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Viele nutzen ihn als letzten ernsthaften Formtest vor einem Frühjahrsmarathon, und genau so solltest du ihn auch vorbereiten.","The Hampton Court Half Marathon is a flat February half on the Thames in south-west London, running from the village of Thames Ditton through Kingston and along the towpath past Hampton Court Palace. Many runners treat it as the last serious fitness check before a spring marathon, and that is the right way to prepare for it.",{"de":133,"en":134},"Der Start liegt beim Sportgelände SHL in Thames Ditton. Zuerst drehst du eine Schleife auf gesperrten Straßen durch das Dorf, bevor die Strecke am Surrey-Ufer nach Norden in die Innenstadt von Kingston upon Thames führt, über den alten Marktplatz und durch die Uferanlage Canbury Gardens. Nach dem Wendebereich um Meile sechs geht es zurück zur Kingston Bridge.\n\nDer lange Mittelteil ist der Barge Walk, der Uferweg an der Themse entlang von Hampton Court Park. Hier wechselt der Belag: Rund zwei Meilen der Strecke sind fester Kies, dazu kommen Rad- und Fußwege, Asphaltwege durch Parks und Gehsteige. Bei Meile zehn passierst du Hampton Court Palace, danach führt die Strecke über die Hampton Court Bridge zurück nach Thames Ditton zum Ziel am Startgelände.\n\nHöhenmeter spielen kaum eine Rolle, der ganze Kurs bewegt sich zwischen etwa 5 und 17 Metern über dem Meer. Was die Strecke fordert, ist der Wechsel zwischen Straße, Kies und schmaleren Uferwegen, und das Wetter eines Februarmorgens am offenen Fluss.","The start is at the SHL sports ground in Thames Ditton. You first run a closed-road loop around the village before the course heads north along the Surrey bank into central Kingston upon Thames, across the old market place and through the riverside Canbury Gardens. After the turn around mile six it comes back to Kingston Bridge.\n\nThe long middle section is the Barge Walk, the riverside path along the Thames beside Hampton Court Park. This is where the surface changes: about two miles of the course are firm gravel, alongside cycle and foot paths, tarmac park paths and pavement. At mile ten you pass Hampton Court Palace, then the route crosses Hampton Court Bridge back into Thames Ditton to finish at the start venue.\n\nClimbing hardly matters; the whole course sits between roughly 5 and 17 metres above sea level. What the course asks for is adapting between road, gravel and narrower riverside paths, and coping with a February morning on an open river.",{"de":136,"en":137},"Auf einem so flachen Kurs kannst du dein Tempo nach Uhr laufen, ohne es für Anstiege anpassen zu müssen. Die Eröffnungsschleife durch Thames Ditton und die Passage durch Kingston sind breit und fest; lauf sie in deinem Zieltempo und nicht schneller, auch wenn das Feld nach dem Start noch dicht ist und Tempomacher vorne ziehen.\n\nEntschieden wird das Rennen auf dem Barge Walk. Der Kiesweg kostet bei gleichem Aufwand ein paar Sekunden pro Kilometer, und am offenen Ufer steht im Februar oft Wind, den du auf der Straße nicht spürst. Die Falle ist, das verlorene Tempo dort mit Gewalt halten zu wollen: Lauf den Uferabschnitt nach Anstrengung statt nach Uhr und hol dir die Zeit auf den letzten drei Meilen ab Hampton Court Palace zurück, die wieder auf festem Belag zum Ziel führen.","On a course this flat you can pace by the watch without adjusting for hills. The opening loop around Thames Ditton and the run through Kingston are wide and firm; run them at goal pace and no faster, even while the field is still dense after the start and the pacers are pulling ahead.\n\nThe race is decided on the Barge Walk. The gravel path costs a few seconds per kilometre for the same effort, and in February the open riverbank often has wind you do not feel on the roads. The trap is forcing your pace there: run the riverside stretch by effort rather than by the watch, and take the time back over the last three miles from Hampton Court Palace, which return to firm surfaces for the finish.",{"de":139,"en":140},"Für die meisten Hobbyläuferinnen und Hobbyläufer bedeutet der Halbmarathon ein bis zweieinhalb Stunden gleichmäßige Belastung knapp unter der Schwelle. Weil der Kurs flach ist, gibt es keine Anstiegsspitzen: Die Anforderung ist ein hohes, konstant gehaltenes Tempo über die volle Distanz.\n\nDer rennentscheidende Teil ist die Uferpassage in der zweiten Hälfte. Plane deshalb längere Tempoläufe, deren letztes Drittel auf Kies oder festem Waldweg liegt, damit du das Gefühl für Zieltempo auf weicherem Untergrund kennst. Ein Teil der langen Läufe sollte mit Abschnitten im Halbmarathontempo gegen Ende enden, denn der Kurs belohnt die Fähigkeit, nach Meile zehn noch einmal zu beschleunigen.\n\nDas Rennen liegt Mitte Februar, sieben Wochen vor Brighton und neun vor London. Die Vorbereitung fällt also in den Winter: Trainiere auch bei Kälte, Nässe und Wind am Wasser, teste deine Kleidung für einen kühlen Start um 8.40 Uhr und übe das Trinken an Stationen, die hier nur bei 2,4, 7 und 10 Meilen stehen.\n\nWenn du einen Frühjahrsmarathon planst, bau den Halbmarathon als Formtest ein und nicht als Saisonhöhepunkt: Eine kurze Entlastung davor reicht, danach geht der Marathonblock weiter.","For most age-group runners the half marathon is one to two and a half hours of steady work just below threshold. With a flat course there are no climbing spikes; the demand is a high pace held constant over the full distance.\n\nThe decisive part is the riverside section in the second half. Build longer tempo runs whose last third is on gravel or firm forest track, so goal pace on a softer surface feels familiar. Some long runs should finish with stretches at half-marathon pace, because the course rewards the ability to pick it up again after mile ten.\n\nThe race falls in mid-February, seven weeks before Brighton and nine before London, so the build-up is a winter one. Train in cold, wet and windy weather by the water, test your kit for a chilly 8.40 start, and practise drinking at stations that here stand only at 2.4, 7 and 10 miles.\n\nIf you are planning a spring marathon, use the half as a fitness check rather than the season's peak: a short taper beforehand is enough, and the marathon block carries on afterwards.",[142],{"eventName":6,"eventDate":9,"eventHomepageUrl":11},[144,151,157,164,171,178],{"slug":145,"eventName":146,"proseName":147,"city":148,"country":8,"eventType":14,"eventDate":149,"distanceInMeters":22,"elevationGainInMeters":150,"classification":26},"big-half","The Big Half",{"de":146,"en":146},"London","2026-09-06T00:00:00.000Z",39,{"slug":152,"eventName":153,"proseName":154,"city":148,"country":8,"eventType":14,"eventDate":155,"distanceInMeters":22,"elevationGainInMeters":156,"classification":26},"ealing-half-marathon","Wizz Air Ealing Half Marathon",{"de":153,"en":153},"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z",139,{"slug":158,"eventName":159,"proseName":160,"city":148,"country":8,"eventType":14,"eventDate":162,"distanceInMeters":22,"elevationGainInMeters":163,"classification":26},"hackney-half-marathon","HOKA Hackney Half",{"de":161,"en":161},"Hackney Half","2027-05-16T00:00:00.000Z",92,{"slug":165,"eventName":166,"proseName":167,"city":148,"country":8,"eventType":14,"eventDate":169,"distanceInMeters":22,"elevationGainInMeters":170,"classification":26},"london-half-and-10k","London Half & 10k Presented by TREK",{"de":168,"en":168},"London Half & 10k","2027-02-28T00:00:00.000Z",88,{"slug":172,"eventName":173,"proseName":174,"city":175,"country":8,"eventType":14,"eventDate":176,"distanceInMeters":22,"elevationGainInMeters":177,"classification":26},"reading-half-marathon","Green Park Reading Half Marathon",{"de":173,"en":173},"Reading","2027-03-21T00:00:00.000Z",135,{"slug":179,"eventName":180,"proseName":181,"city":148,"country":8,"eventType":14,"eventDate":182,"distanceInMeters":22,"elevationGainInMeters":183,"classification":26},"royal-parks-half-marathon","Oysho Royal Parks Half Marathon",{"de":180,"en":180},"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z",96,1791431307766]