My personal race

Pavel Ševčík’s personal race. I did Jizerská 50 even after arm amputation, but it was tough

The story of Pavel Ševčík, who was originally from Brno, will move you, but also inspire you and motivate you, just like his sporting achievements…

The story of the winner Nygaard: Jizerka has become the most beautiful race I have ever experienced

You would probably assume, that Andreas Nygaard adores Jizerska 50, because of the fact, that he won the race. It is not the only reason though.…

Iveta Kohoutová’s personal race story is only just beginning

Iveta Kohoutová’s personal race story is slightly unusual, because it is only just beginning; friendly Iveta is only getting ready for it.

The Story of Josef Sklenar: entirely amateur experience

“My toes are frozen, I am in the skiing jacket, which I am wearing over the running one and I am still cold. That is…

The Story of Josef Gabriel: When Beer Served as Fuel

The beginnings of the race were guerrilla-style, I remember it very well. In 1970 I started working at the…

The Story of Marek Tesař: Dangerous White Powder

The year 2006, my first contact with Jizerska 50. My friend Petra took me to see financier Jan Klenor – a visionary…

The Story of Marek Pazderský: Great-granddad Skiing

For a long time I’d been thinking about running a bigger race on old wooden skis with bamboo poles and in an old…

The story of Jan Pirk: Skiing at a tank trail

“There were no tracks at all on the trail, it was snowing, but the snow was melting. A lot of people had given up…

The story of the main referee: They thought they could get through

At the Jizerská, there is almost never cheating, but once the two guys fixed the race…

Story of Karel Vitoušek: The night in a tent

I’m a passionate climber. I take after my mom. She climbed mountains, she comes from Hrubá Skála. I was lucky to see…

The story of Zdeněk Kerner: Never again, yet again!

“No more:” a sentence that now 84-year-old racer Zdeněk Kerner has repeated since the year 1975. So far, this has not…

Story of the wax lotery: Neither Mr. Swix didn’t know, what to do

Every master waxes the skies. Everybody, who understands a bit of a cross – country skiing knows that it is important to wax your skies properly.…