Wiener Städtische Halbmarathon
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The Wiener Städtische Half Marathon is the half marathon of the Vienna City Marathon, run on a Sunday in April in Vienna, Austria. The Vienna City Marathon began in 1984, and a half marathon was first held within it in 2005, replacing a spring run of about 15.8 km. The race starts from 9:00 am in several waves on Wagramer Straße at the Reichsbrücke, near the United Nations office, and finishes on the Ringstraße at the Burgtheater. The course is AIMS-measured and part of the World Athletics Global Calendar. The half marathon takes in part of the marathon route and splits from it around km 20, where the marathon continues and the half marathon turns towards the Ringstraße. The organisers highlight music along the course, with numerous cheering zones, and a Concert for the Marathon at the Vienna Musikverein the day before in which members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra perform with runners. Participants must be at least 16 and the finish line closes at 1:00 pm. The half marathon course records are 1:00:18 for men, set by Haile Gebrselassie in 2011, and 1:12:03 for women, set by Paula Radcliffe in 2012.
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
April in Vienna is cool to mild: afternoon highs average about 17°C and mornings about 9°C, with rain of 1 mm or more on around six days of the month.
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In 2012 the Vienna half marathon was staged as a head-to-head race between Haile Gebrselassie and Paula Radcliffe, billed as the 'Emperor versus the Queen'. Radcliffe was given a head start of 7 minutes 52 seconds, the difference between their personal bests. Gebrselassie caught her at 15.3 km and won in 1:00:52, while Radcliffe finished in 1:12:03.
The Vienna City Marathon began on 25 March 1984 as the first Wiener Frühlingsmarathon. In 2005 a half marathon was run within it for the first time, replacing the spring run of about 15.8 km, and Mubarak Shami of Qatar won the marathon that year in his debut.
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Haile Gebrselassie (2011)
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