New course record in Prague

Generali Prague Half Marathon
Sat 28 March 2026

Under chilly but sunny Prague skies on 28 March, with temperatures ranging from 1°C to 10°C, the Generali Prague Half Marathon delivered a spectacular day of racing and atmosphere.

A total of 17,000 runners took to the streets of Prague, representing 117 nationalities.

In the men’s race, Rodrigue Kwizera stormed to victory in 58:16, setting a new race record secured back-to-back win, defending his Prague title in style while setting the new race record.

The men’s podium was incredibly fast, with all top three athletes finishing under 59 minutes.

Jan Friš was the fastest Czech runner, finishing in 1:04:55. He was followed closely by Matěj Zima in 1:05:04.
Adam Szymanik completed the top Czech trio in 1:05:10

The women’s race was tightly contested, with the top three separated by just 33 seconds. Caroline Makandi Gitonga claimed victory in an impressive 1:06:16.

On another world-class women’s podium, with all three athletes finishing under 1:07, Tereza Hrochová was the fastest Czech woman, finishing in 1:11:50. Michaela Čepová followed in 1:13:07 and Vendula Soukalová completed the Czech women’s top three in 1:14:25.

Result

Half marathon

Men

1	Rodrigue	KWIZERA	BDI	58:16
2	Samwel Chebolei	MASAI	KEN	58:48
3	Owen	KORIR	KEN	58:58
4	Tadese	WORKU	ETH	58:59
5	James	KIPKOGEI	KEN	59:31

Women

1	Caroline Makandi	GITONGA	KEN	1:06:16
2	Jesca	CHELANGAT	KEN	1:06:45
3	Cynthia Chelangat	CHEPKWONY	KEN	1:06:49
4	Sentayehu	LEWETEGN	ETH	1:06:58
5	Ednah	KURGAT	USA	1:08:25