The RAK Half is routinely described as the fastest half marathon in the world and has the record book to support it: several world bests have been set on its flat, cool, sea-level loop, and elite athletes come specifically to run a time rather than to win a title.
No attendance figure is collected in this pass.
The race starts at dawn in February, which is the only combination of hour and month in which these times are possible in this climate.
Ras Al Khaimah is the northernmost emirate, an hour beyond Dubai, with mountains behind it and a far quieter profile than the two big emirates — the half marathon is its single largest international event.
PlanningA February window; a flat sea-level course run at dawn, with a small elite field and a mass race behind it.
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