The České Budějovice 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 early June in

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. Known as the Mattoni České Budějovice Half Marathon, it is a part of RunCzech running circuit. The course winds through České Budějovice city centre and along the

Vltava The Vltava ( , ; ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague. It is com ...

river. The inaugural edition of the event was held in 2012. In 2013, almost 2 000 runners participated in the race. The course records are held by Daniel Chebii and Agnes Barsosio. In 2012, České Budějovice was only the second race in the Czech Republic in which a half marathon was completed below the one-hour mark.All-time men's best half-marathon
All-time Athletics. Retrieved on 12 January 2014.

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External links

České Budějovice Half Marathon official website
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