The Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon is an annual

half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...

race which takes place in September in

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

. Known as the '' Mattoni Ústí Half Marathon'', it is a part of RunCzech running circuit. The course winds through Ústí nad Labem city centre on both banks of Labe river and also through Spolchemie chemical plant. The inaugural edition of the event was held in 2011. In 2013, almost 3 000 runners participated in the race. The course records are held by Kenya's

Barselius Kipyego Barselius Kipyego (born 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He won the silver medal at the 2018 World Half Marathon Championships in the team event together with Geoffrey Kamworor and Leonard Barsoton. Kipyego also won several half marathon ...

and

Peres Jepchirchir Peres Jepchirchir (born 27 September 1993) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes mainly in road running competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Jepchirchir was the champion at ...

.Kipyego sizzles 59:15 in Usti nad Labem
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-17.

Past winners

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External links

Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon official website
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