USA Half Marathon Championships

The USA Half Marathon Championships is the annual national championships for half marathon running in the United States. The race serves as a way of designating the American national champion for the half marathon. The men's race was first contested in 1987 and the women's race began in 1989.

Records

Year	Location	Venue	Runner	Time
2007	Houston, Texas	Aramco Houston Half Marathon	Ryan Hall	59:43

Year	Location	Venue	Runner	Time
2022	Indianapolis, IN	500 Festival Mini-Marathon	Emily Sisson	1:07:11

In October 2024, USATF announced the 2025 USA Half Marathon Championships would be held March 2nd at the Atlanta Half Marathon. The event was part of the Atlanta Marathon weekend, put on by the Atlanta Track Club. The top 3 finishers will each be selected to represent Team USA in the half marathon distance at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in San Diego on September 28th. Alex Maier won the men's race in 1:00:48, while Taylor Roe won the women's race in 1:07:22. Both were Puma sponsored runners based out of North Carolina. Shadrack Kipchirchir and Hillary Bor placed 2nd and 3rd for the men, while Emma Grace Hurley and Amanda Vestri rounded out the women's team.