Ultrarunning Curriculum vitae - Jan Ondruš

Born: 11.3.1955 in Prague, Czechoslovakia

High / weight: 175 cm / 65 kg

Personal best:

  • 10 km:            38:56(1999)
  • Marathon:     2:49:18(1982)
  • 50 km:            3:38(2002)
  • 100 km           7:57:23 (2005)
  • 12 hours:        131,9 km(2005)
  • 24 hours:        227,68 km(2004)
  • 48 hours:        386,34 km(2005)
  • 72 hours:        463 km(2003)
  • 96 hours:        581 km(2004)

 

Training:

This table contains my year´s kilometrage and other statistical data :

year

total km

running days

% running days in year

hours of running

% time

1995

1033 km

52

14%

 

 

1996

1432 km

79

22%

 

 

1997

2727 km

114

31%

 

 

1998

2223 km

96

26%

 

 

1999

3348 km

146

40%

318

4%

2000

4931 km

176

48%

453

5,4%

2001

5833 km

190

52%

632

7,2%

2002

5384 km

179

49%

571,5

6,5%

2003

6826 km

199

55%

661

7,5%

2004

7914 km

 

 

781 hours

8,9%

2005

8297 km

 

 

756 hours

8,63%

2006

6252 km

 

 

603 hours

 

My first sport expierence started in 13 years. It was orienteering. And this kind of combining enduarance physical activity with close contact with wild nature keeps me active and vital till now. During my College and University years I met a lot of good people and friends through running. In 1978 I became the University champion in cross country skiing. In 1980 I graduated at Medical faculty of University of Olomouc and I became medical doctor. During my one year´s Military Medical Service after graduation I had an excellent conditions for running. This time I finiished my first two marathons. 1981 I began to work in inpatient pediatric department Short time I continued with orienteering and cross country skiing. Every year from this time I have finsehed 1 or 2 marathons. Till. now it is 65 marathons. My first ultraruning experience was in my University years , when we run/walk several 50 km and one 100 km distances intented for walking not for running. My first Ultra was 100 km Biel, Bienne in 1990. In 1995 I met Tomas Rusek - the best and most famous Czech ultrarunner and from this time I am catched by ultrarunning. I try to run every spare day that means 3 - 5 times in week. I try to find time for running as soon as possible. I run in the afternoons after my job (1 -2.5 hours). I prefer running in countryside (forests and maedows) but most of time I must spent on asphalt paths for the dark in evening and for the poor mobil - phone cover in my favorite running trails. (I must be on call from hospital very often). I prefer jogging from one point to the other especially trails like Transmoravian Masochist trail ( 100 mile), Firenzce - Faenza 100 km or Spartathlon. I finished also several tedious "around a clock" ultras 6 times 12 hour, 9 times 24 hous and 4 times 48 hours indoor. My favorite ultra used to be the Moravian Ultramaraton (300 km in 6 or 7 days mostly trail runnin) which I have finished 5 times. In present my best ultra is Transe Gaule from La Manche to Mediterian Sea

I am married having two kids, daughter Marie, 21 and son Jan ,19. I am a head of small inpatient Pediatric Department. My other specialization is Pediatric Cardiology. My main interest is the Preventive Medicine and the Preventive Cardiology.

During running I can relax from my stress in the job. By ultrarunning I can test on myself theoretical arguments about nutrition, hydratation and prevention of overuse injuries But now I am too busy with my regular job to do any reseach or a scientific publication.

I wish to remain in good shape still keep moving as long as possible. My credo si overcoming not only natural but also artificial barriers by my own power and will with slow and continuous movement ahead. My dreams and best memories are running in dawn waking up wild countryside, runnig in the sunny frozen morning throug 5 - 10 cm of powder snow or running barefoot on the sandy beach at the edge of tide water. My dream is to run TransAustralia or something like that. But now its impossible for me to take so long vacation from my job, and am not strong enough and experienced now for so difficult race.

jondrus@centrum.cz

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