Czech Republic Marathon Championships


The Czech Republic Marathon Championships is the annual national championships for marathon running in the Czech Republic. The race serves as a way of designating the Czech national champion for the marathon. The race was first contested in 1993 for both men and women. The championships have been held at different venues, but since 1998 all events have taken place in the capital city of Prague.
The fastest time recorded in the Czech Republic Marathon Championships is 2:12:35 by Róbert Štefko during the Prague Marathon in 2004. The record women's time, set in 1995 in Pardubice, is 2:27:00 by Alena Peterková. Athletes with the most championships are Petra Pastorová, with six women's titles, and Petr Pechek, with five men's titles. The only other runner with five titles is Ivana Martincová.

Venue

Since 1998, the championships have taken place in Prague as part of the Prague Marathon, with the exception of 2020, when no race was held, and 2021, when an elite-only event titled Battle of the Teams was held in Prague instead of the open race. Prior to 1998, the Ostrava Marathon served as the championship race in 1996, and the Mělnik Marathon was a one-time host of the race in 1997.

Men's results

Multiple winners

Petr Pechek is a five-time marathon champion, more than anybody else. He celebrated his fifth win in 2017 at the age of 34.
RunnerTotalYears
Petr Pechek52010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017
42000, 2001, 2003, 2005
Vít Pavlišta42015, 2019, 2021, 2023
32013, 2018, 2022
Pavel Kryška21998, 1999
22006, 2007
Róbert Štefko22004, 2008

Women's results

Multiple winners

Petra Pastorová has the most wins in the championship, having recorded her sixth women's title in 2024, and won three consecutively between 2017 and 2019. Iva Martincová won her fifth title at the age of 46 in 2009.
RunnerTotalYears
Petra Pastorová62012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
Ivana Martincová52003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Alena Peterková41993, 1995, 2000, 2001
Radka Churaňová32004, 2010, 2011
Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová22016, 2021

Records

YearLocationVenueRunnerTime
2004PraguePrague MarathonRóbert Štefko2:12:35

YearLocationVenueRunnerTime
1995PardubiceAlena Peterková2:27:00