Comment Mudr. Petr Brandejský

The popular race on the 1300 m long circuit in Smetanovy sady with a minimal elevation gain had all the best this year ..., only all-day tropical temperatures over 30 degrees. C negatively affected the performance of competitors. It was also the final round of the pedestrian part I. and II. league, the championship of Moravia and Silesia and the championship of the Czech Republic veterans for 10 km on the circuit. Excellent organization from a quick presentation through adherence to the time program, smooth running of the races to immediate placement of results on the website of the Czech Athletic Association. Thanks to the organizers from the AK Olomouc club, which continues the tradition of the founders of the race, of which, in addition to the longtime director Jaroslav Polák in the past, actively participated in all years and the winner of the first Václav Dostalík and the race director Alois Lajčík (both 133s) . Ing. Josef Smola, former representative and still one of the world's best walking veterans in his category. The record attendance numbered 61 people (72 women and 11 men, of which 34 were veterans and 26 were veterans, 10 girls and 14 boys in their youth, 2 from abroad, XNUMX from Germany, XNUMX from Germany and one Austrian). The team of the ŠK BCF youth club Dukla Banská Bystrica was led by the legendary coach of the Olympic winners Pribilinka and Tóth Mgr. Juraj Benčík, jubilee this year. The jury made sure that the rules were followed, one complete novice was eliminated and a number of competitors had one or two proposals for exclusion (mainly for not kneeling).

The youngest student went 1 km (girls 11 and boys 4). J. Benčík's charges Dominika Pernická, 10, in 4:50 min and the son of the former excellent pedestrian Šimon Bátovský, 08, in 4:44 min, dominated in fast times. The performances of the girls from Frýdek-Místek, Viktoria Bartoňová, 08, (2nd place 5:08 min) and Eliška Kokořová, 07, (3rd place 5:19 min) are very promising. Track 3 km was intended for pupil (girls 11 and boys 5). As expected, the talented Adéla Veselková, 06, SAK Rumburk in the OR won 14:37 min in front of the Slovak junior Pavlína Avenová, 04, (15:04 min); other Czechs were the fourth Vrchlabí Adéla Pittnerová, 06, (16:10 min) and the fifth Spartan Alžběta Franklová, 05, (16:23 min - OR in 1 minute); Michaela Plešáková, a Tábor commissioner from 05, (17:43 min), took a promising performance of the commissioner M. Lapka in seventh place at her first start. The boy was dominated by a Slovak guest from Banská Bystrica Lukáš Rosenbaum, 07, when he managed the same old, but two heads smaller Matěj Piták from Vrchlabí, 07 (14:25 vs. 14:35 min). In the third place, OR indoor champion Tomáš Endršt, 05, USK Praha, improved again, this time by 46 s (15:24 min). On 5 km of track started 4 women (3 teenagers from Vrchlabí and Austrian veteran), won by Tereza Pittnerová, 04 time 30:16 min, man was a pupil of Banská Bystrica Filip Krestianko, 05 in 26:32 min.

A total of 10 pedestrians (97 men and 62 women) started at 35 km at the same time, veterans were classified separately. Between women (24) defended the championship Anežka Drahotová, 95, USK Prague with a time of 46:49 min, but Tereza Ďurdiaková, 91, Olymp Brno approached her by another 30 s (47:28 min OR); junior Eliška Martínková, 02, AC Turnov again broke the 50 min mark (49:43 min). Fourth, Slovak junior Alžbeta Ragasová, 02, Olymp Brno was 2 minutes behind her (51:42 min). Štěpánka Pohlová Kučerová, 87, (53:25 min) won the fifth place, the personal record was improved to 53:35 min in the sixth place by Turnov junior Jana Zikmundová, 02, (53:35 min), when she clearly outperformed Hana Hana Burzalová, 00 , Olymp Brno (54:40 min). Pilsen junior Michaela Baklíková sets a personal record in eighth place, 01, (56:27 min); Klára Kladáčová, a teenager from Kladno, 03, (59:29 min) and the tenth Sternberg, Veronika Janošíková, 98, (62:32 min) did less well this time. The first start in the top ten was managed well by junior Johana Petříková, 02, Dukla Prague (63:54 min OR). Veteran Champion (out of 11 pedestrians) became Naděžda Dušková, 80, SAK Rumburk in 55:11 min before the new town Lenka Borovičková, 73, 61:22 min) and the third third in Brno Lenka Slabáková, 66, (61:23 min). Martina Netolická, 62, from Liberec (82:61 min) and Ivana Vranková, a senior from Orkov, 48 (74:61 min) and Anna Málková, 54 (63:61 min), also went under 58 minutes.

 Men (28) they fought for victory for a long time; the first in the finish was the guest Slovak Michal Morvay, 96, Hvězda Pardubice (43:22 min); a big surprise was born when the teenager Jaromír Morávek, 03, PITCH OF CHUZE Prague (43:48 min - OR) in the end surpassed the Kladno Vít Hlaváč, 97, (43:58 min). Slovak junior Ľubomír Kubiš, 01, created the OR 44th in the fourth place 24:91 min, the fifth representative Lukáš Gdula, 45, is slowly getting into shape after the June injury (46:03 min) and the Slovak youth Patrik Nemčok finished sixth with a big gap , 48, (28:87 min). The tropical weather showed neither the border Rostislav Kolář, 48, (41:90 min) nor the experienced Karel Ketner, 49, from Vítkovice (52:04 min), another Banská Bystrica teenager Michal Duda, 50, (24:03 min) finished ninth; Porub junior Adam Zajíček, 50, in Vítkovice jersey (498: 97 min or eleventh Tomáš Gdul, 50, who came to help his club Hvězda Pardubice (55:04 min) failed; Turnov junior Roman Hanyk, 54 (00:XNUMX min).

Most were at the start veterans (34), in the fight for the title of champion, he significantly outperformed Brno's Tomáš Hlavenka, 77, Martin Nedvídek's Rumburk, 75, (45:51 vs. 47:20 min); third was another Rumburk pedestrian Michal Šandera, 76, (48:25 min). Next ranking was Filip Hejkrlík, 79, AC Ústí n / Labem 51:19 min, Milan Švehla, 78, Athletics Holešov 53:44 min, Josef Smola, 64, guest for AC Rumburk 55:09 min, New Town David Šnajdr, 71, and Jiří Jon, 68, (56:09 and 57:19 min) and Miroslav Fliegl, Domažlice, 54, (58:08 min); tenth Antonín Kozelka, 85, TJ Sokol Hradec Králové went over an hour (6: 15 min). The oldest racer, home Václav Dostalík, 40, managed 10 km in 34th place (1:22:46 min). The race is over and we can already look forward to the next, almost jubilee) 55th year. drPB