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Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon

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Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem. Photograph by SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The half marathon starts at Mírové náměstí and runs through the city centre, the industrial districts of Ústí and the Spolchemie chemical works, which stops production for one day a year to open its gates to runners.

The course in short 2 lines
  • Through the city centre and the Spolchemie worksCity centre, industrial districts and the Spolchemie plant.
  • A 14:30 start, with the 2026 field filled2026: 14:30 start, field full, nearly 9,000 across the festival.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkThrough the city centre and the Spolchemie worksCity centre, industrial districts and the Spolchemie plant.

The organiser describes a mix of city atmosphere and industrial backdrops, with stretches that runners do not normally get to enter. The course is certified and fully closed to traffic.

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Whole courseCrowdA 14:30 start, with the 2026 field filled2026: 14:30 start, field full, nearly 9,000 across the festival.

The festival’s competitive races drew more than 6,500 runners from 67 nations, and another 2,000 or more took part in the non-competitive categories, for almost 9,000 in all. Simon Boch won the half marathon, and the 2026 edition was the last of the four scored half marathons in the EuroHeroes series.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Ústí nad Labem, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
21.1 km13.1 mi

Trip

Getting a place

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