| Porto Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
 The race crosses theRiver Douro overDom Luís Bridge | |
| Date | Mid September |
| Location | Porto—Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Hyundai |
| Established | 2007 |
| Course records | Men's:59:30 (2011) Zersenay TadeseWomen's:1:07:13 (2024)  Enatnesh Tirusew |
| Official site | Official website |
| Participants | 2,461 finishers (2021) 3,791 (2019) |
ThePorto Half Marathon (Portuguese:Meia-Maratona do Porto) is an annualhalf marathonroad running event held inPorto, Portugal which follows theRiver Douro. Known as theHyundai Porto Half Marathon forsponsorship reasons, the inaugural edition was held in 2007 and it typically takes place every mid-September.
The competition attracts top level elite athletes, mainlyEast African and Portuguese.[1] Since its inception, all the men's and women's races have been won by East African competitors. Among those to top the men's podium are Olympic championsHaile Gebrselassie andSamuel Wanjiru, while former world champion over10,000 metres,Berhane Adere, was the 2010 women's winner.[2][3]
Zersenay Tadese holds the men's course record with his time of 59:30 minutes, set in 2011.[4]Pamela Chepchumba (two-time winner) set the women's course record of 1:10:24 hours in 2009.[3]
The half marathon course begins nearFreixo Bridge and heads westwards, passingCais de Gaia andAfurada before turning back on itself. It goes east, crossing the Douro overDom Luís Bridge and again loops back once the route reaches the area near Freixo Bridge again. The course heads west towards the mouth of the Douro, going pastMiragaia and finishing in theJardim do Calém - Fluvial. In addition to the main half marathon event, there is a smaller 6 kmmini-marathon which goes from Freixo Bridge to theJardim do Calém - Fluvial.[5]
The race is one of three major annual running events organised in Porto byRun Porto, alongside thePorto Marathon and theSão Silvestre do Porto.[6][7]
Key: Course record
