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2026 USATF Half Marathon Championships

Date & Time

  • March 01, 2026
  • 3/1 7:30 AM - 11:59 PM
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Location & Venue

  • Home Depot Backyard 1 Backyard Way Atlanta , GA 30313 Open in Google Maps

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Location & Time

Home Depot Backyard
1 Backyard Way
Atlanta, GA 30313

March 1, 2026 
7:30 a.m.

Resources

  • Live results
  • Qualified entrants - coming soon
  • Registration

Qualifying Information

Qualifying window for performances is 8/31/2024 - 1/31/2026. For more information and entry inquiries please contact, elites@atlantatrackclub.org.

*Road courses must be certified and meet the same elevation and start/finish standards set forth for qualifying for the Olympic Trials - Marathon

Guaranteed Entry into Elite Field:

Distance

Women

Men

5K Road

<16:30

<14:05

10K Road

<34:50

<29:35

Half Marathon

<1:17:00

<1:05:15

Marathon

<2:44:00

<2:18:00

*track performances of 5,000m and 10,000m with World Athletics scores in addition to alternative road distances with World Athletics scores above 990 will also be accepted

Hotel Support and Registration Fees

Two nights shared hotel accommodations will be provided to the top 40 men and top 40 women and complimentary registration will be provided to the top 20 men and top 20 women.  This list is finalized and rooms and entries will be distributed on 1/31/2026.  Entries will still be accepted after 1/31/2026 but hotel rooms and complimentary entry cannot be guaranteed. Competitors that have run the following during the qualifying window are guaranteed free accommodations and complimentary registration provided they within the top 20 qualified entrants:

Distance Women Men
Half Marathon <1:09:30 <1:01:15

Additionally, remaining rooms and entries will be distributed in a descending order list of performances based on an individual's top submitted qualifying time scored on the 2025 World Athletics Scoring Tables for distances between 5000m/5K and the Marathon.   

Registration Fee:  $85

Atlanta Track Club welcomes the country's best distance runners to Running City, USA for the USATF Half Marathon Championships.  The top three finishers will each be selected to represent Team USA at the World Athletics Road Running Championships - Half Marathon.

Awards and Prize money (per gender)

  • 1st - $20,000
  • 2nd - $12,000
  • 3rd - $7,500
  • 4th - $5,000
  • 5th - $3,000
  • 6th - $2,500
  • 7th - $2,000
  • 8th - $1,500
  • 9th - $1,000
  • 10th - $500

For more information, click here to go to the host event website.

 

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