In search of a brand new yr problem that mixes a quick course with a picturesque setting and incredible environment?
From the attractive metropolis of Naples in Italy to the beautiful Czech Republic capital of Prague, these are two nice venues for distance runners who’re eager to focus on occasions subsequent yr.
Registrations are open already for this trio of prime races…
Napoli Metropolis Half-Marathon – February 23
Prague Half-Marathon – April 5
RunCzech Prague Marathon – Might 4
The Napoli Metropolis Half Marathon is a good early-season goal for runners and incorporates a quick and scenic course. February is the right time for working on this a part of Italy with temperatures of 12-15C anticipated on this largely seaside route. Preserve a watch out for the well-known volcano Vesuvious within the backdrop too.
Among the many Brits who raced in Naples in 2024, Emile Cairess clocked a PB of 60:01 a couple of months earlier than inserting fourth within the Olympic marathon in Paris.
Napoli Metropolis Half (RunCzech)
Italian information have additionally been set on this course and if you would like some post-race meals then the place higher than the house of pizza?
Naples additionally has seven castles, intriguing catacombs, one of the vital used funicles on the planet, a Thirteenth-century church and the biggest European port.
Prague Half (RunCzech)
The Prague Half Marathon will probably be celebrating its twenty fifth anniversary in 2025 and is a part of the celebrated Tremendous Halfs sequence. This yr it noticed 15,500 runners from 115 nations participating with the successful time on this quick course a blistering 58:24 by Sabastian Sawe.
Prague has been a well-liked pitstop for stag and hen events over time however additionally it is flooded with runners in the course of the spring specifically.
On the time of writing it’s 70% offered out and anticipated to refill completely throughout November.
Prague Marathon (RunCzech)
The Prague Marathon will probably be celebrating its thirtieth anniversary in 2025 with an anticipated line-up of 10,000 runners. The occasion, which first passed off in 1995, begins and finishes on the Previous City Sq. and sees entrants working alongside the Vltava river and over the long-lasting Charles Bridge.
This yr 53% of the runners had been from exterior the Czech Republic, making it a really worldwide discipline, with runners from 91 totally different nations. Enroll now to make the most of the early-bird entry payment.
The racing apart, Prague has round 150 museums, galleries and historic spots. Town isn’t only a fairly face both, because it’s one of many greenest cities in Europe, with over half of the world of town coated in parks, forests, and gardens. Excellent for runners!
Register for these races right here…
Napoli Metropolis Half-Marathon – February 23
Prague Half-Marathon – April 5
RunCzech Prague Marathon – Might 4
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