5. EVAA European Master Mountain Running Championships, Ludwikowice Klodzkie POL
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On June 14, there were 305 runners representing 18 countries in the 5. EVAA European Master Mountain Running Chmpionships 2014 in Ludwikowice Klodzie, a ski village in the middle part of Sudety Mountains in southwest Poland.
Among the competitors were runners who had also participated in the WMRA WMA World Masters Mountain Running Championships, and there were also many newcomers from the other EVAA veteran events. Some of the participants had road and track backgrounds.
Participants from nine countries won medals.
Gold medals were awarded to participants from eight different countries.
Germany led the individual medal count winning 6 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze, followed by Czech Republic with 4 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze, and Poland with 3 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze. Italy won 3 gold medals, while Austria, Spain and Ireland each won one gold medal. Austria also added a silver, and Spain a bronze. Scotland took one silver and one bronze, while France had one silver medalist.
In the team classification, Poland was first with 7 gold 2 silver and 1 bronze, followed by Germany with 5 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze. Czech Republic was third in the team medal count with 7 silver and 2 bronze, Spain finished fourth with 1 silver, and Ukraine was fifth with one bronze.
This was the first time Spain participated in the event.
" "There was a tough fight in W35 between Anna Celinska (POL), last year&rsquo,s bronze medalist at the World Long Distance Challenge, and Birgit Unterberger (GER), the silver medalist at the World and European Trophies of 2000 and gold medalist in last year&rsquo,s World Masters Mountain Running Champoinship in Janske Lazne. Celinska outdistanced Unterberger to win her first masters&rsquo, title. In third place was Renata Hajkova (CZE), silver medalist in Janske Lazne.
Monica Carl (GER), bronze last year in Janske Lazne, easily won the W40 division.
In W45, Spanish runner Maria Gracia Coll Constans bested well-known Susan Ridley from Scotland.
In W50, Irmi Kubicka (AUT) led the way and ended up with the fourth fastest time of the race among all masters women.
In the W55 division, Marie Hynstova (CZE), seventh in Janske Lazne, was the winner with Uschi Bergler, 6th jn Janske Lazne in second place.
There was no problem for six-time World Masters winner Blanka Paulu (CZE) to earn the European title in W60. In second place was Alicja Sikora (POL) who also finished second in Janske Lazne.
Newcomer to mountian running, Irmgard Olma (GER), won the W65 division while Barbara Prymakowska (POL) won the W70 division.
Mark Ryan (IRL), member of Irish, European and World Championships Teams, was first to the finish line in the M35 division, followed by Piotr Kon (POL), who finished sixth in Janske Lazne and is still a member of the Polish Long Distance Team.
In M40, Giuseppe Antonini (ITA), last year&rsquo,s world champion also won the European title while last year&rsquo,s vice-champion Jindrich Kral (CZE), finished in second place in European competition. In first place Denis Mietsch (GER), eighth in Janske Lazne, while third in Janske Lazne Bjorn Geerdink (NED) finished sixth.
It was an easy victory for Martin Vecek (CZE) in M45 after his 13th place finish in Janske Lazne last year in M40.
M50 winner was Franco Torresani, winner of two gold, four silver, and three bronze during World Masters Championships. Silver medal went to Juergen Scherg (GER), 3rd in Janske Lazne.
M55 winner was Franz Prager, third in Janske Lazne, who was just five seconds ahead of Milos Smrcka (CZE) and 11 seconds ahead of Frantisek Kolinek (CZE). Finisher on the 29th place in this age group was Kurt Kaschke (GER), EVAA President.
M60 winner was Krzysztof Borowski (POL), vice-champion in World Masters 2010, while last year&rsquo,s World Champion Tadeusz Jasek (POL) took fourth.
M65 was won by Livio Donadoni (ITA), , with Wolfgang Nehring (GER), 6th in Janske Lazne, in second place.
M65 winner was Peter Leszkow (GER) and M75 winner was , Georg Cross (GER).
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The Championships&rsquo, course was held on a 9,4 km +600 m &ndash, 30 m track with the finish on the top of Wielka Sowa, 1015 m above sea level.
The event was efficiently organised by Cultural Centre of Nowa Ruda Municipal, and all participants expressed their satisfaction with the venue, organisation and atmosphere.
Among the competitors were runners who had also participated in the WMRA WMA World Masters Mountain Running Championships, and there were also many newcomers from the other EVAA veteran events. Some of the participants had road and track backgrounds.
Participants from nine countries won medals.
Gold medals were awarded to participants from eight different countries.
Germany led the individual medal count winning 6 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze, followed by Czech Republic with 4 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze, and Poland with 3 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze. Italy won 3 gold medals, while Austria, Spain and Ireland each won one gold medal. Austria also added a silver, and Spain a bronze. Scotland took one silver and one bronze, while France had one silver medalist.
In the team classification, Poland was first with 7 gold 2 silver and 1 bronze, followed by Germany with 5 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze. Czech Republic was third in the team medal count with 7 silver and 2 bronze, Spain finished fourth with 1 silver, and Ukraine was fifth with one bronze.
This was the first time Spain participated in the event.
" "There was a tough fight in W35 between Anna Celinska (POL), last year&rsquo,s bronze medalist at the World Long Distance Challenge, and Birgit Unterberger (GER), the silver medalist at the World and European Trophies of 2000 and gold medalist in last year&rsquo,s World Masters Mountain Running Champoinship in Janske Lazne. Celinska outdistanced Unterberger to win her first masters&rsquo, title. In third place was Renata Hajkova (CZE), silver medalist in Janske Lazne.
Monica Carl (GER), bronze last year in Janske Lazne, easily won the W40 division.
In W45, Spanish runner Maria Gracia Coll Constans bested well-known Susan Ridley from Scotland.
In W50, Irmi Kubicka (AUT) led the way and ended up with the fourth fastest time of the race among all masters women.
In the W55 division, Marie Hynstova (CZE), seventh in Janske Lazne, was the winner with Uschi Bergler, 6th jn Janske Lazne in second place.
Newcomer to mountian running, Irmgard Olma (GER), won the W65 division while Barbara Prymakowska (POL) won the W70 division.
Mark Ryan (IRL), member of Irish, European and World Championships Teams, was first to the finish line in the M35 division, followed by Piotr Kon (POL), who finished sixth in Janske Lazne and is still a member of the Polish Long Distance Team.
In M40, Giuseppe Antonini (ITA), last year&rsquo,s world champion also won the European title while last year&rsquo,s vice-champion Jindrich Kral (CZE), finished in second place in European competition. In first place Denis Mietsch (GER), eighth in Janske Lazne, while third in Janske Lazne Bjorn Geerdink (NED) finished sixth.
It was an easy victory for Martin Vecek (CZE) in M45 after his 13th place finish in Janske Lazne last year in M40.
M55 winner was Franz Prager, third in Janske Lazne, who was just five seconds ahead of Milos Smrcka (CZE) and 11 seconds ahead of Frantisek Kolinek (CZE). Finisher on the 29th place in this age group was Kurt Kaschke (GER), EVAA President.
M60 winner was Krzysztof Borowski (POL), vice-champion in World Masters 2010, while last year&rsquo,s World Champion Tadeusz Jasek (POL) took fourth.
M65 was won by Livio Donadoni (ITA), , with Wolfgang Nehring (GER), 6th in Janske Lazne, in second place.
M65 winner was Peter Leszkow (GER) and M75 winner was , Georg Cross (GER).
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The Championships&rsquo, course was held on a 9,4 km +600 m &ndash, 30 m track with the finish on the top of Wielka Sowa, 1015 m above sea level.
The event was efficiently organised by Cultural Centre of Nowa Ruda Municipal, and all participants expressed their satisfaction with the venue, organisation and atmosphere.
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All results, including open race:
http://www.online.datasport.pl/results1181/wyniki/01_ME_RESULTS_AGE.pdf
Edited from Andrzej Puchacz (WMRA)
Source of the pictures:
On front page:
- Anna Celinska, W35 winner
On second page:
- Blanka Paulu, W60 winner,
- Franco Torresani, M50 winner.