The České Budějovice Half Marathon is an annual

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race which takes place in early June in

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

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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

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and Tadelech Bekele. In 2012, České Budějovice was only the second race in Czech lands to see a half marathon completed below one-hour mark.All-time men's best half-marathon
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Past winners

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External links

České Budějovice Half Marathon official website
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