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Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice 2026
Half Marathon Relay České Budějovice
2Run 10 + 11 km České Budějovice
Vodafone 5k Run
dm rodinná míle
dm bambini run
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The start number assignment took place on may 13, 2026, which you will receive by email 19. 5. 2026. If you did not receive the email, log in to your Runners ID and check if you have a start number in the “My Races” field. If this did not happen, there is probably a problem, so contact us at [email protected]. Please don’t forget to check your SPAM folder.
Race bib numbers for the dm family mile and dm bambini run will be assigned at the Running Expo. Therefore, no email with a race bib number will be sent for these events.
Dear runners, When picking up your race envelope with your race number at the Running Expo, we kindly ask you to check your race number as soon as possible. If the number has been incorrectly assigned, please immediately contact the organizers at the race office, who will exchange it for you. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note: The start envelope alone cannot be used as a substitute for the race bib during the event. The timing chip is attached only to the race bib.
Please fill in the health information on the back side of your start number and a contact person in case emergency.
When picking up the start number, you will be asked to present a document for identity verification, an ID or similar document with your name and photo is sufficient to prove your identity. The race number can be collected on behalf of an authorized power of attorney or by authorizing another person to collect online via Runners ID.
Complete procedures for re-registering for another competitor or race are available. Please follow the instructions on the page.
It will be possible to authorize another person to pick up your starting number online until the end of opening hours of the Marathon Expo.
You can also pick up the starter pack only for the competitive runs (not the dm family run) in Prague at Running Mallu, Františka Křížka 11, 170 00 Prague 7. (map here)
When picking up the start number, you will be asked to present a document for identity verification, an ID or similar document with your name and photo is sufficient to prove your identity. The race number can be collected on behalf of an authorized power of attorney or by authorizing another person to collect online via Runners ID.
It will be possible to authorize another person to pick up your starting number online will be possible until the opening hours of Running Expo.
It is strictly forbidden to use any means of transport during the race, or to go on the course with a child’s pram, run with dogs or carry children.
Participation in the race is at participants’ own risk. More information about race rules
Your start number must be fixed visibly on your chest.
Safety-pins will be included in the envelope containing your start number.
Timekeeping will be tracked through chips, which are attached to the back of the start number, and which must not be removed at any time during the race. NO CHIP = NO TIME! The chip is disposable and is not returned after the race.
The limit for reaching the finish line is 3 hours (for Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice) and 50 minutes (for Vodafone 5k Run) from the start of the race (start signal by the starter). The time limit is indicated for each kilometer on the race map. Runners after this time must, for safety reasons, leave the track on the instructions of the organizer and end their participation in the race.
Take part in the race only in excellent health and after adequate preparation. We recommend that you undergo a specialist check-up and pay close attention to your current state of health.
Please fill in the health information on the back side of your start number and a contact person in case emergency.
In cooperation with our partner HEDVEA, we are bringing the first online health card for runners in the Czech Republic – a simple system that can save lives in an emergency.
Preparation – The Key to Success
Only run if you’re fit. Don’t push yourself if you’re not in good health.
Start hydrating several days before the race. During the run, keep drinking fluids regularly, even if you don’t feel thirsty.
Eat sensibly. Avoid heavy or unfamiliar foods that could upset your digestion.
Keep important information handy. Fill out your online medical card or write essential details—such as allergies or medications—on the back of your race number.
Don’t underestimate the importance of warming up. Before the start, do a light jog and some stretching.
Check the latest weather forecast. Adjust your pace, clothing, and fluid intake according to the current weather conditions.
Pay Attention to Warning Signs
Dizziness, nausea, chest pain, or extreme fatigue are signs that you should slow down and seek help.
Feeling overheated, chills, or confusion may indicate serious conditions like heat stroke or heat exhaustion.
Where to Find Us
The Prague EMS will have a Golem module at Old Town Square. Our medical tents will be located at Můstek and Ovocný trh, and ambulance teams will be stationed along the course.
Don’t Hesitate to Ask for Help
If you don’t feel well during the race or at the finish, don’t hesitate to ask medical staff or race organizers for help. You can also call (or ask spectators to call) the emergency services at 155.
Just standing at the starting line is already a small victory. Remember, you don’t have to finish at all costs. If something doesn’t feel right, the bigger win is knowing when to slow down, rehydrate, or seek help—and try again another time.
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Will be available at the start, the finish, in the technical area and along the course. If you need to call an ambulance, ask a volunteer or call the emergency services on number 155 and tell them your start number.
If you are not feeling well or have recently been ill it’s best to not take part in the race. You are entering the race at your own risk.
Along the course there will be several medical points and ambulance points. Also, there will be mobile bike groups with AED.
On the back of your number fill in all important information about your state of health for the case of medical assistance.
The start will take place on the nám. Přemysla Otakara 2. You can find exact transport connections on the website of the transport company of the city of České Budějovice.
You can find more information about traffic restrictions in individual car transport in the Waze application.
Location: nám. Přemysla Otakara 2.
openning/closing time: 2:00pm – 4:50pm (Vodafone 5k Run)
openning/closing time: 6:00pm – 11:00pm (Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice)
Changing rooms, a storage room, toilets and showers – you can find all this in the technical facilities. Entry is only possible for participants with a starting number and will be controlled.
Location: nám. Přemysla Otakara 2.
openning/closing time: 2:00pm – 4:50pm (Vodafone 5k Run)
openning/closing time: 6:00pm – 11:00pm (Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice)
Located in the technical area. Hand over your belongings to a volunteer standing at the appropriate box corresponding to the last two digits of your bib number. Maximum accepted size of bags 25×45×70 cm. Larger luggage cannot be accepted for capacity and safety reasons.
Toilets are available at each refreshment stations and water points, in the technical facilities and in the start and finish areas.
The division into corridors is determined by the expected time in registration and the timeliness of your registration. Your corridor is according to “Group” on your start number. Available only for runners with the start number.
The starting corridors for the Vodafone 5K Run begin at the start/finish line and continue towards Karla IV Street.
Along the half marathon course, there will be 6 refreshment and water stations, with an additional one after the finish line. Starting from the 5th kilometer, runners will find refreshment stations approximately every 2.5 km. Each station will provide Mattoni water. Refreshment stations will also offer Gatorade isotonic drink, bananas and oranges, salt, and sugar.
Please, throw all the waste in the marked places and directly into containers. This ensures efficient recycling.
Zones for throwing cups from refreshment stations will be specially marked on the track. Please respect these zones for cups and dispose of other packaging (e.g. energy gels, pet bottles, etc.) only in these zones.
It is strictly forbidden to throw packaging outside the marked zones.
The pacers are visibly marked with the times 1:24, 1:30, 1:40, 1:45, 1:50, 2:00, 2:15, 2:30. You can find them in individual corridors.
Location: nám. Přemysla Otakara 2.
openning/closing time: 2:00pm – 4:50pm (Vodafone 5k Run)
openning/closing time: 6:00pm – 11:00pm (Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice)
Changing rooms, a storage room, toilets – you can find all this in the technical facilities. Entry is only possible for participants with a starting number and will be controlled.
The first runner starts together with the other Half Marathon České Budějovice categories at 7:00 PM on the nám. Přemysla Otakara 2.
The corridor for the Relay and 2Run categories is always marked with a RELAY and 2RUN flag.
If you start from a different corridor, your entire team may be disqualified! No relay baton will be used for the handover.
Map in PDF (season 2025)
No relay baton will be used for the handover.
Exchange (5 km) – Husova Třída
Exchange (10 km) – Nádražní
Exchange (15 km) – Vodní
At the exchange zone, please enter the designated corridor and wait for your teammate.
Exchange zones are marked on the race map.
Please pay attention to the graphic representation of the exchange zones!
You (Runner B) wait for your teammate (Runner A) in the designated corridor at the exchange zone, just before the timing mat.
Once you see your teammate approaching, both of you run together toward the mat.
You must cross the timing mat at the same time. The mat is black and placed on the ground.
Runner A finishes in the area behind the mat, and you (Runner B) continue to the next exchange or to the finish line.
1 bus, exchange points at 10 km and 15 km:
Arrival at 18:25 at the stop U Zimního stadionu. The bus will wait for 15 minutes and then departs at 18:40 from the stop U Zimního stadionu. It will head to a single final location on Pekárenská street, between Vodní and Nádražní streets, where it will stop at a location outside the running course. Runners for both the 10 km and 15 km exchange points will be dropped off here and will walk a few hundred meters to their respective positions. The bus will wait at this location until the last runner at the 15 km mark passes through. Estimated return of the bus is around 21:30.
Team members are not allowed to swap bib numbers.
Under no circumstances may the order of runners on each leg be changed. The order listed on your registration form must be followed during the race.
Changes to the order are only possible if the runner who did registration completes a rebooking.
While waiting for your teammate at the exchange zone, do not approach the timing mat.
Please follow the instructions of the organizers and volunteers to ensure the race runs smoothly. Thank you!
Good luck!
*other information can be found in the general information above
The start will take place on the nám. Přemysla Otakara 2. You can find exact transport connections on the website of the transport company of the city of České Budějovice.
You can find more information about traffic restrictions in individual car transport in the Waze application.
map in PDF (2025 season)
The division into corridors is determined by the expected time in registration and the timeliness of your registration. Your corridor is according to “Group” on your start number. Available only for runners with the start number.
The starting corridor for the Vodafone 5K Run begin at the start/finish line and continue towards Karla IV Street.
Location: nám. Přemysla Otakara 2.
openning/closing time: 2:00pm – 4:50pm (Vodafone 5k Run)
openning/closing time: 6:00pm – 11:00pm (Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice)
Changing rooms, a storage room, toilets – you can find all this in the technical facilities. Entry is only possible for participants with a starting number and will be controlled.
The limit for reaching the finish line is 50 minutes for Vodafone 5k Run from the start of the race (start signal by the starter). The time limit is indicated for each kilometer on the race map. Runners after this time must, for safety reasons, leave the track on the instructions of the organizer and end their participation in the race.
*other information can be found in the general information above
Location: upper parking of hotel Thermal
closing time: 16:30 (Varyáda 10k)
closing time: 22:00 (main race)
AFTER CLOSING, IT WILL NO LONGER BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE YOUR FINAL TIME ENGRAVED, AND IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO SUBMIT COMPLAINTS.
Results will be published after the race as soon as possible. The ranking is done according to the official time which is counted from the start of the race. You can contact us if there is a mistake in your result within 5 working days after the race. Don’t forget to provide the name of the race, your start number and as many details as possible.
In the team race the official result of all team members is added up. Please follow the instructions of the organizers and volunteers! Thank you.
Photos is provided by witisi.photo. Photos can be pre-ordered during race registration or after the race, you can find and order your photos on this page: photo.runczech.com.
Anyone who pre-orders photos during registration will receive a link to the finished photos by email after the event.
If you have any problems, please contact witisi.photo support at email: [email protected]
You can also find photos from the race in our Gallery.
RunCzech Halfs is a running series that includes all RunCzech half marathons:
Start in 2025 – Only races that are completed (i.e., your result is listed in the official race results) from the year 2025 will be counted.
You have 36 months from the date of your first race to complete all five races.
Example: If you run your first race in April 2025, you have until April 2028 to finish the remaining four races.
Every race will be tracked in RunCzech Halfs section in your RunnersID.
There is no separate registration! Registration starts from the date of your first half marathon and every half marathon you complete is automatically recorded in your Runners ID. Once you finish all five races within 36 months, you’ll officially complete the series.
Runners will get:
You can have your running card in both digital and physical form. The card will be used to record your achievements through special race badges. The digital card will be available in your RunnersID profile under the RunCzech Halfs section. The physical card will be an optional addition that you can purchase (it will be available later).
You can participate in the series only once under a specific profile (your Runners ID) and earn one medal.
The RunCzech Halfs section in your Runners ID can help you keep track of the races you have completed. Here you can find your race times and how much time you have left to complete the RunCzech Halfs series.
You’ll receive a special commemorative medal and your digital medal will be fully revealed in your profile, ready to share on social media!
The dm Family Mile is a race primarily intended for families with children. A mile is a competitive athletic distance of 1.6 kilometers. However, the dm Family Mile itself is a non-competitive run, divided into several categories based on pace. More information can be found on page: dm family mile. The starting gate is the inflatable dm-branded gate.
map in PDF (2025 season)
Anyone can sign up, even without a Runners ID – that means you don’t need to have a profile with all your details set up.
Without proper registration and a race number, participation in the race is not possible.
When picking up the start number, you will be asked to present a document for identity verification, an ID or similar document with your name and photo is sufficient to prove your identity. The race number can be collected on behalf of an authorized power of attorney or by authorizing another person to collect online via Runners ID.
It will be possible to authorize another person to pick up your starting number online will be possible until the opening hours of Running Expo.
The start will take place on the nám. Přemysla Otakara 2 at 5 pm. You can find exact transport connections on the website of the transport company of the city of České Budějovice. – the starting gate is the inflatable dm-branded gate.
The start is in waves, with the first ones to start are the children themselves, who dare to run without their parents. Then the whole families start at a faster pace, followed by the slower runners. The last ones to start are the runners who are more likely to walk the route, families with strollers, small children on balance bikes, etc.
For safety reasons, strollers, bicycles, and balance bikes are not allowed to start in the first or second wave. Participants with strollers, balance bikes, or bicycles may start in the third or fourth wave.
The division is for the safety of all runners, and for the best experience for children, who can really compete and give it their all.
map in pdf (season 2025)
At the finish line, each participant will receive a medal and a small snack. We ask that you continue smoothly into the corridor after the finish line and not prevent other competitors from completing the race.
The dm bambini run is a race designed for the youngest participants. It is held in three categories (see table below), divided by age and distance. The dm bambini run is a non-competitive event (no time is recorded) and is completely free of charge. Parents are allowed to assist their little runners, but for safety reasons, participation with balance bikes, bicycles, or strollers is not permitted.
| Age | Race length | Race starts |
|---|---|---|
| 2 -3 years* | 100 m | 17:45 |
| 4 – 5 years* | 150 m | 17:50* |
| 6 – 7 years* | 200 m | 17:55* |
Anyone can sign up, even without a Runners ID – this means you don’t need to create a profile with all your information. All you have to do is meet the age of the child. You can register online or in person at our expo (note that the capacity of the plant fills up quickly).
It is not possible to participate in the race without a proper application and starting number.
When picking up the start number, you will be asked to present a document for identity verification, an ID or similar document with your name and photo is sufficient to prove your identity. The race number can be collected on behalf of an authorized power of attorney or by authorizing another person to collect online via Runners ID.
It will be possible to authorize another person to pick up your starting number online will be possible until the opening hours of Running Expo.
The start lines for all three categories are located on Karla IV Street and are clearly marked with A-frame signs indicating the race distance and the participants’ age group.
A-frame signs:
Parents may accompany their children to the start and, if they wish, run alongside them. If they choose not to run, they can follow the race route and meet their child at the finish line.
Finish will take place on the nám. Přemysla Otakara 2
Children in all categories start from a distance corresponding to their age (see table below). They always run towards the finish line (start/finish gate). The distances are marked with A-frame signs indicating the specific distance.
| Age | Race length | Race starts |
|---|---|---|
| 2 -3 years* | 100 m | 17:45 |
| 4 – 5 years* | 150 m | 17:50* |
| 6 – 7 years* | 200 m | 17:55* |
You can find exact transport connections on the website of the transport company of the city of České Budějovice.
You will receive this information when picking up your child’s race number. Children in all categories start from a distance corresponding to their age (see table below).
| Age | Race length | Race starts |
|---|---|---|
| 2 -3 years* | 100 m | 17:45 |
| 4 – 5 years* | 150 m | 17:50* |
| 6 – 7 years* | 200 m | 17:55* |
The distances are marked with A-frame signs indicating the specific distance.
Yes you can. Parents may accompany their children to the start and, if they wish, run alongside them. If they choose not to run, they can follow the race route and meet their child at the finish line.
We kindly ask you to be mindful of the other children. It is still a race for the little ones.
The start lines for all three categories are located on Karla IV Street and are clearly marked with A-frame signs indicating the race distance and the participants’ age group.
The start takes place by category. First, the youngest 2-3 years start at 100m, then the 4-5 years at 150m and the last 6-7 years at 200m.
A-frame signs:
There is a 5-minute interval between each start, so please be ready at the starting line in advance. The race always proceeds toward the finish line (start – Karla IV Street / finish – Přemysl Otakar II Square, by the gate).
map in PDF (2025 season)
Parents may accompany their children to the start and, if they wish, run alongside them. If they choose not to run, they can follow the race route and meet their child at the finish line. At the finish line, each participant will receive a chocolate medal.
