Roncer Konga

In-form athlete and the winner of 2023 Paris Half Marathon (5 March). Podium finisher in competitive half marathons: Lille (2022) and Istanbul (2021).

Geoffrey Koech

Winner of Birell Prague Grand Prix (2019) is on the roll - with victories in 2022 in Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon and B.A.A. Half Marathon; and with a 3rd place finish Publix Atlanta Half Marathon.

Benard Kimeli

Two-time winner of Prague Half Marathon and 2022 podium maker in half marathons in Paris, Prague, Herzogenaurach and Tokyo - Benard is our pre-race favorite! In addition to having Prague as his home away from home, Benard spends 6+ months per year in Japan, as an athlete-employee of Fujitsu Corporation. 

Laban Kiplimo

With 10km breakthroughs in Prague 2022 (27:33) and Valencia 2023 (27:15), Laban is looking set for a big improvement of his 1:00:34 PB (debut) set in 2022 Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich.

Paulos Surafel

Excited European talent, with the cross county pedigree, representing Great Britain & Northern Ireland at SPAR European Cross Country Championships in 2016 and 2018 and then transitioning to road running.

Irine Kimais

In-form, fast-developing half marathoner with impressive 1:04:37 victory in 2023 Edreams Mitja Zurich Marato Barcelona. Strong 2022 season is behind Irine with a 3rd place finish in Generali Berliner Halbmarathon and a victory in the Jeddah Half Marathon in warm and humid conditions. 

Ftaw Zeray Bezabh

Top 5 finishers for Ftaw in past 14 months - 2022: Napoli City Half Marathon (2nd), Prague Half Marathon (4th), adizero Road to Records (3rd), Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon (winner), Bahrain Royal Night Half Marathon (4th); and 2023: Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon (3rd).

Senayet Getachew Chekol

Super-exciting talent - 2023 World Cross Country Championships, U20 Race, World Champion! Senayet debuted over half marathon distance in Porto in 2022 and much can be expected from her in the future.

Agnes Ngolo

Agnes is looking to build on a successful 2022 - Winner of challenging 2022 CRDB Bank Half Marathon Dar-es-Salaam, 4th place finisher in Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich and 3rd place finisher in Bahrain Royal Night Half Marathon.

Janeth Chepngetich

Exciting newcomer, with a breakthrough and a new course record in 2023 Giulietta & Romeo Half Marathon (Verona), 1:06:58.

Nesphine Jepleting 

Young, developing half marathoner and the winner of the 2022 Prague Half Marathon on a cold, tricky day for running. Nesphine is a strong cross country athlete, while her transition to road running is still being worked on.

Jiří Homoláč

The most successful endurance athlete in the Czech Republic at the moment. Fourteen-time champion of the Czech Republic in cross-country, 10km, 10,000m, marathon, half-marathon, hill running. Seven-time winner of the Prague Half Marathon among Czech runners.     

PB:

10km                  29:37

Half Marathon   1:03:23

Marathon          2:14:35

Patrik Vebr

A young promising Czech athlete who is in the process of transitioning to road running. Champion of the Czech Republic at 5000 m, Vice-champion of the Czech Republic at 10,000 m. As part of the Runczech running league, he managed to win the Birell Prague Grand Prix, 10K race in 2022.

PB:

5 000m         14:30,10

10 km                30:00

Half Marathon  1:09:22

 Moria Stewartová

Holder of the Czech national record for the half marathon 1:10:14 and 10,000m 32:08.96. The nine-time champion of the Czech Republic on the track in the 5,000m and 10,000m disciplines and six-time champion of the Czech Republic in outdoor running, namely cross, 10 km and Marathon. She will attack her own Czech record, with the help of another endurance ace of the Czech Republic Vít Pavlišta as a pacemaker.

PB:

10km                  32:44

Half Marathon   1:10:14

Marathon          2:29:28

Tereza Hrochová

Champion of the Czech Republic at 5,000m on the track and eight-time Champion of the Czech Republic in road running, namely in cross country, hill running and half marathon. Winner of the Mattoni České Budějovice Half Marathon as part of the RunCzech Running League 2022. The 2019 world vice-champion in hill running.

PB:

10km                  33:43

Half Marathon   1:12:04

Marathon          2:29:06

Barbora Macurová

Champion of the Czech Republic in long mountain running from 2021. Two-time vice-champion of the Czech Republic in half marathon and marathon. She also placed 2nd at the Volkswagen Prague Marathon in 2022. Young, promising Czech endurance athlete.

PB:

10km                  36:08

Half Marathon   1:16:54

Marathon          2:45:48