[2] Between 1966 and 1973 the race was not held at all, due to the death of its original organiser, Slávek Mozga.

[5] The race has been won a record 8 times by Ethiopian-born Czech runner Mulugeta Serbessa, who took victories in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2014.

[3] Czech, and formerly Czechoslovak, runners have dominated the race, with only a few other European nationalities coming in first place.

Kazimierz Orzeł of Poland and Sigrun Macheleidt of East Germany are the only foreign race winners with multiple successes (two each).

The most successful female runner is Petra Pastorová, who won the event six consecutive years from 2017 to 2022.