Nymburk (Czech Republic), Sunday 24 April 2016

Nymburský půlmaraton - The Nymburk Half Marathon begins at the town walls of Nymburk, Czechia (Copyright © 2017 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu)

 

The Nymburk Half Marathon in the Czech Republic features a very scenic course along both banks of the River Elbe (Czech: Labe).

The event offers a 10km race (Nymburská čtvrtka) and a half marathon (Nymburský půlmaraton), starting and finishing at the old town walls of Nymburk, a town of 15,000 people, situated about fifty kilometres east of Prague.

Participants in the half marathon run two laps of the 10km course. The second lap includes a short out-and-back section along the river to make it a half marathon.

Although the route is mostly flat and fast on asphalt cycle paths it's a rather challenging race as the competitors have to run up and down the stairways of two Elbe bridges — 60 stairs at one bridge and then 30 stairs at the other bridge.

Nevertheless, with a generous time limit of two hours for the 10k and three hours for the half marathon the event is suitable for runners of all abilities.

 

Country: Czech Republic

Venue (Map): Nymburk (Prague 51km, Dresden 163km, Brno 189km, Wrocław 228km)

Date: 24 April 2016 (Sunday)

Race distance: 10km, 21.1km

Start time: 10.00 (10km and 21km)

Start and finish: Na Přístavě (in the park at the town walls)

Race centre: in the start/finish area (on the day 8.00-9.30)

Entries: onine with payment by bank transfer (up to 15 April 2016); late entries on the day

Entry fees (10km): 350 CZK (up to 15 April 2016), 500 CZK (on 24 April 2016)

Entry fees (21km): 450 CZK (up to 15 April 2016), 600 CZK (on 24 April 2016)

Exchange rate: 100 CZK = ca. 3.70 EUR (January 2016)

You get: chip timing; fruit, snacks and drinks on the course and in the finish area; a meal after the race

Award ceremony: at 13.00

Number of finishers 2015: 211 (10km), 220 (21km)

Event website (in Czech and English):

Nymburský půlmaraton - Event website: www.nymburskypulmaraton.cz

 

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