sure the spikes hurt his feet or something, after he ran a 27:01 10000 in the Kenyan Trials. I'm never counting him out. He could possibly pull a Kipchoge and break the marathon world record

[@jojolords4523]

Well, Kamworror had an accident, so Kibiwott Kandie and Jacob Kiplimo broke the world record and faster than you thought.

[@MikeDunn]

7:11 Moses Tanui had extra motivation to break one hour as the driver was threatening to run him over.

[@an33nielsen52]

haha alternative pacing strategies

[@neuroknot2589]

AHHHHHH

[@jannikleschowsky3755]

When I started running, I thought a half Marathon is just that: Only half of a Marathon. But by now it is my favourite running discipline. I just love the combination of endurance and speed needed to succeed. Great Video and the perfect motivation to train for a fast half-marathon ❤

[@PolkiSaMalutkie]

Great job. I enjoyed this and sat through the adverts as a thank you.

[@Smittyxc]

Most underrated channel imo. Thanks for the great content🧡

[@woodenlogos3428]

Love this channel! I love woodworking and running so much!!

[@brandonm8901]

so much research has clearly been done for this video

[@Fabio-Correr-eh-Viver]

Hello. This is Fabio, from Brazil. The images at 8:29 of Paul Tergat are not from half marathon, but they are images of the most famous Brazilian street running race: São Silvestre, held in the last day of the year, which Paul Tergat is one of the greatest winners. It is a 15km race.

[@JamaisBreaux]

i love trp so much thanks for the vids this is such an amazing sub culture

[@19Vxc76]

So happy to see my town (Lisbon/Lisboa) 3 times with 3 world records on your video. Also in 2015 Mo Farah broke the European Record in Lisbon. Epic channel ;)

[@wakimura303]

Not first Not last But when trp uploads I click fast

[@fincolverson-martin4972]

Pure poetry 🙃

[@michael8815]

great video again, TRP. :)

[@_dadzilla4177]

Very informative content. Thank you, sir! Keep it up!

[@apierre6]

Great video as always. Hard to believe that no one really kept track of half marathon records until the late '90s!

[@legendofstreet2408]

The most real records from Mr. Half-marathon, Mr.Tadesse, without dope and carbon fiber sneakers.

[@Labben91]

Jakob Ingebrigtsen have said he think the half-marathon will become his best distance.

[@Brucebina]

A very nice compilation. For next time, I prefer if you made a video on Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia, especially the marathon he runs barefoot.

[@lonlon7031]

December 2020 and the top 4 finishers in the Valencia Half Marathon all ran under 58 minutes!!! There's no stopping the evolution of running!!

[@yeeton1054]

Can’t wait to see what kamworor can do in 2021

[@vascoamaralgrilo]

Thanks!

[@derroboterdelfin3427]

This is a good video, well done

[@CovDavid]

We are waiting for ahmed record:))

[@jo_cho]

same, when flotrack and Bowerman Track Club released their footage i was waiting for TRP to make a video about the new North American 5k reocrd.

[@alphaecka1949]

A decimal point and there's no such thing as a decimal point in in my the awesomest and is 13 + 1/2 + 196 in another word 13 miles and 996 miles today so where is your estimate decimal point bullshittin a load crap better get it right

[@alphaecka1949]

@@jo_cho another thing you forgotten to mention with Elizabeth ran and one America and barefooted it in the first and the only bare foot runner winning a marathon .. win

[@alphaecka1949]

@@jo_cho 392 yards is not .2 of a mile you better get your shit right because your piont 2 of a mile is up Kaawhosi y streets. never was ever a listed decimals place in a mile ever step of the way is uniform by f t inches and foot , then yards .w h e re is thee decimals piont or place ..stop trying to sound educated up lost with out ur calculator ... alcohol Z Street

[@jo_cho]

@@alphaecka1949 what are you talking about? I never said any of that. Read my comment again.

[@nokte777]

Bekele should motivate himself and demolish this WR.

[@Arek152]

I doubt at his age he's able to reach that speed. Personaly I rather count on younger new rising runners. But I'd love to be wrong and see Bekele doing it :)

[@EpicGamer427]

i feel like kipchoge could do it too

[@ReXzz]

No chance against rising talents like Kamworor/Cheptegei

[@giuseppecerreto5328]

Those athletes are too hold for that speed.. Hm is for young max 30yo, above that limit things naturally changing, rare cases like moh Farah and few others speed remain but only cause moh competing on. The track mainly

[@jujuloaf755]

Love this channel!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@Dan-qk3mt]

What’s their resting heart rate? 1bpm???

[@isaiasviana8419]

lol yeah or maybe their hearts beat once every 5 minutes their heart muscle Must be monstrous

[@SpartaSpartan117]

0 bpm

[@SMC247]

Pretty low. One funny story about that - the Russian athletes who used to dope had to be woken up during the night to see if their hearts were still beating as their HRs got so low.

[@dario_navalv]

I'm a 200/400m runner and my heart rate while resting is around 48, I can't imagine their bpm

[@ellaf3877]

Darío Navarro same, though i'm a 400/800 (sometimes 1500m) runner

[@thomasvannapels2801]

There is one man that I think can break 58:00. That is Kenenisa Bekele. Problem is I never saw him running the half marathon...

[@nhloribrandon6583]

His last race is the Vitality Big Half I think.

[@cg-fo9hb]

„But just ____ years later“

[@armandomontez1528]

Your music choice is so good

[@plox2030]

"Absolutely sensational...unbeatable...crazy fast time...all time greatest...on the same day...unbelievable...for only a year"

[@seancullen99]

Tadese would have obliterated 58 mins in his prime in the Vaporflys. That we even have to have such a discussion is testament to how these shoes have ruined the concept of a world record.

[@bumblebeehald]

Great videos! Try and check the weather conditions for the current World record! Is was blowing gale force winds in the Streets of copenhagen. This has had to make pacing a difficult task.

[@michaelsundell2422]

All these comments and nobody wishing Geoffrey Kamworor a safe and speedy recovery!!!! I wish him all the best and hope that he is back to top form soon, without pushing himself too hard to get there too fast.

[@tristannijhof5525]

I’m actually good mates with Steve. He has his own track around our local lake, lake Wendouree. He used to go to the same school as I do, and he has a school track named after him too!

[@fynnburgerrunning826]

Very interesting!

[@lukeoutloud2731]

His 5k splits have me questioning life

[@alecscheerer_run]

I still think Zersaney Tadese's world half marathon record is the most revolutionary and most impressive

[@shehumusa5761]

I love your analysis,u are so good

[@mosesezean820]

Great work on this one

[@Arek152]

Perhaps one day Joshua Cheptegei, Rhonex Kipruto and obviously Geofrey Kamworor himself would break 58mins barier.

[@seancullen99]

For sub 38 min, just wait until Nike make a better shoe...that's what's really running all these crazy times. These records would not be possible without the Vaporfly. Can you imagine what Tadese would have run in his prime with the Vaporfly? Under 58 min I'm sure of it. It's making comparisons with the past and with athletes that don't have the Vaporfly impossible. Where's the fun in that?

[@personintheworld8754]

Sean Cullen well if you put some nike trainers on could you do a half marathon in under an hour?

[@ravendarkjolls4028]

@@seancullen99 Could you? hahaha

[@seancullen99]

@@personintheworld8754 What the hell are you talking about? It's the vaporfly shoe plus the athlete = faster time than possible without shoe. This is common knowledge. And yes, I would run a faster time against myself with vaporfly vs no vaporfly.

[@personintheworld8754]

Sean Cullen jeez keep ur hair on

[@nicksinofsky7084]

Love the video, great job!

[@ilyassahminan211]

7:31 The car looks like its about to run him down from behind lol!

[@ME-kd1ko]

I just want to hear someone say "Dude, you just ran thirteen miles in thirty minutes".

[@thesamuellanham]

on your left

[@johnwilson5743]

LOL. Saying it, and achieving it, are two different things! Think about it. That's running at a speed of 26 miles per hour, (or 41 kilometers per hour) for exactly 30 minutes. Will that ever be possible? I doubt it. It would (almost) be running a full Marathon in 1 hour, pace. Even Kipchoge's 1hr 59 paced marathon would pale by comparison.

[@isaiasviana8419]

I would love to see Kipchoge train for a half marathon.. his mind focus during training has to be out of this world to be so consistently displaying mastery in the full marathon.. I bet if he put his mind and body through Half marathon training he would get close to the world record time or maybe who knows.. beat it..

[@Look_Snow]

Amazing vídeos Can you make a vídeo about the difrent % WR improve women vs man? Thks and keep going the great work

[@domrun3547]

5:42 what an epic nickname

[@samthemoistman5933]

I do a half in 1:09:36

[@Zeuskazoo]

Incredible

[@Michaelkaydee]

Love your videos

[@rossfripp4503]

What is the music at 9:00? In fact, what is all of the music you use?! Would love to get it some how. Great video, as ever.

[@seanlong7888]

Another great video. Spare a thought for American record holder Ryan Hall... almost 2 minutes behind Kam.

[@uivideo7637]

Great videos, thx.

[@APBCTechnique]

Seems like to run really fast in the marathon you need good speed endurance background From 1500m & 5K.

[@Michaelkaydee]

The more TRP videos I watch the more I feel that Kenya needs to be recognised as the greatest running nation on earth bar none. How can one country produce elite runners from 400 meters through every single distance to the marathon holding majority of the records in most of those distances? Incredible.

[@APBCTechnique]

KayDee Kenya Majority of world records I don’t think so ? 100m Jamaica 🇯🇲 200m Jamaica 🇯🇲 400m South Africa 🇿🇦 800m Kenya 🇰🇪 1500m Morocco 🇲🇦 5000m Ethiopia 🇪🇹 10,000m Ethiopia 🇪🇹 Marathon Kenya 🇰🇪 I can only see 2 Kenyan WR of ALL events

[@APBCTechnique]

KayDee incorrect

[@caseysmith544]

I heard about after running the Mickelson Half marathon a person who ran 58:00 in the Half Marathon at the time in 2009 but the race is point to point and downhill at 3% grade for 95% of the race with 3% of race not as steep and 1% steeper so disqualifying for a World record attempt due to not looping back to near starting area due to race changing . The guy was some Native North American person who set the record and looked like they were from Mexico or some of the Native southwestern tribes since those people look so similar.

[@Baribenatiyacubing]

Recently did my first half in just 2:00:00 lol

[@richardgallimore5976]

Ayy, well done. Some years ago I tried a full for the "fun of it" (I'm a former Sprinter), it took 5:30, my pace near the end was strugglecity.

[@jacobthiessen7027]

You almost broke the 2hr mark! You're right up there with kipchoge

[@richskater]

My first half, last October, was 2:22:26. This October is my own breaking 2 project.

[@th3pimp8392]

I’m over here trying to break 1:15

[@nicuceasca7350]

Still waiting for the history of 1k world record video :))

[@mr.creepington6182]

no one: people with Kenyan ancestors: I cAn RuN vErY fAsT aS i HaVe GoOd GeNeTiCs All jokes love the vids

[@gusthegoat250]

Kenyan Kenyan well your name says so

[@Suswaleh]

I'd like to think it's the training regimen and discipline?

[@basilekourse]

Your vids are incredible !!!

[@edwarddijkstra1185]

10:00 haile gebreselassie ran first sub59 wow tadese ran the wr first

[@ngelzntsizi8887]

Looks like the whole course (or most of it) is descending. Probably why it was so fast...I stand corrected

[@PoliticaV]

Damn you're a hater. I'd like to see you beat this record.

[@nickvanu88]

It wouldn't be an official world record if that was the case.

[@adriansorensen1253]

Believe me Denmark is completely flat

[@abnrangerjapo]

This pace is mind blowing

[@gnayr1305]

Wow! That was a fast video. 😉

[@kevinogeto5954]

Sammy Wanjiru RIP what an athlete he would have been

[@joshr.5199]

Tadese ❤

[@tygarrett9590]

Aye we got the og TRP music

[@insyde_4463]

What is the music AT the end?

[@angelouaje1767]

if Vaporflys made wayback early 80-90s they we're flying

[@PolkiSaMalutkie]

Tadese 12:30 - was this the half where he put in 4:15 for one of the miles?

[@pablocalderon9281]

Butthurt that you didn’t talk about my guy Dionicio Céron the only Mexican to hold the HM WR and was the first person in the world to win the London Marathon Back to Back to Back :(

[@nogringovikingo]

What about Arturo Barrios?

[@pablocalderon9281]

Gudmund Snilstveit from what i know he only held the 10k WR

[@GbetoGarciabeto]

Yes! Dionicio Cerón it's such an underrated athlete

[@J3nJ3n-b8x]

That melanin tho!!!!

[@idspeenstra2020]

10:53 oops Pheonix.

[@andrewdodd9914]

As always by Total Running Productions - a well researched and presented doc. However, I would have thought they would not use the unnecessary adjective "full" to describe a double half marathon. A marathon is a marathon is a marathon. It has a rich history and a precise distance. It doesn't need to be demeaned with "full". Sure there are 'full marathons' - they are ones that are oversubscribed - i.e. you might say "London Marathon has 40,000 positions and over 150,000 applied." Its therefore a 'full marathon'". But its the exact same distance as any other marathon. #dontusefull #amarathonisamarathonisamarathon

[@thesamuellanham]

my half is 1:26:27

[@thesamuellanham]

RunFor OurLives thank you for the encouragement my friend

[@newbiesmurf9271]

@RunFor OurLives whats ur times 🤔

[@sandrokumin2497]

My best time is 1:36:12

[@tannerorr7754]

You should do a video on the Portland intrasquad meet 2

[@urfellowbisexualarmy2117]

Omg can I just say his smile in the cover is creepy

[@Gogo-bu6rd]

How dare u disrespect the goat 🐐😂

[@josecabundissalazar5212]

He was a record man of half maraton too.

[@thomaswanjohi9434]

Kamwarror needs to judge his pace better 5K 13.51 10K 13.41 15K 13.31 20K 13.56 . He slowed down too much between 15 to 20K . Even splits he would have been able to close strong and definitely go below 58. 10 to 15K was too fast and killed his closing speed. Hopefully he will learn and do better next time.

[@BarelyGlorious]

All of these runners are insane haha 2:44min/km is hard to do interval yet alone run full half marathon

[@lucasduys8243]

The thumbnail scares me

[@zyghom]

I am watching this have recently broken my 2h to have now 1h 59min 38sec So these guys are done when I reach my 10km But I am more happy with my < 2h than with their 58min - most people cannot even run 10km straight ;-)

[@camerongonzalez1779]

Yeet, kipchoge comes up and runs a 55:00

[@srikantnayakammunje2721]

I hope that happens

[@TheCJHowes]

The half marathon races should have road that goes beyond the finish line, in order to at the same time attempt the 1 hour world record. Kamwowor might have beaten it for sure. Just how much further could he have ran in 1:59? By staying at a 2:45 pace, he would have run 721 extra metres. The 1 hour world record belongs to the great Gebrselassie at 21,285 metres, so 185 metres more than the half marathon Kamwowor would have beaten him by 536 metres.

[@buddabulletproof]

This makes me think what Sammy Wanjiru could have accomplished. How high do you think his ceiling was?

[@alexloh6524]

Is just too bad that the anticipated London marathon where kipchoge and bekele will meet did not materialized

[@azerez]

14:45 Who will finally be the athlete to run a sub 58 ? => Answer : Me ! I don't have much planned this year. So I think I can train a little and easily drop my 1h24 to a sub 58 =) Wish me luck

[@pwhit59]

On your bike ......lol

[@vladoholic8497]

Everything under 1 hour is extreme. Just try to run 3 miles at that pace and then you will realise how insane it is to run below 58 minutes.

[@runrank5362]

9:32 Noah Lyles says hi 😅

[@idspeenstra2020]

Yikes

[@ingagade951]

Ohoj. I see this video about the half marathon showing that it isn`t the shoe and its composition that counts in running (look at Bikilis shoe back in 60`ties) No it is how much the runner believe the shoe is helping him or her run faster. Ohoj Inga FROM Denmark.

[@KJ-wu7rr]

like jakob

[@daniel.sandberg.5298]

The easier it looks, the harder it actually is.

[@pwhit59]

Avg 4:25 a mile🥺 try one mile at that time. 13 miles at 4:25 pace😬

[@AJaguar1]

12:37, running rhythm hmmm

[@kontrackandfield8506]

Great video! I also make running videos

[@leo-vb5jq]

imma stick to bowling