Excellent performances on the great track of the Main Avenue of the Vienna Prater.  

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Thursday's holiday (Feiertag in Austria) morning (4.6.26) in Vienna was bathed in sunshine and also in a great mood, thanks to the achievements of walkers on the perfectly prepared half-marathon course of the Main Avenue of the Vienna Prater:

Rudolf Cogan (born 1971) set a new European record in the MASTERS M50 category for the 5.000m walk with a fantastic performance of 21:35,36!!! 

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Author of the article: Lucie Nekulová

Photo source: AC Rumburk and Lucie Nekulová

On the last day of May, another year of the traditional race took place in sunny Rumburk. Walking holiday. And as is often the case in Rumburk, something new was tried in the Czech Republic.

German referee Kilian Wenzel created a system for judges. Extremely simple, in Czech, de facto foolproof and, most importantly, unlike other systems, this one is available for free. Although the system has already been widely used in Germany, last year it passed the toughest stress test so far in Zittau and worked without a single hitch even when there were over 100 athletes on the track in the competition. After Zittau, they decided to test the system a few weeks ago in Warsaw and it will also be used next week at the race in Borský Mikuláš. And because Zittau = Rumburk, we also had the Czech premiere, this time without Kilian present. What is needed to use the system? A smartphone. Scan the code and voila. There is no need for a running clutch, the score is immediately available, as are the statistics. The judge does not have to write anything long and can focus more on the races. Great. The system is available in English and German, but honestly, you can also understand it from the colors and pictures. A big thank you to Kilian for the walking community. If the judges are willing to take their phones out of their pockets and use a minimal amount of their own data in case of Wi-Fi signal unavailability, this is a hit.

That was for the judges' amusement. And what was the race like? The first start of the day was the expected highlight, the 5000m race. Ruda Cogan After his failure in Radotín, he announced an attack on the European record in the M50 category. The Rumburk athletes offered help and cooperation, so there was a lot to see in Rumburk.

Vojta Vejvančický He played the role of a hare according to the agreement and set the exact pace for the first 3000m. Then he slowed down as planned and just finished the race. Next week he has a 5000m race at MU in Racibórz, Poland, so he had to be smart. Vojta has to wait a week for a great performance, Ruda showed it right away. He entered the last 2 km with a lead of about 10 seconds over the target time and that was what he needed. Ruda ran technically excellently, demonstrated a focused performance and at the finish he was rewarded with a new OR, a new European M50 record, a simply great time of 21:35.46. You ran your race from the start Stanislav Borisov. He is also technically practically perfect, although his performance is very different from Cogan's power concept. He was also rewarded with a new track record of 22:22:47. The free runner finished in third place. Vejvančicky (23:00.73), who pleased not only Cogan with his tempo skills, but above all the coach and himself with his technical execution when he was running. There was no mistake there. 4 seconds back was another fifty-something Martin Nedvidek. The race wasn't very enjoyable. Mark Röto the slers, It wasn't the same from the beginning, but it's true for him that it was just quality training. Marko also has a national team in Racibórz waiting for him and he's certainly keeping his mental attitude and top form there. The oldest participant in the race was the Beroun-based nezmar George Kovanda (M80!), who managed to finish in under 40 minutes - 39:18.04.

Anyone who expected the highlight of the competition day to be an attempt at a European record was wrong. The men did great, of course, but everyone present was absolutely thrilled by the 500m athletics race.

The girls and one boy fought with all their might, trying to keep their technique and were, in a word, wonderful. The order and performances are not that important there. The most important thing was joy and incredible commitment. The home team won the athletics competition. Daniela Frisnietzová with a nice performance of 6:48.17.

An athlete from Zittau took the lead in the girls' doubles race Margarete Heinzel, but she overdid the race a bit and the last 500m were very long. Her slowdown was taken advantage of by the home team Alenka Kalubova, she caught up with her opponent and clearly won with her first time under 12 minutes - 11:59.03.. Heinzel finished 37 seconds back and won third place Karin Kosvancová from AC Mlada Boleslav (14:11.41).

She dominated the top three with flawless start-finish style. Noemi Majak (15:47.92). Second place went to her mother, Mrs. Bertha, who tried the triple jump for the first time in her life and crossed the finish line with her high-frequency stride in 17:16.30. Third was Katerina Policerova from Spartak Prague - 17:19.38. The beautifully walking Mladá Boleslavska finished fourth Adele Klavikova - 17:25.22. She got under 18 minutes Lenka Borovičková with a performance of 17:35.86.    

As is customary in Rumburk, the individual races were followed by a half-hour pair relay. The pairs are drawn, the relay team consists of 10 and, especially for the youth, it is often the first very hard lesson in really fast walking. This is a super demanding tempo training, where everyone draws out the last remnants of strength. Sometimes you can see some technical hesitation, when many are less confident at such a speed, but the judges who were still on site always just pointed it out and the competitors quickly adjusted to the correct technique. And that's what the relay is all about. Trying something new, pushing your limits and making new friends. He won Ruda Cogan with Adélka Klavíková in front of a couple Standa Borissov + Jarda Zeman. And he took the bronze Mark Rösler, who passed the baton with Ondra Nedvídek.

The duel between mother and daughter Maják was interesting. Noemi fired up the first 400m as if her mother was chasing her. 1:42 is a brutal time. Her mother recorded 2:03. Noemi then continued very evenly and more deliberately at the level of 1:52 and went perfectly. There was nothing to criticize there. She showed that she doesn't skimp on the third and fifth. These split times are a great promise.

Rumburk prepared another beautiful race for us. The organizers were rewarded with a European record achieved at their stadium, but above all with the enthusiasm and satisfaction of all competitors. So hopefully see you again next year.

2nd round of walking for men's and women's extra league + 3rd round of walking for men's and women's I. and II. league, KLADNO, 23.05.2026

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Author of the article: Lucie Nekulová

Photo author: SMOLA CHŮZE zs

On a sunny and, as has been the case in recent years during league rounds, a very hot Saturday, May 23.5rd, a 1st year of the Kladno walking race.

All league groups and levels from the Extra League to the Second League met on the 10 km course.

The organizers prepared themselves perfectly. Big sponges at the refreshment stand, plenty of water, a 90% flat circuit in the park under the trees. Ideal conditions for a great race. The men were the first to line up for the start. He immediately took the lead Vitek Hlavac, who wanted to win at home. He kept up with him Gdula, Morvay and Kukla. Lukáš Gdula was the first to drop out and then Michal Morvay started to lose. Albert Kukla also didn't have the freshest legs after Poděbrady, where he had an excellent performance and the race was quickly overtaken by Vítek. The race was actually very monotonous. The order was decided. Vit Hlaváč won completely confidently and at the finish he could rejoice in the full number of extra league points including bonus points for performance - 41:36. He finished in second place Albert Kukla (42:17) and 40 seconds back the third amateur athlete finished Michal Morvay. A fourth one got under 45 minutes Gdula (44:17). Other competitors showed really interesting performances. Rumburský Stanislav Borisov showed a personal best of 46:35. He surprised immensely with a quality personal best Roman Hanyk - 47:07. 10 seconds left Martin Nedvidek and after many years he pushed the time deep not only below 50min  Alexander Malysa - 47:56. His performance is also one of the surprising ones. Vejvančický was in the next place for a long time, who fell ill after an excellent performance in Poděbrady (45:00) and went through the league in training. The pair Rösler - Arnošt was losing to him. The guys helped each other and in the last lap Rösler took command of Vejvančický's chaser. In the finish line, both runners rushed towards Vojt, who did not expect the attack. He won by a second Mark Rösler, photo finish defended Vejvančický before Jiří Arnošt. He managed to go under 5min/km for the first time and immediately made such a jump - 48:47! With his performance, he clearly claimed the national jersey for MU under 23 years. The Břeclav player also got under 50 min Jarda Hloch and over 50min, but also in OR another Hradec Králové finished Tomas Gloser - 50:54. Other young people also presented themselves with excellent personal performances - Weis, Straw hat, Bun.

The finish of the trio of young people was not the only one, the veterans also tried. Josef Smola only at the end had to bow to his teammate A peasant, but he was rightly not thrilled about this loss. Sedláček's technical performance was more suitable for Běchovice in the dead spots than for the walking track...

She was the clear favorite among women Ema Kliementová, However, most attention was focused on the return Eliška Martínková. Kliementová went ahead from the start, spared no effort and wanted to confirm her excellent form from Poděbrady. The race was dominated by a start-finish style in a new personal record on the circuit of 45:58. Alžběta Franklová was second for a long time, she had a big lead over Martínková and was going her own pace. Martínková did not seem convincing in the first kilometers. Her technical execution was not 100% and even her taped operated knee did not seem to be a support for Eliška. But Eliška probably just needed to get used to the sharper load. In the second half of the race she started to push the pace and as the speed increased, much greater technical certainty came, which used to be the other way around and Eliška looked determined. It was clear how much she missed racing. And that the competitor showed it with every step. She raced after Franklová, overtook her completely confidently and although at the beginning it did not even look like a time under 50, in the end Martínková recorded 48:55. Franklova she finished in third place in 49:48. She also performed excellently. Michaela Rihova, which did not get below the OR limit by 1 second - 53:37. Then the four juniors and teenagers fought among themselves. Maják set the pace for a long time together with Hromádková, Součková hid in the group and tried to keep up with Mulačová. Součková In the second half of the race, she broke the group and pulled away from the others. However, she was not technically convincing, especially when walking in the group... In the second ten, she recorded a new OR of 53:57. Hromádková (54:53) beat by 20 sec ZikmundováThe two teenagers were the ones who got excited. Noemi Majak She showed that longer distances will suit her. In the top ten, this sixteen-year-old girl ran great, evenly, and with fighting spirit. The time of 55:39 is excellent. Emma Mulacová already tried 10km in Olomouc and this time she improved to 56:24. It hurt a lot in the end, but Emma fought and at this age both girls deserve a discharge. Four more got to 60 min Bugárová, Pohlová - Kučerová, Fišerová and Kokořová. This home goal was missed by just 7 seconds Klara Hlaváčová.

We saw wonderful races in Kladno. The competitors were generally enthusiastic and sang only praises of the organizers and the new track. The organizer was ready for a first place, a big bow to Vítek Hlaváč. He finished the race, changed into his T-shirt and immediately took on the organizing duties. After the races, he was already driving the tractor and cleaning the circuit…

The competitors could be extremely satisfied. The beautiful green circuit under the tall trees absorbed most of the sun's rays and it was evident in the performances. There were many great ones and it is simply impossible to name all of them who deserved it. The further performance growth of the youth was pleasing, as was the indomitability of our veterans. Kladno did very well in its first year. We can only hope that there will be more years to come. This was a premiere par excellence!  

Weltklasse im Britzer Garten mit Streckenrekord

Pressemitteilung vom Polizei SV Berlin Abt. Athlete, written by Andrej Woiczik

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Priyanka Goswami (India) bettered on 16.05.2026 in Berliner Britzer Garten bei den openen Berlin-Brandenburgischen Meisterschaften im Straßengehen imposing die Streckenrekorde über 10 km Straßengehen.

Die indische Olympiateilnehmerin 2021/2024. Commonwealth Games 2022 Bronze over 10 km Gehen. Asian Championships 2023 Silver über 20 km Gehen Priyanka Goswami lag bis Kilometer 8, thanks to the support of Frederick Weigel (OSC Potsdam e.V.), U18- und U20-Europameister (2022/2023) und U23-Bronzemedaille 2025 über 10.000 Meter Gehen, auf Kurs Asien-Rekord. Unter den Augen von Peter Frenkel, Olympiasieger 1972 und Dritter 1976 über 20 km, verfehlte die Indische Weltklasse-Athletin den Asienrekord am Ende nur um 10 Sekunden, stellte aber in 43:49 Minuten einen neuen Streckenrekord auf. Sie verbesserte diesen von Tabea Kiefer (Eintracht Frankfurt) from the previous year's track record at 3:04 Minuten und stellte auch eine Weltjahresbestleistung auf.  

Our preview of Kylie Garris (LG Vogtland/48:25 min.), Anna Maria Gabriel (OSC Potsdam e.V./48:49 min.), Nika Helene Illing (LSV 1971 Ilmenau/48:54 min.) blieben drei deutsche Nachwuchsathletinnen unter der 50-Minuten-Marke.    

Über 5 km Straßengehen lieferten sich die österreichische U20-Meisterin 2025 und Zweitplatzierte bei den österreichischen Hallenmeisterschaften über 3000 m Bahngehen 2026 Marlen Staudacher (LAC Klagenfurt, WU18) and Mia Bandoli (SCC Berlin, WU20) ein hochklassiges Rennen. Both went personal best time and bettered the old track record by über 1 minute. In 24:06 Minutes (Netto 24:05 min) the Österreicherin österreichische Jahresbestzeit ging die Österreicherin österreichische Jahresbestzeit und verwies die Berlinerin um 5 Sekunden in deutscher WU20-Jahresbestzeit auf den zweiten Platz. Die Erfurterin Laura Völkel ging ebenfalls personal best time in 25:17 min.

Andreas Statzkowski (Präsident vom Berliner Leichtathletik-Verband) und die sportlichen Leiter der Veranstaltung Bernd Hölters and Andrej Woiczik they were happy not only about a new record of 251 participants, but also about first-class performance and a festival for the Berlin and Brandenburg athletics.

The winners of the 94th Poděbrady Walking were Peruvian Kimberly García León and Italian Francesco Fortunato. The best Czech walker was Ema Klimentová, who finished sixth.

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Author of the article: Lucie Nekulová

Photo authors: Josef Smola and ČAS / Ondřej Plecháček

In the photo, the winners of the 94th Poděbrady Walking (half marathon) - Italian Francesco Fortunato 1:23:00h and Peruvian Kimberly García León 1:31:44h

Poděbrady is close to my heart and Poděbrady is a walking heart. That has been true and will continue to be true.

Unusually, on Friday, Victory Day, another year of the legendary Poděbrady Walking race took place. Walkers gathered on the colonnade for the 94th time and, just like last year, shared the colonnade with runners. This places high demands on the organizers, as many were on site for over 14 hours that day!

Add to that the previous preparations and one could argue who is performing more heroic feats...

Let's focus on the races primarily from a Czech perspective. It's impossible to write about them all, at least the most interesting ones.

Race day started early, at 8:15 a.m. Walking for health, a 1km race, which was intended for seniors 70+. The rich starting field was fascinating. Grandmothers and grandfathers, seniors of various ages and fitness levels, all decided to go out, walk, have fun and not even a walker or crutches could stop them. True, most were starting for the first time and after the starting gunshot they were notified that the race was already underway. They set off on the track all the more fiercely and were breathtaking. In the end, many fought side by side and it was really competitive!

The absolute winner was a man born in 1950. Mr. Jiří Šotola, a representative of SMOLA CHŮZE, who completed his kilometer in under 8 minutes! The biggest acquittal goes to a lady. Mrs. Drahomíra Živáčková She started at the age of 102. Fantastic. Watching the seniors was pure joy.

The race walk then began with a 5km race, in which a wide range of categories were represented.

Among the youth teams, the boys from Duchcov once again performed excellently. Arnošt Slameník climbed to the beautiful Poděbrady podium, taking third place in time 22:56. Let's consider that last year he went over 24 minutes in Poděbrady! Next year he will move to the juniors and we can already look forward to how he will join Vejvančický with R in the national team.öslerem and perhaps even the recovered Mochal. In men's walking, after years of fasting, one promising generation after another is growing up from Morávka and Zajíček. Jakub Weis, who is a first-year junior, also showed an excellent performance of 23:32 (last year as a student he was 25 minutes) and crossed the finish line in 5th place. Beautiful performances by both guys.

Among juniors, she finished 8th in a new personal best. 26:41 Noemi Majak. Noemi was cautious in the last races, she lacked energy, the DQ at the Czech Indoor Championships obviously took its toll. Since then, the races have been held without red cards and suggestions, and so the goal is back. This was a very different Noemi than we saw in Radotín, for example. And in Poděbrady, the girl from Kadaň got by without even a single yellow card. The message for Noemi is: In two races, you have stood up 100% to the toughest judges on the world stage. Put the DQ behind you, go for it, don't be afraid, work on your frequency and speed, you will be fine again! The Kolín skater improved by more than 2 minutes from last season to 14th place Sofia Pronova - 29:17, she also got under 30 minutes for the first time in her life Adele Klavikova from AC Mlada Boleslav (29:50).

The veteran five was dominated by Rudolf Cogan. He made the most of the fast track and recorded a great time - 21:38. The second place went to the Kazakh-Czech athlete, well-known to everyone Stanislav Borisov, which is better race by race and will certainly be 22 minutes early. In Poděbrady it was 22:08. Josef Smola finished in 7th place, improving his performance from Radotín to 27:38. And this was a week after winning silver at the European Masters in the 20km team walk category. It takes a while to regenerate at the age of 60 + 20km, so Pepo, great job. Veterans would deserve to be divided into at least 2 categories (under 60 and over 60).

She performed well among the veterans again. mother Noemi Maják. Mrs. Bertha She climbed the podium and hung the bronze medal around her neck. She won it in a new OR of 29:22 and was the last veteran to go under 30 minutes. To get on the podium in Poděbrady in her second race walking start in her life is what I call a masterpiece.

Junior 10km walk races were already part of MU. The Czech Republic was represented by a pair Mark Rösler - Vojtech Vejvancicky. Unfortunately, Dan Mochal was absent and will probably be absent for the entire season. Dan is among those who are dealing with health issues and must heal a stress fracture. Vojta Vejvančický was preparing exclusively in domestic conditions and showed that even in the cold north, where training is not the easiest, especially in winter, excellent results can be achieved. Vojta started off quickly for his age, tried to go with the fastest, but after 2,5 km he left the group because the road did not lead there yet. Then he fought alone, crossing the 5 km finish line in OR 22:17 and even though it hurt at the end, finished with flying colorséat 45:00 on threectém place. Vojta is a first-year junior and if we compare his performance with, for example, Albert Kukla, last year's half marathon champion and a great Czech walking promise, he had a time of 46:08 from Zittau in his first junior year. So Vojta, fantastic work. This is a great performance, especially for the first rep start. Mark Rösler He trained in Melago, Italy and also brought his form to Poděbrady. He finished in 17th place in a significant personal best. 47:49 (5km in 23:35).

Among the juniors, a trio of players presented themselves in the national team jersey. Hromádkova - Součková - Kokořová. The best of them was Katerina Hromádkova. She started off cautiously, ran 5km in 27:09 and, despite being in the top ten of her life, managed to speed up in the second half. She was rewarded with  performance 53:17 and 14th place. Also České Budějovice Klara Součková She ran 10 km for the first time. She kept up with Hromádková for the first half of the race, but then she started to fall away and recorded a very solid performance for the first time. 55:02.

Although a second-year junior, Součková has been walking since last fall, and we'll see her potential for growth. It takes patience and slowness. Eliška Kokořová She already has ten years of experience from last year, when she won the title at the Czech Championship in a hot Benešov. In Poděbrady, she managed to get under 60 minutes for the first time. 59:24 (5km 29:01).

And then came the main races of the day. The first walking half marathon in the history of this race took place on the colonnade. And we saw amazing performances from world-class walkers. But let's stick to the Czech ones. The current Czech number one started in the women's team Ema Klimentová along with the stress fracture returning after treatment Elizabeth Frankl a Jana Zikmundová. The new distance could not be resisted by another 5 women, led by By Štěpánka Pohlová Kučerová. Štěpánka is incredible. She had her second daughter in September and, wow, in May she ran a half marathon in 2:01.56, the fourth best Czech runner in the race. Ema Klimetová had her day. She went bravely, staying in the first third of the field. But then the first red card came and Ema was forced to slow down. She was aware of several more yellow cards that could quickly change color. She dealt with the situation very well, adjusted her technique and, without further suggestions, boldly rushed towards the finish line. Her reward was excellent personal best 1:36:59 and a great 6th place in a race of this level. And also a championship title. Ema secured her participation in the European Championships in Birmingham with her great performance. Bravo.

Elizabeth Frankl after health problems he is still far from reaching last year's form. For the performance 1:48.07 takes the silver championship medal from the colonnade.

She won bronze at the Czech Championship. Jana Zikmundová, who managed the race in 1:57:38 and in a situation where sport has long since ceased to be her absolute priority, she can be satisfied. This is her fourth championship medal since returning to walking last year. Eliška Martínková, whose start we are still waiting for after health problems, was also watching her colleagues from the national team.

In the men's category, three men wore the Czech jersey Head - Hood - Bunny. Albert Kukla was the defending champion of the title he won last year in Zittau. For Adam Zajíček, it was his first half marathon. Vítek Hlaváč knew that his form was not that good, he currently has slightly different priorities and is getting used to the role of a father, but he tried to keep the boys. Adam Zajíček changed coaches after Dudince, he went to Roman Benčík in Slovakia.

Kukla is also training in Slovakia with Morávek, who is being trained by Dominik Černý.

However, Zajíček's performance on Friday still builds on the foundations laid by Karel Ketner. He ran his race from the start, broke away from Albert and Vítek and rode. Albert Kukla in the second half of the track he broke away from Vítek Hlaváč, started chasing Adam and was dangerously close to him. Both fighters fought for kilometers at the same level

4 min and hopefully their excellent performances will help them in the rankings for Birmingham. The European Championship would suit them both. Adam significantly improved the Czech half marathon record to 1:27:37 and I firmly believe that it will continue to advance throughout the year. Albert He finished strongly at the end and pulled Adam back by 13 seconds. He took silver in an excellent time 1:27:50Both athletes placed in the top twenty, which is a quality in the huge competition of the world men's walking event. He was satisfied with the bronze and his performance Hello, Mr. Hlavac. He got under the 90 minute mark by 6 seconds and knows very well that there is a lot of room for improvement.

Here too, the convalescent cheered on his colleagues. Jaromír Morávek is jumping over puddles again (I wish there were some), but he is still in the training and recovery process. He has fulfilled his goal for Birmingham, we will see if he can make it. Another 7 Czech men managed to finish the half marathon and often they were really nice performances.

Poděbrady was a pleasure to watch from a performance perspective. After embarrassing performances in Dudince, when it simply wasn't the same, the Czechs showed in Poděbrady that they know how to prepare. Klimentová, Zajíček, Kukla, Vejvančický, you couldn't ask for more. Everyone is gradually improving. Pleased by Rösler, both juniors did not disappoint and performed definitely more than expected. The best men will surely be in the nextch ofthey will fight in the races about ME and gaveimprovement. The number is quite alarming.et and the age of those who are struggling with injuries and stress fractures. The situation is dismal for women. With Franklová and Martínková's injuries, there is no one who would even come close to Klimentová.

We have another league round ahead of us in Kladno, several MUs, the Czech Championship on the way... and Poděbrady showed that we have something to look forward to in our performances. See you in Kladno.

5.000m track walk for the 2nd round of the walk for the 1st and 2nd leagues for men and women 

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Author of the article: Lucie Nekulová / Author of the photo: Jan Nekula 

On April 25.4th, on a warm April day, walkers met in Prague at the SC Radotín stadium to collect points for the league teams and bring home a few little things. PAS took advantage of the opportunity and, in cooperation with SC Radotín, held the Prague Championship in addition to the league.

The Radotín organizers already have experience with walking from last year's Hodinovka and applied to host the league competition this year. The competition management decided to shorten the course from the traditional 10,000m to 5000m for both the I. and II. Leagues, the ČAS competition committee approved it and it was a hit on the head.

The venue and the length of the course attracted an unprecedented number of women, especially women. For the first time in history, the same number of women and men registered. So the schedule had to be adjusted 3 days before the race. Consider that a few years ago, there were considerations about eliminating women's walk from league competitions, because there were few female competitors. However, with a good choice of course, 6 women registered! Both races had to be divided into two performance waves.

He won the 3000m race walk among youth Simon Dobeš from SK Jeseniova (18:06:18). Eliška Havlíčková from AC Sparta Prague she showed 19:10.66 among girls.

In the first women's group, she won her first five Stela Čejková from Beroun (31:27.42). In Beroun, the number of female walkers is growing thanks to the coaching work of Mr. Kovanda. The first 5000m was also recorded by the Mladá Boleslav woman Adéla Klavíková (31:28:38) and the third one crossed the finish line Simona Pivodová from Holešov.

To make the race more competitive, the stronger competitors were included in the second group. Here, the pace was more brisk and the girls really got into the race. But the heat was noticeable, and even with the water and the sponges, it wasn't an easy race. The race was completely dominated by Klara Součková from Ceske Budejovice.

She also took second place in the new OR Johana Petříková (26:55.12) and bronze  Beroun star Emma Mulačová (27:12.87). 2 veterans were impressed. She tried her first walking race Dagmar Fišerová from Vrchlabi (W50) and managed to push the time just below the 30 minute mark - 29:57.05 in 10th place. One place higher and 20 seconds faster, Ms. Bertha Condori Ramos de Maja'k and she really impressed with her pace, her energy, her fighting spirit. It was a racing performance that is rarely seen.

Then the men started. The group was clearly dominated, as expected. Josef Smola and you ran out of time by a large margin 28:14.33 (M60!)Several men were motivated to perform under 30 minutes after him. Hradec Roman Holubar showed a personal best (29:34.57), from Racov Pavel Suchy took bronze (29:38.39) and was the last to finish the 30-minute timekeeper Marek Blazek, a former junior record holder who we see more often behind the finish line camera.

The second group of men promised to be an interesting spectacle and was the highlight of the racing afternoon. A group formed at the front Cogan - Rumburáci - Hanyk and it went very smoothly. Rudolf Cogan Then the race really kicked off, he was racing along the track at a pace of maybe 3:40 and the others didn't want to follow this madness. So Nedvídek joined in so that the loss wouldn't be so big and the others wouldn't let him go.

Hanyk was the first to fall (23:19.31), but the trio of rumblers held together. Ruda Cogan rolled along the track like a tank and claimed the music. However, a very sharp start overwhelmed him and the planned attack on the European record in the M50 category failed by 8 seconds. Ruda showed a great 21:56.70 and he will probably attempt the record at the end of May in Rumburk. He broke the Rumburk group in the end Vojta Vejvančický, who kept a very constant pace and won in a new OR of 22:31.91. For Vojta, these are still performances from full training, the highlights of the season are yet to come. He finished third Stanislav Borisov, who lost to Vojta by 3 seconds. Martin Nedvidek crossed the finish line in fourth place in 22:42.80. Osobáček dares to Jarda Hloch (24:24.93), the young men from Duchcov presented themselves brilliantly Weis and Strawman.

We saw beautiful races in Radotín. The atmosphere was a bit lacking. Some kind of moderator or at least music performed by Kají Gott and his "To be still young" would be useful for many of our veterans. Many walkers fulfill this motto perfectly.

The validity of the penalty zone (not only) in league competitions, which has been systematically enforced by the competition management since 2024, has been confirmed again. Since this year, PZ has been mandatory for all competitions in the WA calendar. And that's good. Despite the large number of red cards, there were only 5 disqualifications. Another 6 competitors managed to finish the competitions after three red cards and gain league points, in front of a panel of international judges. The number of red cards was really only seemingly high, both the number of athletes and the number of DQs was also far below the normal average thanks to PZ. If we include those who finished in PZ, we are at the statistical average. Which is very pleasing, because there were a number of novices, especially among women.

The race day in Radotín was a success despite the very warm and hot day.

Thanks Radotín, we look forward to Hodinovka in the fall! Registration is now open...:

https://www.sportt.cz/register/1501

https://smolachuze.cz/index.php/cs/prazska-hodinovka/aktualni-rocnik

60th year of the OLOMOUC TWENTY race

RESULTS

Author of the article: Lucie Nekulová / Photo: Jan Nekula

On Saturday, April 18.4, pedestrians met in sunny Olomouc on the occasion of 60th year of the Olomouc Twenty race. At this home season opener, we are always greeted by the blooming Smetana Gardens, and this time was no different.

The race began with a mass start for 1 - 3 - 5 km. Slovak athletes dominated among both boys and girls. Martin Snopko he ran 1km in 5:35 and beat Vyškov by 14 seconds Matěj Halas. Another great walking name crossed the finish line third - Matthew Bencik. At the start of the kilometer race, none of the founding fathers of this race were absent, Mr. Vaclav Dostalik.

Emilia Bajtekova (SVK) dominated among the girls - 5:06. Two other girls also managed a kilometer deep under 6 minutes - Terézia Poláková 5:12 and Radka Michalicová 5:31. Excellent performance at this age.

He clearly took the lead in the third Michal Bencik (14:41) and was the only one to reach the magical 5-minute mark. He finished the silver medal in a new personal best. Josef Kuchar of Frydek (15:01). Too bad those 2 seconds, maybe next time. His training colleague took the bronze Miroslav Myska (15: 38).

The victory in the girls' trio also goes to Slovakia thanks to Nina Lasicová (16: 05). Nela Riečanová (16:24) turned on the turbo in the last 100m and with a beautiful long, brisk stride, she beat her rivals from Frýdek. Eliška Kokořová (16:27) she outsprinted her Frydek partner Veronica Zvonkova (16: 29).

The men's 5km was marked by a battle of brothers Bátovských. Jakub won in 21:56 ago Simon (22: 20).

She could also be satisfied with the time victory on the challenging track. Timea Indrišková, which lasted exactly 25 minutes.

The 10km race was a joint start for men and women. Along with the league competition, the Czech Republic Veteran 10km Walk Championship was also held. Before the start, we all remembered with a minute of silence the deceased last year. Alois Lajčík, one of the founders of the plant. 

Adam Zaječek Although he is not starting in the league, he came to compete. He has already recovered from the marathon in Dudince,

Last week he started working on his quality and ran more fast kilometers in Olomouc. It was clear that he was training, but he still had no competition. From the beginning he ran very well technically, avoided significant technical problems and could rejoice in a clear victory and a solid time (41:26).

Adam is training with a new coach Roman Benčík. Adam, may the cooperation work for you, may it bring you new ideas and impulses, joy and fast times.

With a victorious, joyful shout, he crossed the finish line in second place. Jakub Mažgút (43:31). He also ran his race and had reason to be happy at the finish. He improved his OR from Zittau, where there is a fast circuit, and after the unsuccessful World Team Walking Championships in Brazil, he confirmed that he is going in the right direction.

The Rumburk group fought for third place for a long time Borissov - Nedvídek - Vejvančický together with Hanyk and Hloch. Jarda and Roman gradually dropped out and the rest of the riders were left. 3km before the finish line he joined Stanislav Borisov. The Standa who says he doesn't like the heat and needs to train more for the 10km than he does. With his agile, flowing style, he sprinted towards the finish line and showed a quality performance of 47:19. Vojta Vejvančický was fourth in 47:44 and Martin Nedvidek was 11 seconds back. They also got under 50 minutes Roman Hanyk (48:25) to Jaromir Hloch (49:09), who has probably already overcome his health problems and is returning in full force.

The veterans were not lost. Mladoboleslavský Ludek Solc won the title in the M65 category with a time of 57:41! He reigned supreme among the sixty-somethings Josef Smola (59:24), who also enjoyed the championship title. 16 men finished under 60 minutes.

The oldest participant in the race was from Beroun Jiří Kovanda (M80)! Bravo.

The best Czech female competitors are getting into shape for Poděbrady in Italy, and it was still something to watch. Those who have returned to walking Jana Zikmundová She did not have an easy race. She struggled with the scorching sun, the race did not suit her at all, but she still scored a dominant victory and a time of 54:00.

The fight for other medals continued right up to the finish line. Michaela Rihova defeated the so-called "breasts" Johana Petříková and the finish camera decided (both 56:43). The top ten is behind a fresh junior Emma Mulačová from Beroun. Emma did great and did it in exactly 57 minutes. Finishing strongly in fifth place Štěpánka Pohlová Kučerová She fought hard in the last meters and managed to finish 1 second under 60 minutes.

The PZ rule was applied in the races, which resulted in only 2 disqualifications. Another 4 athletes had the opportunity to finish the race and bring their teams well-deserved points.

The beautiful Olomouc race is behind us and we will meet on Saturday at the track in Radotín, Prague.

So take your form with you and see you later.

Regardless of age, we seek the limits of our own possibilities. Upgrade your limits!

RACE WALKING - 3.000m inside / 5km outside

RESULTS

A week after the World Athletics Championships in Toruń, Poland, veteran European athletes met at the same venue, in a magnificent sports sanctuary. The European Masters Athletics Championships took place after the 15th, from 27.3. - 2.4.2026.

The beautiful hall and the location attracted a whole line of Czech veteran athletes. Among them, walking had its traditional large representation. The Polish race boasted a very clear website and also its own free YouTube channel, so anyone who wanted could watch the veterans' competition online.

In walking, the start is indoors at 3000m and then outside the hall on the road in a 5000m race.

First, indoor walking competitions took place.

In the women's W 50 category, we had 2 representatives. Ivana Vranková She won a bronze medal for her time of 17:03:61. Lenka Borovičková was fourth, 17 seconds behind. The category was dominated by the well-known German athlete Brit Schröter (15:10.59).

Among the men, we had a larger representation in the top three. He made his first appearance on the masters stage Rostislav Kolar and took bronze with a time of 14:17.49. Surprisingly, home-grown Rafal Sikora finished in fourth place in the M35 category by more than 20 seconds. To win, it was necessary to go well below 14 minutes, in this category of young masters the title was taken in 13:36.76.

Among the fifty-somethings, the Czech Republic had two hot candidates for the top spot. The Spaniard took the lead from the start Ruben Piñera, followed by a triplet Borsch (GER), Nedvidek and Cogan. Nedvídek soon started to enjoy his slower pace (4:38 first km) and he went ahead, snatching Borsch, but still carrying Cogan on his back. The fifty-man team covered the second kilometer in just 4:16.

About 800m before the finish line he pressed on the saw Rudolf Cogan and won the European title in a time of 13:09.15. Martin Nedvidek 8 seconds back he took the European silver. German tank Steffen Borsch He managed to withstand the situation where he faced 2 red flags and won bronze 9 seconds behind Martin. The performances of the fifty-meter men are incredible, the Spaniard was left with only chocolate in 13:37! Or in Czech, a potato.

We were also represented in the M60 category. Josef Smola knew that a medal was far away. Consider that the first three sixty-somethings went well under 15 minutes! The victorious Spaniard Feathersñez Garcia showed 14.37.06. Pepa did his thing and in the end he got into the camera's view in a huge finish of two veteran bulldogs. Side by side with the Polish Molski he crossed the finish line and defended 5th place by 5 thousandths! We don't see this very often in walking. In this year's 16:17.61.. The mighty finish was taken away by the knee, but only the unbelieving (me) could have thought that Pepa would let go of 5km. ME simply doesn't give up.

Another gold and European title for the Czech team Miroslav Fliegl among those in their seventies. His performance was out of the category, with a time of 17:22.41 he gave the second finisher more than 70 seconds.

After a long break from competitive walking, he introduced himself in the M75 category Peter Adam. He finished the race in 7th place in 20:44.44. Even in this category, medals hang very high. Consider that the title required running 3000m in 18:37.19 - Ian Richards.

In the 5km walk, there are not only individual competitions, but also team titles. A team can be made up of athletes of different age groups, and the classification of the entire team is determined by the youngest member of the team.

She competed in the W 40 category Martina Netolicka and dug a row of potatoes with a performance of 30:41.

She won bronze again among women W 50 Ivana Vranková in a time of 29:41. Lenka Borovičková also finished fourth in 29:58. The ladies put together a team and won silver medals in the W40 category, 30 seconds ahead of the Polish women.

He was the youngest Czech representative in the men's five-man team. Josef Smola M60. Despite his sore knee, he raced and took another fifth place in 29:09. This time he didn't have to fight for it, the sixth-placed Pole Golawski was 3 minutes back.

He dominated the septuagenarian category again Miroslav Fliegl - 29:33. He gave the second place finisher more than a minute. George Janousek he ran 33:58 and finished in 5th place in the M70 category.

Peter Adam was in seventh place among M75 (35.21) and these veteran guys took team gold together in the M70 category far ahead of their rivals.

The successful European Veteran Indoor Championships are behind us and the Czech Veteran walkers will be waiting for the Czech 10 km race walking championships in Olomouc in just a few days. See you at the league and at the championships.

PROPOSAL for International open Race-Walking Competition (WRC F) in Vienna on June 04 / 2026.pdf

PS: Please don't worry, if the status of your registration does not appear immediately as released in the system, you will be eligible to participate in the race as far as you are from Europe or have a VISA for Europe. All entries will be released automatically later after check of VISA requirements for non-European athletes.