January Half Marathons
Official Walker Friendly Half Marathons in January
18:32mile / 4 Hour Minimum course time limit= (W)
Symbol only applies to half marathon events
Does NOT meet the Walker Friendly 4 hour minimum (18:32 / mi) = Not Walker Friendly (NWF)
Trail Half Marathons (T)
Date
City
State
Jan 1, 2026
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Jan 1, 2026
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Jan 1, 2025
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Jan 1, 2026
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Jan 1, 2025
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Jan 1, 2025
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
Brazen New Year Runs Half Marathon,10K, 5K
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BWR Half Marathon, 15k, 10k, 5k Santa Monica
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The Hangover Half Marathon & Bill Hogan 3.5 Miler
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Sri Chinmoy New Year's Day Half Marathon
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Lehigh Valley New Year's Chaser Half Marathon & 10k
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Whiskey Run Chattanooga Half Marathon & 5k
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New Year's Double Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
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Castro Valley
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Santa Monica
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Albany
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Queens
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Coplay
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Chattanooga
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Allen
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Kearns
California
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Calfornia
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New York
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New York
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Pennsylvania
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Utah
Jan 3, 2026
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Jan 3, 2026 (W)
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Jan 4, 2025
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Jan 6, 2024 (T)
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Jan 6, 2024
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Jan 6, 2024
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Jan 6, 2024
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Jan 4, 2025
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Jan 3, 2026 (T)
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Jan 6, 2024
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Jan 6, 2024
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Jan 4, 2025
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Jan 4, 2025
Hacienda Hills Almaden Quicksilver Trail 13.1mi, 10k, 5k
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BWR Happy New Year Half Marathon, 15k, 10k, 5k Long Beach
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Red Nose Half Marathon 2025 Registration
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Winter Night Trail Marathon, Half, Quarter
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Wild Azalea Trail 1/2 Marathon, 27mi, 50mi Run
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Winter Warrior Half Marathon & Relay
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State 47 Las Cruces Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
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​Carolina Beach State Park Trail Half & 5k
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I just want to be a Unicorn Half Marathon & 5k
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River Road Run Half Marathon, 10k, 5k OR all 4 Full Series 2025
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San Jose
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Long Beach
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Columbus
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Indianapolis
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Alexandria
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Parsippany
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Rochester
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Las Cruces
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Carolina Beach
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Allison Park
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Knoxville
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Comfort
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Fairmont
California
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California
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Georgia
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Indiana
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Louisiana
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New Jersey
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New York
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New Mexico
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North Carolina
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Pennsylvania
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Tennessee
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Texas
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West Virginia
Jan 5, 2025 (T)
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Jan 4, 2026 (W)
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Jan 7, 2024
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Jan 5, 2025
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Jan 5, 2025
Del Dios Trail Half Marathon & 10k
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BWR Half Marathon, 15k, 10k, 5k Santa Monica
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Run Your Buns Off Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
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Escondido
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Santa Monica
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Brandon
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Spring Hill
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Boring
California
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California
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Florida
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Florida
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Oregon
Jan 13, 2024
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Jan 11, 2025
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Jan 10, 2026
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Jan 10, 2026
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Jan 11, 2025
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Jan 11, 2025
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Jan 10, 2026
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Jan 13, 2024
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Jan 13, 2024
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Jan 13, 2024
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Jan 10, 2026
Half Naked Marathon (half marathon) 2024 Registration
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Buckeye Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, 5k, 1mi
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Citrus Heritage Run Half Marathon & 5k
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All-Out Polar Prowl Half Marathon, 10k, 5k, 1 Mile
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Sarasota Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
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Pensacola Beach Run Half Marathon
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Walt Disney World® Half Marathon
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Triple D Winter Race Trail Half Marathon
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Sorry Bout That Half Marathon and Team Relay
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Lake Mead Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
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Anniston
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Buckeye
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Riverside
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Arvada
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Sarasota
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Pensacola
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Buena Vista
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Dubuque
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Polson
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Boulder City
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Ellerbe
Alabama
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Arizona
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California
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Colorado
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Florida
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Florida
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Florida
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Iowa
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Montana
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Nevada
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North Carolina
Jan 12, 2025
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Jan 14, 2024 (T)
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Jan 12, 2025 (NWF)
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Jan 14, 2024
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Jan 11, 2026
Mobile Marathon, Half Marathon
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Crystal Springs Trail Run 50k, Marathon, 35k, Half, 8k
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Mobile
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Woodside
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Anaheim
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New Smyrna Beach
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Houston
Alabama
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California
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California
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Florida
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Texas
Jan 17, 2026
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Jan 17, 2026
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Jan 18, 2025
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Jan 18, 2025
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Jan 17, 2026 (W)
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Jan 20, 2024
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Jan 20, 2024
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Jan 18, 2025 (W, NWF)
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Jan 17, 2026
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Jan 17, 2026
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Jan 11, 2025
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Jan 17, 2026
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Jan 20, 2024
Hollywood Beach Boardwalk Half Marathon
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Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon, Half Marathon, 5k
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Huff n' Puff Half Marathon & 5k
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Rotary Peachtree City Half Marathon
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St Louis Track Club Frostbite Series Half Marathon
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NJ Trail Series Half Marathon, 10k, 5k Race #4
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Half Marathon & 5 Miler
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Daufuskie Island Marathon, Half Marathon
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McAllen Marathon & Half Marathon
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Time Travel Half Marathon Sugarland
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Peak Snow Devil Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k
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Hollywood
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Warner Robbins
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Jackson
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Peachtree City
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Ewa Beach
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St. Louis
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Parsippany
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Gibsonville
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Dafuskie Island
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McAllen
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Sugarland
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Pittsfield
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Sammamish
Florida
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Georgia
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Georgia
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Georgia
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Hawaii
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Missouri
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New Jersey​
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North Carolina
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South Carolina
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Texas
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Texas
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Vermont
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Washington
Jan 18, 2026
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Jan 18, 2026
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Jan 19, 2025
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Jan 18, 2026
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Jan 18, 2026
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Jan 18, 2026
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Jan 18, 2026
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Jan 19, 2025
Rock'n'Roll Arizona Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k
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Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon
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Barron Collier Companies Naples Half Marathon
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Maui Oceanfront Marathon, Half Marathon
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Louisiana Marathon, Half Marathon, 5k, Relays
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Tempe
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Carlsbad
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Louisville
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Key West
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Naples
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Lahaina
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Baton Rouge
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Austin
Arizona
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California
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Colorado
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Flordia
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Florida
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Hawaii
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Louisiana
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Texas
Jan 22, 2026 (W)
Jan 23, 2026 (W)
Kapaa (Kaua'i)
Hawaii
Kapaa (Kaua'i)
Hawaii
Jan 26, 2025
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Jan 25, 2025
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Jan 24, 2026
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Jan 25, 2025
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Jan 24, 2026
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Jan 27, 2024 (W)
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Jan 24, 2026
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Jan 27, 2024
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Jan 27, 2024
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Jan 24, 2026
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Jan 24, 2026
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Jan 25, 2025
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Jan 24, 2026
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Jan 25, 2025
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Jan 25, 2025
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Jan 27, 2024
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Jan 27, 2024
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Jan 25, 2025
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Jan 25, 2025
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Jan 25, 2025
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Jan 25, 2025
ARR Desert Classic Marathon, Half Marathon, 5k
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Yuma Territorial Marathon & Half Marathon
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Papa Loco Marathon & Half Marathon 2025 Registration
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China Camp Challenge Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
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Folsom Lake Sweet Water Trail 50k/30k/13.1/9mi/10k/5k
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BWR Winter Fun Long Beach Half Marathon, 15k, 10k, 5k
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Mainly Marathons Aloha Series 26.2mi, 13.1mi, 50/10/5k (day 3)
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Frostbite Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
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Wildwood Frozen Feet 13.1 Mile Trail Race
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Red Rock Canyon Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 5k
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Asheville Hot Chocolate Races Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
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Viking Dash Trail Run Greensboro 13.1mi, 10k, 5k
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The Snowbird Challenge 50k, 26.2mi, 13.1mi, 10k, Relay
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Charleston Marathon, Half Marathon, 5k
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Winter Dragon Race 21k, 10k, 5k
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Too Cold to Hold Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
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Surf n' Turf Marathon, Half Marathon, 5k Run & 5k Walk
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Arches Ultra 50mi, 50k, Half Marathon, 9k
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Sun Marathon 26.2, 13.1, 10k, 5k
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Washington City Dogtown Races Half Marathon, 5k & Kids Race
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Surprise
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Somerton
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Conway
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San Rafael
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Folsom
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Long Beach
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Kapa'a (Kaua'i)
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Starkville
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Wildwood
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Las Vegas
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Asheville
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Greensboro
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Anderson
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Charleston
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San Antonio
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Dallas
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Corpus Christie
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Moab
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Santa Clara
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Washington City
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Tukwilla
Arizona
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Arizona
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Arkansas
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California
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California
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California
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Hawaii
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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Nevada
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North Carolina
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North Carolina
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South Carolina
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South Carolina
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Texas
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Texas
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Texas
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Utah
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Utah
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Utah
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Washington
Jan 25, 2026
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Jan 26, 2025
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Jan 28, 2024 (W)
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Jan 26, 2025 (W)
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Jan 25, 2026
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Jan 25, 2026
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Jan 28, 2024
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Jan 28, 2024
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Jan 28, 2024
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Jan 28, 2024
Big Beach Marathon & Half Marathon
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Arizona Rocks! Trail Half, 10k, 5k
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BWR Winter Fun Santa Monica Half Marathon, 15k, 10k, 5k
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Town of Celebration Marathon & Half Marathon
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Clearwater 50k, Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay, 5mi, 5k
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Mainly Marathons Aloha Series 50k, Marathon, Half, 5k (day 4)
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NYRR Fred Lebow Manhattan Half Marathon
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USAFit Marathon, Fort Bend Kia Half Marathon, CCD 5k
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Time Travel Half Marathon Plugerville
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Bishop Events EOD Warrior Foundation Winter Burke Lake Half, 10k, 5k
Gulf Shores
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Peoria
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Santa Monica
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Celebration
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Clearwater
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Kapa'a (Kaua'i)
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New York
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Sugarland
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Pflugerville
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Fairfax Station
Alabama
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Arizona
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California
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Florida
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Florida
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Hawaii
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New York
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Texas
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Texas
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Virginia
Jan 31, 2026 (T)
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Jan 31, 2026
Fremont
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Chicago
California
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Illinois
January Half Marathons
The January Half Marathon Calendar is a complete simplistic listing of January half marathons 2026 in the USA. Currently the January half marathon schedule has 2026 half marathons, and January half marathons 2027 will be updated as they roll in from the 1/2 marathon race organizers. The January Half Marathon schedule identifies trail half marathons and walker friendly half marathons by a (T) symbol and a (W) symbol. The (T) means it is a TRUE trail half marathon (off road, switchbacks, etc) and a (W) means it is truly "official walker friendly" requiring the half marathon to allow a minimum of 18:32 mile pace, minimum 4 hours for participants to finish the 13.1 mile distance.
The 2026 listing of half marathons in January features a complete listing of January half marathons in California, January half marathons in Texas, January half marathons in Colorado, January half marathons in New York, January half marathons in Utah, January half marathons in Illinois, January half marathons in Ohio, January half marathons in Florida, and all other 1/2 marathons in January across the USA.
A half marathon is 13.1 miles (or in kilometers is a 21k). We understand sometimes there will be a slight margin of error up or down when runners run or walk any race distance, however our calendar only is a listing for true half marathons that do all they can to measure their course as an official half marathon 13.1 mile / 21k distance. Races that are not 13.1 miles, we encourage not to call their race a 1/2 marathon to lessen confusion for runners & walkers looking to participate in a true 1/2 marathon distance. Some runners don't care, but you'd be surprised how many that do.