Ultrarunner's notes

  Wellness and mud bath included in the entry fee I ran Ultra Fatra for the first time two years ago, and the race enchanted me not only because it takes me 20 minutes by car from my home to Ružomberok, but also because of its atmosphere, difficulty and the beauty of Velká Fatra nature. It is different from the Tatra or Little Fatra. The steep climbs and descents are in stark contrast to the undulating grassy ridge that stretches far and wide. But I have already forgotten that Japeň has two peaks, that you go to Krížna over three humps, that you have to run up one more hill after Ostredek and only then follows the descend, that the traverse around Ploska to Chata pod Borisovom is looooong as... , that the traverse from Ploská under Rakytov is even longer. But I haven't forgotten how beautiful it is there. I haven't forgotten that Ploská is not that Ploská (flat), I haven't forgotten Rakytov, nor Sidorovo 😍 I haven't forgotten how it feels to reach the finish line of U

 My first official 100k race Long story short, I made it! Short story long... This year I really wanted to run the Nízkotatranska stíhačka race (entire) and repeat Živloplaz - this time within a real race. I did the virtual race last year and I really liked it there. But man thinks, and war and mysterious civil affiliations (hereinafter c.a.) change... For obvious reasons, Julka did not organize Živloplaz this year, she devoted her time and energy where it was most needed - as a volunteer at the Ukrainian border - and I thank her for that. NTS did not organize this year due to the incomprehensible interference of the mysterious c.a., Nufia (name like baby pacifiers, but no one knows anything about this c.a....) to the process of obtaining permission. So what now? Where am I going to die this summer? I was thinking that I would run both routes just like that, alone, on my own, self-supported, or with someone who would join, but I would miss the racing atmosphere, the hype at the aid sta