The answer depends upon the race. Most races will set a minimum age of 14 or 18, depending upon whether they want to include HS age athletes or not. Some races will not specify a minimum age, but will require younger athletes to be accompanied by a parent, who is also registered in the race.
All of those decisions are made with liability issues in mind and will be strictly enforced.
A 13 year old is too young to run a half marathon. The minimum age in the UK is 17.
they run a marathon
21,097.5 metres (half the distance of a normal marathon).
2:05
Typically the term for a 13-mile run is hyphenated half-marathon.
Kaytlyyn Welsch of Alvin Texas as of Nov. 2012 has run the hal marathon in 1:24. Not aware of a faster 12 year old.
Runners in the Chicago Marathon complete 26.2 miles. This is the standard marathon distance. They Chicago Marathon also offers a half marathon option which is 13.1 miles.
I know a 14 year old that ran the full marathon.
1 hour to 5 hours.
A marathon is a race that is 26 miles in length. At least 10 percent of women run marathons each year.
You should start training for a half marathon as early as possible. You will then be in the best shape, and you will be able to run to the best of your ability.
The oldest person to run a marathon was Fauja Singh, who completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon at the age of 100 in 2011. Singh, a British Sikh marathon runner, started running marathons in his late 80s and became an inspiration for many.