The 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships were held in Edmonton, Canada on 1 October 2005.

A total of 156 athletes, 87 men and 69 women, from 43 countries took part.

The four and a half lap course begins and ends in Hawrelak Park.

[4][5] Complete results were published[6] for the men's race,[7][8] for the women's race,[9][10] for men's team,[11][12] and for women's team.

[6] Although announced, athletes from  Cambodia,  Palestine, and  Venezuela did not show.