Gladiator Race in Pardubice, Czech Republic. 2 events on Saturday, December 5, 2026.
Gladiator Race Taxis closes the season on the Pardubice racecourse — the home of the Velká pardubická steeplechase, and the only OCR venue in Europe that lets you run the same ground as one of the toughest horse races in the world. The course mixes the racecourse's own natural obstacles with the series' built ones.
The ORIGINAL course (6+ km, 30+ obstacles) and the KIDS races run on Saturday 5 December, with 2,000 places across all categories. This is a December race in eastern Bohemia: expect near-freezing water and bring a full change of clothes plus something warm for the finish area.
The organizer has not published start times yet. Waves fill up.
Register on gladiatorrace.cz
Race village, nearest airport and how to get there.
Pardubice, Czech Republic
Airports within 200 km of the venue. Each one lists the other races you can reach from it.
Actual conditions on these dates over the past 5 years.
| Year | High | Low | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7°C | 4°C | 13 km/h | 3.6 mm |
| 2024 | 5°C | -1°C | 13 km/h | — |
| 2023 | 0°C | -3°C | 13 km/h | — |
| 2022 | 6°C | 4°C | 20 km/h | — |
| 2021 | 4°C | 0°C | 14 km/h | 7.7 mm |
Gladiator Race Taxis is a grass, mud, water and trail course with a single ORIGINAL wave. Every training plan is built around your race date, your fitness and the days you can train.
Within 500 km and four weeks of this one, if you're making a trip of it.