Běchovice – Prague Race Explained

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Date:September
Location:Prague, Czech Republic
Type:Road
Distance:10.031km (06.233miles)
Est:27 May 1897
Record:Men's: 28:33 (1996)
Laban Chege
Women's: 33:18 (2014)
Nancy Nzisa Wambua
Participants:2,764 (2016)[1]

The Běchovice – Prague Race is an annual running event which takes place in September between the Prague districts of Běchovice, where the race starts, and Žižkov, where the race ends. It is a point-to-point race which features a climb towards the end of the race, and is slightly longer than a 10K run at 10.031km (06.233miles).[2]

The race first took place in 1897 and was awarded the World Athletics Heritage Plaque in 2020 recognising the race as being the oldest continuously-run road race in Europe.[1] In 1974 the race held a female category for the first time, although Helena Nerudová had run outside of competition in 1972.[3]

Past winners

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Men-only era

Key:

class=unsortableEditionYearclass=unsortableMen's winnerTime (m:s)
1st27 May 189739:03.0
2nd189840:00.2
3rd189938:54.0
4th190039:39.8
5th190139:14.0
6th190239:00
7th190340:00
8th190438:39.6
9th190539:00.4
10th190638:39.6
11th190737:44.2
12th190837:57.6
13th190935:45.4
14th191036:01.4
15th191135:50.0
16th191235:43.2
17th191336:41.6
18th191434:25.2
19th191537:47.0
20th191639:34.0
21st191739:39.6
22nd191836:55.4
23rd191939:53.6
24th192034:20.0
25th192134:29.2
26th192235:33.0
27th192334:52.4
28th192436:26.8
29th192534:57.4
30th192634:34.4
31st192733:46.8
32nd192833:23.6
33rd192934:42.6
34th193034:06.8
35th193133:36.6
36th193234:37.2
37th193334:04.4
38th193433:03.4
39th193532:32.8
40th193634:18.4
41st193731:44.2
42nd193833:29.6
43rd193933:31.8
44th194033:45.2
45th194134:18.0
46th194232:00.6
47th194332:47.4
48th194433:21.6
49th194534:10.0
50th194633:32.4
51st194733:56.2
52nd194832:56.8
53rd194932:11.2
54th195032:58.2
55th195132:25.6
56th195234:22.8
57th195332:28.8
58th195433:24.6
59th195531:07.2
60th195631:34.0
61st195732:45.6
62nd195831:05.0
63rd195931:14.4
64th196031:41.0
65th196130:46.6
66th196229:50.0
67th196329:43.4
68th196431:21.4
69th196531:34.8
70th196630:51.6
71st196729:51.8
72nd196830:47.4
73rd196930:25.4
74th197030:33.8
75th197131:48.2
76th22 October 197231:13.4
77th14 October 197329:24.2

Mixed era

Key:

class=unsortableEditionYearclass=unsortableMen's winnerTime (m:s)class=unsortableWomen's winnerTime (m:s)
78th13 October 197430:12.041:08.2
79th12 October 197528:35.239:52.8[5]
80th10 October 197630:45.239:38
81st9 October 197730:13.237:24.2[6]
82nd15 October 197829:47.636:20.6[7]
83rd14 October 197930:23.637:04.6[8]
84th12 October 198029:47.637:04.6[9]
85th198130:28.037:41
86th10 October 198229:59.034:45[10]
87th9 October 198331:51.038:41[11]
88th30 September 198429:29.233:48
89th29 September 198529:4636:19
90th28 September 198629:1837:12
91st27 September 198730:1434:54
92nd25 September 198830:1534:42
93rd24 September 198929:3234:33
94th30 September 199030:4935:59
95th29 September 199129:5234:49
96th27 September 199229:3335:57
97th26 September 199330:0337:15
98th25 September 199430:0935:28
99th24 September 199530:1135:09
100th29 September 199628:3333:45
101st28 September 199728:58.835:12.9
102nd20 September 199829:33.834:34.6
103rd26 September 199930:17.035:42.9
104th8 October 200030:1235:16
105th30 September 200129:2135:05
106th29 September 200229:4634:54
107th28 September 200329:3434:34
108th26 September 200430:3936:25
109th25 September 200530:0034:44
110th24 September 200630:41.034:52.9
111th30 September 200731:0135:28
112th28 September 200831:2136:11
113th27 September 200930:0035:46
114th26 September 201031:2737:51
115th25 September 201129:5636:03
116th30 September 201229:1134:53
117th29 September 201329:4134:46
118th28 September 201429:1433:18
119th28 September 201530:5033:27
120th25 September 201630:2634:20
121st24 September 201730:4634:05

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bechovice 10k. World Athletics. n.d.. 6 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Běžci znovu vyrazí na trať závodu Běchovice – Praha, čekají je novinky. cs. Czech Radio. 28 September 2014. 6 November 2023.
  3. News: 14 October 1974. Běchovice opět rekordní. 7 . Rudé právo. Prague . cs . 5 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Bechovice-Prague 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. 27 September 2017. 7 November 2023.
  5. News: Kšajt. František. 13 October 1977. Rekordní Běchovice. 7 . Rudé právo. Prague . cs . 5 August 2024.
  6. News: Matoušek. Jaroslav. 10 October 1977. Vyhrál Hoffman z pražské Dukly. 8 . Rudé právo. Prague . cs . 5 August 2024.
  7. News: 16 October 1978. Zwiefelhofer a Ledvinová nejrychlejší. 7 . Rudé právo. Prague . cs . 5 August 2024.
  8. News: 15 October 1979. Zwiefelhoferovi nikdo nestačil. 7 . Rudé právo. Prague . cs . 5 August 2024.
  9. News: Jerie. Miloš. 13 October 1980. V chladnu nejrychlejší Uvízl. 7 . Rudé právo. Prague . cs . 5 August 2024.
  10. News: Jerie. Miloš. 11 October 1982. Běžecké posvícení na Běchovicích. 7 . Rudé právo. Prague . cs . 5 August 2024.
  11. News: Jerie. Miloš. 10 October 1983. Vítr běžce nezlomil. 8 . Rudé právo. Prague . cs . 5 August 2024.

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