During the 11th grade, Hodinovka traveled. It started in 2013 at the stadium in Petřiny. In 2016, the race moved to Stromovka, where pedestrians could use the facilities of Olymp Prague. In this year, he took over the organization of Hodinovka from the trio Brandejský - Adam - Fliegl Pep Smola, who has been providing the race financially and organizationally ever since. In the covid period, when it was very difficult to organize any race, the Prague Clock took refuge for one year in the Rumbur asylum, because it was simply not possible to organize a race in Prague under strict hygiene restrictions. Subsequently, the race returned to Prague, but with the new management of the Prague Olymp had to move. Even events such as the Prague Marathon had to move out of the area, which is financed by public money, which meant the demise of the race. Olymp, sucking from the coffers of the MV, obviously does not need a lot of money to rent the stadium...

The race was thus moved to the 250m oval AC Praha 1890, the organizer behind, for example, the traditional Prague - Brandýs (today's Satalice) race.

The race was very popular in previous years, almost a hundred starters at last year's jubilee year, which is extraordinary for a non-league race. In previous years, Pepa Smola also attracted high-quality walkers from abroad, and this year will be no different.

In last year's record year, the Ukrainian star claimed her second victory in the women's category Lyudmila Olyanovska and she improved her own track record to a great 13 m when she crossed the 679 m finish line in 10:000! This year, Lyudmila is in excellent form, at the European Championships in Rome she won a bronze medal, which she wrested from the hands of a prematurely rejoicing Spaniard, and finished 43th at the Olympics. She also showed great form at the World Tour races in Alytus (LTU), when a month before Hodinovka won the 37.78 ms walk with a big lead over her rivals in a time of 14:10. Pepa Smola has announced a really lucrative bonus for this year, when a competitor will get €000 for a track record, and with this form of the Ukrainian woman, she can slowly prepare an envelope.

Lyudmila will most likely be the biggest female star of the race, thanks to the cooperation with the lifeguards, a participant of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, a walker from Costa Rica, also signed up for the race Noelia Vargas, who finished third last week in Madrid in 45:17. She tries out Hodinovka in preparation for the twenty in Zittau.

Only one of the Czech representatives has signed up so far Ema Klimentova, who improved her personal times for 10m and 000km this year. We'll see if anyone else from the elite joins these women.

Even among men, the record entry changed last year. Hungarian pedestrian Norbert Tóth dominated the fight with our Moravian, who set a new track record of 14 m when he clocked 373:10 in the 000 m. Last year's winner is fulfilling his military duties this year and excused himself from the race.

However, 10m under 000 min is for the aspirant to win Christopher Linke a de facto training walk. Line, a medalist from the EC in Munich and last year's EC in Poděbrady, promises great form and will be something to watch for the spectators. Other Olympians also signed up for the race. Pole with Tunisian roots Maher Ben Hlima with silver in Zittau last year, he rebounded towards the Olympics, and this year he missed the 80-minute mark for 20 km by just a few seconds (La Coruňa 1:20:06). He will join them Nick Christie, a participant in the Olympic Games in Tokyo (Sapporo), but he has already had his best years behind him. Among our athletes, e.g. Adam Bunny from Poruba and Brno Prague Albert Puppet.

In addition to the five Olympians, among those brought, you can find a lot of walking friends and comrades, yet this year's starting line-up still lags behind last year's and Czech pedestrians they are still hesitant to apply. Athletes have less than a week left to apply. As usual, next to Hodinovka, the framework races will be held first. Then 2 waves of Clockwork will start. The division into starting waves can be found on this website on Friday 18.10.2024 October XNUMX.

All competitors will receive start packages SMOLA KONSTRUKCE, we can also look forward to traditional refreshments in the form of grilled sausages and the entire range of beverages from the Fatka butcher shop. If you don't come to race, come to say hello to your walking friends and acquaintances and, above all, to cheer. As can be seen above, there will be plenty to see.

Těšíme se na vás!

REGISTRATION / Applications: https://www.sportt.cz/register/1351

STADIUM DETAILS / Stadium: http://www.ac1890.cz/pages/oddil/kontakt.php

LIST OF REGISTRANS / List of registrants: https://www.sportt.cz/races/all/startlist/1351

PRIZE MONEY ONE-HOUR TRACK WALK MEN and WOMEN:

1st place - €700, 2nd place - €400, 3rd place - €200, 4th place - €100, 5th place - €50, 6th place - €30

BONUS €2000: for setting a new meeting record of Prague one-hour track walk

Meeting record: men - 14 m / women - 373 m

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