1/2 marathon time? is 2 hrs good/average/slow?

Question

I ran a 1/2 marathon in 2 hrs. is that a good time to have or is is average or slower than average? i am 20 female by the way!

Answer 1

its a great time.  i ran about 2hr 6min for amateur runner.  keep on going :3

Answer 2

it depends how long u have been running your age and heith and all that i think that is pretty good but i really dont know...

Answer 3

2 hours is a decent time for your first half marathon. I ran about 9 minute miles when I started running, but it wasn't until I was 34. You're only 20. You should be able to do much better.

Answer 4

Well, thats a little over a 9 minute mile if I calculated correctly. It's a good time, but with intense training could certainly be improved. I knew people in high school when I ran track that could run a 5 minute mile. But that doesn't mean they could keep that pace for a whole half marathon. Great job and good luck on any future marathons!

Answer 5

Can't understand the question surely if you ran a 1/2 marathon and it was a competitive race and not a fun run then you know where you finished the question then is do you want to do better well simply join a running club then train and run competitively against similar age groups etc

Answer 6

Most people can't run a half marathon so compared to the general population it is really good.  Compared to all women who enter half marathons, you are in the top half. The average finish time is around 2:08 so you are a little better than average.

Depending on the half marathon, the winning women runners usually finish in 1:23 or better for a typical half marathon and 1:16 or better in really big races so compared to competitive runners the time is not that fast.  The top American half marathon, Deena Kastor, has run 1:07.

Answer 7

i would say it's about average but it's a great time though.

i ran 10k (half of a half a marathon) in an hour and apparently that was around average, so i'm guessing that double 10k in 2 hours is average.

congrats on finishing in that time. it's really tough and hard work. i rate you! :)

Answer 8

i ran 24 miles in 2 hours and 54 minutes.

Answer 9

If you are Kenyan than it stinks , otherwise GREAT JOB!!!

Answer 10

ahh....i think it might be a little low....well actually I'm not...I'm comparing it to the runners that like finish marathons in like 2:30 but those guys like sprint it.....so i would guess that is around average......congratulations by the way......i could never do that........keep on running!

Answer 11

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Answer 12

It depends on your running goals. If you run only for health and fun, it's a very good time. If you run seriously, train hard every day, to really race instead of run, then it's not a good time. Anyway congratulations, what you did is only for a few ones.

Thank you, go ahead and why not, try to improve your time next race. Try a full marathon, and you'll live one of the most challenging races you can imagine.

Thank you.