Běchovice – Praha 10K route map
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Běchovice – Praha 10K
This race edition
- Race date
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- Race timezone
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- Edition status
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Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Běchovice – Praha 10K at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 9:58/km
- Typical conditions
- 86/100
- Evidence depth
- 44 verified facts
1:40:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Běchovice – Praha 10K?
The Běchovice – Praha 10K is described as rolling. The course listing puts the climb at 103 m.
Where does the Běchovice – Praha 10K route go?
The Běchovice – Praha 10K route starts at 13th kilometre of Českobrodská street in Praha-Běchovice, at the legendary kilometre marker (patník) no. 13 and finishes at Crossroads of Hartigova street and Za Žižkovskou vozovnou, Žižkov, Prague 3. Underfoot, expect asphalt road. It passes Praha-Běchovice (kilometre 13 marker), Dolní Počernice, Hrdlořezy, Tábor and Žižkov. Holder of a World Athletics Heritage Plaque, recognising it as one of the most historic road races in the world.
What should runners know on race day for the Běchovice – Praha 10K?
Bag deposit at the start with transport to the finish provided by the organiser; closes 10 minutes before each wave start. Only closed bags up to 60x50x30 cm accepted. Run on fully closed public roads from Běchovice into Prague; road closures guaranteed until approximately 13:30–13:40. Four public waves at staggered intervals (11:30 / 11:40 / 11:50 / 12:00) with pacers for 45/50/55/60-minute targets. 1. Pacemakers run in each start wave (11:30 / 11:40 / 11:50 / 12:00) targeting finish times of 45, 50, 55 and 60 minutes.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Historic
Atmosphere
- Big City
- Competitive
- Destination
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Rolling
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 103 m
- Net elevation
- 103 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 28:33 (Laban Chege)
- Women's course record
- 33:18 (Nancy Nzisa Wambua)
- Field size
- 5,000
- Field cap
- 5,000
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Cut-off
- Final (10th) kilometre must be reached by 13:40; roads reopen and the finish closes shortly after.
- Qualification status
- Official Czech Republic Championships in the 10 km road run (mistrovství ČR v silničním běhu na 10 km), awarded by the Czech Athletic Federation.
Race day logistics
- Wave start
- Four public waves at staggered intervals (11:30 / 11:40 / 11:50 / 12:00) with pacers for 45/50/55/60-minute targets
- Aid stations
- 1
- Pacers
- Pacemakers run in each start wave (11:30 / 11:40 / 11:50 / 12:00) targeting finish times of 45, 50, 55 and 60 minutes.
- Bag drop
- Bag deposit at the start with transport to the finish provided by the organiser; closes 10 minutes before each wave start. Only closed bags up to 60x50x30 cm accepted.
- Closed roads
- Run on fully closed public roads from Běchovice into Prague; road closures guaranteed until approximately 13:30–13:40.
- Medal
- Finisher medal included for all finishers.
- Finisher tee
- JOMA finisher / race T-shirt included for the first 4,000 registrations.
Access and course status
- Start
- 13th kilometre of Českobrodská street in Praha-Běchovice, at the legendary kilometre marker (patník) no. 13.
- Finish
- Crossroads of Hartigova street and Za Žižkovskou vozovnou, Žižkov, Prague 3.
- Nearest station
- Praha-Běchovice střed railway station, a 3-minute walk from the start
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Surface
- Asphalt road
- Landmarks
- Praha-Běchovice (kilometre 13 marker), Dolní Počernice, Hrdlořezy, Tábor, Žižkov
- Notable features
- Holder of a World Athletics Heritage Plaque, recognising it as one of the most historic road races in the world
- Profile features an early climb after 1 km, a notable uphill in Dolní Počernice (~3 km) and the notorious long 'Hrdlořezák' climb beginning around 7.5 km and running almost to within a few hundred metres of the finish in Žižkov
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 14°CTypical temperature
- 16 kphTypical wind
- 2 mmTypical rainfall
- 86Favourability /100