Barcelona Half Marathon

eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona by Brooks or Barcelona Half Marathon is an annual half marathon arranged in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Organised by RPM Sports and ASO, it is held in February and in 2023 attracted 21,477 runners, with 33% of the registered participants coming from abroad representing 101 nationalities. The half marathon is categorized by World Athletics as a Gold Label road race since 2018.

Barcelona Half Marathon
DateFebruary
LocationBarcelona, Spain
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Primary sponsoreDreams, Brooks
Established1991 (1991)
Course recordsMen's: 58:53 (2023)
Charles Langat
Women's: 1:04:29 (2024)
Joyciline Jepkosgei
Official siteBarcelona Half Marathon
Participants17,578 finishers (2023)

Over the course of its history, two world records have been set at the Barcelona Half Marathon. In 2014, Kenya's Florence Kiplagat broke the world record for the women's half marathon in a time of 1:05:12. She beat by 38 seconds the previous mark of compatriot Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, set at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in 2011. A year later, Kiplagat lowered her world record with a time of 1:05.09.

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