Rodrigue Kwizera from Burundi wins Prague Half Marathon 2025

Rodrigue Kwizera is the winner of the Generali Prague Half Marathon 2025, finishing with a time of 58:54 minutes. In one of the best performances in the race’s history, he beat the favourite Isaia Kipkoech Lasoi from Kenya by two seconds, overtaking the long-time leader in the final metres. As expected, his compatriot Lilian Kasait Rengeruk won the women’s race. After recovering from an early pace that was a little too fast, she crossed the finish line in a still-impressive 1:05:27.

Very early after the start at Bubenské nábřeží (embankment) in Prague-Holešovice, the four favourites in the men’s race broke away, supported by two pacemakers. In rather windy conditions—especially on the sections along the Vltava—the split times at the halfway point indicated that the bold plans to break the course record would not materialise. However, the finishing times of the leading athletes were still impressive. Rodrigue Kwizera, seventh in the 10,000 metres at the 2023 World Championships, briefly lost touch with the leading trio after the halfway point but soon caught up with the group again. On the home straight, in front of the market hall in Holešovice, he took the lead with a time of 58:54 minutes.

On her debut in Prague—and at the half-marathon distance—Michaela Čepová finished first among Czech women and sixth overall. She beat runner-up Eva Filipiová with a time of 1:15:38, while her coach, the now-retired Czech Olympian Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová, finished third.

A total of 16,000 runners took part in the Generali Prague Half Marathon 2025. Detailed information about the race can be found on the official website of the series: www.runczech.com.