Vlašim (Czech Republic), Saturday 11 January 2020

 Terénní 'test zdatnosti' ('Fitness test terrain'), Blaník, Czechia --- Author: Jan Dudík / commons.wikimedia.org / public domain / photo cropped by runinternational.eu

 

Held on a demanding 23.5-kilometre-long course that runs up and down the wooded Blaník hill in Czechia, the Zimní Běh na Blaník is a serious mid-winter test zdatnosti (fitness test) for every runner.

 

General information and map of the venue:

 

Race information:

Date:

  • 11 January 2020 (Saturday)

Country:

  • Czech Republic

Venue:

  • Vlašim (68km from Prague, 160km from Brno)

Start/finish area:

  • at Zámek Vlašim (Vlašim Castle)

Race distance:

  • 23.5km (+615m/-615m)

Start time:

  • 9.15: bílá vlna ("white wave"; max. 200 runners)
  • 10.15: modrá vlna ("blue wave"; max. 400 runners)

Bib pick-up:

  • at the premises of TJ Sokol Vlašim:
    • Friday 10 January 2020, 17.00-19.00
    • on the day from 7.00 until 30 minutes before the start

Entries:

  • online
  • late entries on the day (7.00-8.45)
  • entry limit: 600 runners

Entry fees:

  • online entries: CZK 450 (ca. €18)
  • late entries: CZK 500 (ca. €20)

You get:

  • chip timing
  • refreshments on the course and at the finish
  • a meal after the race (for online entries)
  • goodie bag
  • changing facilities
  • supervised bag storage

Prizes:

  • to the first three finishers in each age group

Award ceremony:

  • at 13.30

Number of finishers 2019:

  • 453

Winners 2019:

  • men: Jakub Exner (1:40:18)
  • women: Radka Churaňová (1:54:28)

Event website:

 

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