[2] The race saw its first women's world record performance in 2011, as Mary Keitany became the first female under the 66-minute mark with her winning time of 1:05:50.

[5] The 9th edition of the race in 2015 saw New York Marathon Champion Mary Keitany lead a high quality field, posting yet another astonishing time of 66:02 on the way to her third RAK title.

The first ladies 6 all broke 67 minutes with 5 recording personal bests, underlining RAK's status as the world's fastest half marathon.

In the men’s contest, IAAF World Half Marathon Championship silver medallist Bedan Karoki surged to victory over the last three kilometres, in a time of 59:10.

In second place, Ethiopia's Jemal Yimer ran the fastest half marathon debut in history in 59:00.