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Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon
DateSeptember
Location Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Event typeRoad
Distance Half marathon
Primary sponsor Mattoni
Established2011
Course recordsMen's: 59:14 (2017)
Kenya Barselius Kipyego
Women's: 1:06:06 (2017)
Bahrain Violah Jepchumba
Official site Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon
Participants2,350 (2019)

The Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon is an annual half marathon race which takes place in September in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. 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. [1] In 2013, almost 3 000 runners participated in the race.

The course records are held by Kenya's Barselius Kipyego and Peres Jepchirchir. [2]

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
2011   Philemon Limo ( KEN) 1:00:57   Agnes Kiprop ( KEN) 1:09:12
2012   Henry Kiplagat ( KEN) 1:01:26   Betelhem Moges ( ETH) 1:11:51
2013   Philemon Limo ( KEN) 1:00:38   Josephine Chepkoech ( KEN) 1:09:08
2014   Adugna Takele ( ETH) 1:00:45   Correti Jepkoech ( KEN) 1:09:35
2015   Merhawi Kesete ( ERI) 1:00:58   Peres Jepchirchir ( KEN) 1:07:17
2016   Barselius Kipyego ( KEN) 59:15   Peres Jepchirchir ( KEN) 1:07:24
2017   Barselius Kipyego ( KEN) 59:14   Violah Jepchumba ( BHR) 1:06:06
2018   Stephen Kiprop ( KEN) 59:41   Diana Kipyokei ( KEN) 1:07:17
2019   Hendrik Pfeiffer ( GER) 1:03:17   Jess Piasecki ( GBR) 1:11:34

References

  1. ^ Limo wins Usti Half Marathon. Time-to-Run. Retrieved on 2012-09-17.
  2. ^ Kipyego sizzles 59:15 in Usti nad Labem. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-17.

External links

50°39′36″N 14°02′26″E / 50.6600°N 14.0406°E / 50.6600; 14.0406