SELF-TRANSCENDENCE 6/12/24 HOUR RACE
National records broken at the
Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Race in Belgrade
Sunday, October 6th 2013, Park of Friendship, Usce
I place Trajce Mihov, 220 km, national record of Macedonia
II place Jovica Spajic, 218 km, national record of Serbia
III place Branislav Pavic, 212 km, national record of Bosnia and Herzegovina
STORY TO REMEMBER
Saturday noon, enthusiastic start of the 6 and 24 hour races
The Self-Transcendence 6/12/24 Race also known as the Belgrade Ultramarathon took place by tradition in the Park of Friendship in Usce, under one might say the ideal weather. Cool sunny day brought joy and infused enthusiasm for athletics and self-transcendence.
Unforgettable moments took place on the sunlit race course when three winner-hero-runners crossed the finish line side by side, after 24 hours of continuous running, and took three national records carrying the flags of their countries wrapped around them. In a rush of enthusiasm, they spontaneously expressed their joy by doing 10 pushups along with their friends, counting them loudly!
Sunday noon, joyous pushups at the Finish line
CLOSER LOOK: those who set new national records
A member of Special Units, Jovica Spajic from Priboj who doesn’t give up even when it gets really difficult, set a new national record for Serbia in the Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Race by covering the distance of 218 km.
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Branislav Pavic from Novi Grad ran 212 km, set a new national record for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Race and also broke the previous course record. |
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The incredible Trajce Mihov from Veles set a new course record and set a new national 24 hours record for Macedonia by running 220 km! Photo: Last lap
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Race record has been firmly held by our famous Drago (on the right) ran 210 km in 2000,
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Miha Podgornik, a Slovenian who came from Radovljica with a great support team, managed to cover 210 km and tie his score with the previous course record holder! |
Karolina Madaras-Puskas from Subotica, AC Paligo Palic, ran 154 km in 24 hours and broke the women’s course record for 24 hours. Congratulations Karolina!
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Winners of the Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Race in the Over 50 Category Toni Perusic from Ljubljana, Slovenia, Miroslav Pajic, Belgrade, Puruvaj Dragan Nikolic from Zitoraj, |
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In the Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Race, in the Women’s Over 50 Category, our own Sumedha Angelina Andelic from Belgrade ran 92 km at the age of 77. Younger passersby and race helpers would stop during the race to cheer her up, and to express their admiration. Her best result was in 2009, when she ran 102 km in the 13th Belgrade Ultramarathon. |
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Brave participants of the Self-Transcendence12 Hour Race David Pehnec from Novo Mesto, Slovenia, 112 km,1st place |
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Tanja Stojanovski from Belgrade participated for the first time in an ultra-race and surprised herself with a great result of 94 km in12 hours, which entitled her the Women’s first place. |
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Women’s first three places at the Self-Transcendence 12 Hour Race: Tanja Stojanovski from Belgrade, Dragana Tabakovic from Subotica, 74 km, 2nd place Branislava Trbulin from Subotica, |
In the Women’s Over 50 Category Mirjana Ristic from Nish came first by running 50 km in 12 hours.
Some amazing results were also achieved this year in the Self-Transcendence 6 Hour Race. Course records, both Men’s and Women’s were broken by the Serbia Ultra Runner Dalibor Danicic from Arandjelovac and by the 20 year old Anett Nemeth (ACPP) form Palic.
Dalibor Danicic from Arandjelovac, 68km, 1st place
Nenad Kovac from Belgrade, 66 km, 2nd place
Miroslav Randjelovic from Belgrade, 64 km, 3rd
Anett Nemeth from Palic, 54 km, 1st place
Vera Velimirovic from Belgrade, 50 km, 2nd place
Mina Pajic from Belgrade, 50 km, 3rd place
In the Women’s Over 50 Category, Zdravka Knezevic from Belgrade got first with 50 km, and Velinka Khadyam Buza from Zrenjanin came second with 32 km.
Men Over 50 Self-Transcendence 6 Hour Race first three places:
Pragadata Grgo Skenderovic from Subotica, 58 km, 1st place
Georg Teleki from Subotica, 54 km, 2nd place
Drago Knezevic from Belgrade, 52 km, 3rd place
In this year's Self-Transcendence 6/12/24 Hour Race we had more than 70 participants from 11 countries: Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bulgaria.
Spencer Lane flew all the way from London to take part in the 24 Hour Race. Thrilled by organization, encouragement and warmth of our people, he promised to come again as soon as he can...
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Gerhard Dahman comes from Munich. This unpretentious and quiet athlete praised the organization and the settings, and promised to achieve even better result next year. |
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Victor Gàlos came with his parents from Hungary and participated in the Self-Tanscendence 6 Hour Race.
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Lukasz Czyzykowski travelled from Poland to try his luck in the Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Race. |
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80 years old Vladimir Radinovic was the oldest participant at 17th Belgrade Ultramarathon. He took part in the Self-Transcendence 6 Hour Race and achieved an excellent result, maintaining steady energetic pace throughout the race.
Serbia Ultra Runners: Dalibor Danicic(left) broke the course record in the 6 Hours Race and Jovica Spajic (right) set the 24 hours national record for Serbia. Jovica already holds the national record in 100 km mountain running. These two runners together with Dalibor’s younger brother Dejan who also took part in the12 Hour Race, are making preparations for the 250 km long Sahara Race through the desert in 2014 by training intensively for up to 6 hours a day. Jovica has already run the Sahara Race in 2012, being the first participant from the Balkans, and achieved quite an impressive result. These boys are setting a genuine example of how the philosophy of self-transcendence can be applied in life.
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Touching... Father and daughter joined efforts: Miroslav Pajic, 2nd place in the Men Over 50 Category, 24 Hour Race Mina Pajic, 3rd place in the Women’s Category, 6 Hour Race |
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... In an improvised kitchen helpers tried their best to make sure that there is plenty of food and drink supplies during the race, particularly over night when it became chilly and when already exhausted participants needed to warm up with some hot drinks and soups... |
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Nebojsa Stefanovic, last year's winner in the 24 Hour Race, passing by the counters’ table establishes direct contact with his counter. Counters took turns tirelessly and most attentively recorded each and every covered kilometer. There was a lot of encouragement and cheering over there. The counters rejoiced with the runners and helped them carry on in difficult times. |
This year we were wholeheartedly assisted by the professionals from the medical emergency unit FLYING AMBULANCE. They ‘took part’ in the 24 Hour Race and did not leave the spot until the very end. They showed how goodness of the human heart and desire to help those in need stand above all professionalism and above every profit. Their presence offered great support to all the participants and organizers and for that, we deeply and sincerely express our gratitude.
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Of course our two dear, regular and tireless doctors from Zrenjanin were also there, available throughout the whole race, ready to offer immediate medical care to the runners at any moment. |
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As every year, Serbian army and police offered their support in the form of comfortable dormitories, where tired runners could change and take a break during the race.
... and these trophies did not stay on the table...
