Karlovy Vary Half Marathon

The Karlovy Vary Half Marathon is an annual half marathon race which takes place in mid May in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Known as the Mattoni Karlovy Vary Half Marathon, it is a part of RunCzech running circuit.

Karlovy Vary Half Marathon
DateMay
LocationKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Primary sponsorMattoni
Established2013
Course recordsMen:
 Wilfred Kimitei (KEN) 1:00:54
Women:
 Yvonne Morwa (KEN) 1:08:19
Official sitehttp://www.runczech.com

The course winds through Karlovy Vary city centre and along the Ohře river. The inaugural edition of the event was held in 2013. In 2017, almost 4 000 runners participated in the race.

The course records are held by Wilfred Kimitei and Yvonne Jelagat.

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2013  Daniel Wanjiru (KEN) 1:03:04  Mame Feyisa (ETH) 1:12:49
2nd 2014  Teshome Mekonen (ETH) 1:01:21  Christelle Daunay (FRA) 1:09:17
3rd 2015  Elijah Tirop (KEN) 1:01:01  Mulu Seboka (ETH) 1:09:11
4th 2016  Abraham Kasongor (KEN) 1:02:08  Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 1:09:07
5th 2017  Wilfred Kimitei (KEN) 1:00:54  Yvonne Morwa (KEN) 1:08:19
6th 2018  Roman Romanenko (UKR) 1:03:58  Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová (CZE) 1:11:54
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