These half marathon figures cover the measurement periods and populations identified in the available source material. Estimates, surveys and forecasts retain their reported scope.
Key Half Marathon Statistics
The main findings are:
- The Hannover event recorded 9,848 half-marathon participants in 2024 (Hannover event, Germany).
- The Hannover event recorded 6,121 half-marathon participants in 2011 (Hannover event, Germany).
- The Berlin Half Marathon course distance is 21.0975 km (2026).
- In the half-marathon injury study, 205 runners were assessed from 2,200 registered runners, a 9.3% study inclusion rate (race cohort; single half-marathon race).
- In the four-race distance-running study, 75,401 entrants consented to questionnaire analysis (2012–2015 races; four annual races).
- The Hannover event recorded 6,888 half-marathon participants in 2023 (Hannover event, Germany).
- The Hannover event recorded 6,010 half-marathon participants in 2010 (Hannover event, Germany).
- Michael Temoi’s listed personal best is 58:00 (2026 start list; elite men’s field).
- 31% of assessed runners reported a running-related injury within the previous 6 months (pre-race assessment; half-marathon study cohort).
- 10,576 consenting race entrants had ever reported an injury in the study data (2012–2015 races; four annual races).
- The Hannover event recorded 10,054 half-marathon participants in 2019 (Hannover event, Germany).
- The Hannover event recorded 5,783 half-marathon participants in 2009 (Hannover event, Germany).
- Eric Kiptanui’s listed personal best is 58:42 (2026 start list; elite men’s field).
- 18% of assessed runners reported a running-related injury within the previous month (pre-race assessment; half-marathon study cohort).
- 7,281 entrants reported an injury in the preceding 12 months (2012–2015 races; four annual races).
Contents
- Key Half Marathon Statistics
- Half Marathon Participation Statistics and Global Race Scale
- Half Marathon Participation Trends Over Time
- Half Marathon Finishers, Performance and Elite Benchmarks
- Half Marathon Injury Statistics and Common Conditions
- Half Marathon Training and Running-Injury Risk Statistics
Half Marathon Participation Statistics and Global Race Scale
The reported the Hannover event recorded figures cover Hannover event, Germany.
| Measurement period | The Hannover event recorded (participants) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,848 |
| 2023 | 6,888 |
| 2019 | 10,054 |
| 2018 | 10,259 |
| 2017 | 8,971 |
| 2016 | 8,191 |
| 2015 | 7,399 |
| 2014 | 7,077 |
| 2013 | 6,126 |
| 2012 | 6,021 |
Source: ADAC Marathon Hannover: Statistics Participants 2001–2024.
Organizer table does not separately state whether counts are registrants or finishers.
Organizer table labels the series as participants.
Pre-pandemic event-year count.
Half Marathon Participation Trends Over Time
The reported the Hannover event recorded figures cover Hannover event, Germany.
| Measurement period | The Hannover event recorded (participants) |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 6,121 |
| 2010 | 6,010 |
| 2009 | 5,783 |
| 2008 | 5,168 |
| 2007 | 4,842 |
| 2006 | 4,758 |
| 2005 | 4,445 |
| 2004 | 3,882 |
| 2003 | 3,173 |
| 2002 | 2,727 |
| 2001 | 2,273 |
Source: ADAC Marathon Hannover: Statistics Participants 2001–2024.
The reported the Berlin Half Marathon recorded figures cover Berlin Half Marathon.
| Measurement period | The Berlin Half Marathon recorded (entries) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 10,119 |
| 2002 | 13,419 |
| 2003 | 16,194 |
| 2007 | 20,273 |
| 2013 | 30,114 |
| 2016 | 32,753 |
| 2018 | 36,001 |
| 2019 | 35,551 |
| 2022 | 32,267 |
| 2023 | 34,458 |
| 2024 | 38,712 |
| 2025 | 40,721 |
| 2026 | 42,563 |
Source: GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Media Guide.
The Berlin Half Marathon recorded 20,774 entries in 2021 after the 2020 cancellation. (GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Media…)
Organizer table labels the series as participants.
Official history says entry figures show half-marathon runners only.
2020 was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Half Marathon Finishers, Performance and Elite Benchmarks
- The Berlin Half Marathon course distance is 21.0975 km (2026). (GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Media…)
- Michael Temoi’s listed personal best is 58:00 (2026 start list; elite men’s field). (GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Media…)
- Eric Kiptanui’s listed personal best is 58:42 (2026 start list; elite men’s field). (GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Media…)
- Gideon Kiprotich’s listed personal best is 58:49 (2026 start list; elite men’s field). (GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Media…)
- Amanal Petros’s listed personal best is 59:31 (2026 start list; elite men’s field). (GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Media…)
- Likina Amebaw’s listed personal best is 64:44 (2026 start list; elite women’s field). (GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Media…)
- Veronica Loleo’s listed personal best is 65:46 (2026 start list; elite women’s field). (GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Media…)
- Melal Siyoum’s listed personal best is 67:21 (2026 start list; elite women’s field). (GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Media…)
- Esther Pfeiffer’s listed personal best is 67:28 (2026 start list; elite women’s field). (GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Media…)
Course marking description; distance is the event’s stated race distance.
Personal best, not a race-wide finishing-time distribution.
Half Marathon Injury Statistics and Common Conditions
- In the half-marathon injury study, 205 runners were assessed from 2,200 registered runners, a 9.3% study inclusion rate (race cohort; single half-marathon race). (Anterior knee pain in runners…)
- 31% of assessed runners reported a running-related injury within the previous 6 months (pre-race assessment; half-marathon study cohort). (Anterior knee pain in runners…)
- 18% of assessed runners reported a running-related injury within the previous month (pre-race assessment; half-marathon study cohort). (Anterior knee pain in runners…)
- 24% of assessed runners sustained an injury during the half marathon (race day; 205-runner half-marathon study cohort). (Anterior knee pain in runners…)
- Anterior knee pain accounted for 12 of 49 race injuries, or 25% (race day; half-marathon study cohort). (Anterior knee pain in runners…)
- Iliotibial band syndrome accounted for 10 of 49 race injuries, or 20% (race day; half-marathon study cohort). (Anterior knee pain in runners…)
- Muscle cramps accounted for 7 of 49 race injuries, or 14% (race day; half-marathon study cohort). (Anterior knee pain in runners…)
- Hamstring tears accounted for 4 of 49 race injuries, or 8% (race day; half-marathon study cohort). (Anterior knee pain in runners…)
This is a selected study cohort, not the full race population.
Self-reported history in the assessed cohort.
Study-specific incidence; not a universal race risk.
Percent is among the 49 injuries recorded during the race.
Half Marathon Training and Running-Injury Risk Statistics
- In the four-race distance-running study, 75,401 entrants consented to questionnaire analysis (2012–2015 races; four annual races). (Predictors of multiple injuries in…)
- 10,576 consenting race entrants had ever reported an injury in the study data (2012–2015 races; four annual races). (Predictors of multiple injuries in…)
- 7,281 entrants reported an injury in the preceding 12 months (2012–2015 races; four annual races). (Predictors of multiple injuries in…)
- 9.2% of entrants reported one injury in the preceding 12 months (2012–2015 races; four annual races). (Predictors of multiple injuries in…)
- 93% of reported injuries affected the lower limb (2012–2015 races; four annual races). (Predictors of multiple injuries in…)
- Knee injuries represented 32% of lower-limb injuries (2012–2015 races; four annual races). (Predictors of multiple injuries in…)
- Shin/calf injuries represented 20% of lower-limb injuries (2012–2015 races; four annual races). (Predictors of multiple injuries in…)
Study population spans multiple distances; half-marathon-specific measures are identified separately.
Study-specific injury-history measure.
Self-reported preceding-year injury.
Self-reported; denominator is study entrants.
Anatomical distribution among reported injuries.
Body-area distribution among lower-limb injuries.