The Goodwill Run charity race will be run for the sixth time in September, the balance of which so far is more than gratifying. Over two and a half thousand young and adult competitors took part in the previous five years, who contributed 1,943,327 crowns to help 229 families who found themselves in an unfavorable life situation. Last year’s fifth year of the run alone raised a record 658,800 crowns to help 103 families in need.
This year’s Goodwill Run of the Olga Havlova Foundation will take place on Tuesday, September 10, in the Hvězda nature reserve in Prague 6. All proceeds will again be donated to help families in need, i.e. families who have lost a roof over their heads, single-parent families, and families with medically disadvantaged children.
The goodwill run of the Olga Havel Foundation will once again help families in need Goodwill Committee – Olga Havel Foundation (vdv.cz)
One of them is the family of eleven-year-old Adélka from Ostrava – Krásné Pole, who suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Because of this, it has almost no strength and cannot do without all-day care. At the moment, Adélka needs a new, larger wheelchair, light and tailored to fit her back twisted by illness. Adélka will use it, especially at school.
Goodwill Run
is a race for the general running public. The circuit, 2.5 km long, leads along the sand paved roads of the Hvězda nature reserve. The race grounds will be located in the forefield near Vypich, the cross-country tracks will lead in the Hvězda nature reserve.
Transport
tram and bus to Obora Hvězda or Sídliště Petřiny stops. Parking is possible to a limited extent around the nature reserve (longitudinally in Na Vypichu and Libocká streets).
Registration – https://www.stopnito.cz/detail-zavodu/852
the online form is used to register for the race. The capacity of the race is limited, so we recommend paying the entry fee as soon as possible. On-site registration will only be possible in case of free capacities. The name on the starting number can be printed for runners who registered online until 8 September 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Category
adults
Running for women 5 km (2 x 2.5 km)
Women’s 10 km individual run (4 x 2.5 km)
Individual race men 10 km (4 x 2.5 km)
Relays (4 x 2.5 km)
Company run (4 x 2.5 km)
Embassies (4 x 2.5 km)
Juniors 15-18 years (2.5 km)
Entry fee
consists of a registration fee of CZK 100 plus a gift
Children’s races CZK 100
Junior race 200 CZK
Running for women 5 km CZK 700
Individual run 10 km CZK 800
Relay (4 x 2.5 km) CZK 2,500
Corporate run (4 x 2.5 km) CZK 5,500
Embassies Run (4 x 2.5 km) CZK 5,500
The entry fee includes race registration and entry number with name and chip.
Competitors pick up their starting number on the day and place of the race (see time schedule). In addition to the entry fee, women’s and men’s functional T-shirts can be purchased for CZK 380 when registering for the race online.
Virtual entry fee
For those who cannot or do not want to run, but would still like to contribute to a good cause, a virtual entry fee of CZK 700 is intended.
Children’s races
will take place on the paved roads in front of the summer house, categories according to the age of the child:
- children born before September 10, 2021 and parents with strollers 100 m track
- children born in 2020 – 2021 track 400 m
- children born in 2018 – 2019, 600 m track
- children born in 2015 – 2017, 800 m track
- children born in 2010 – 2014 1000 m track
Accompanying program
In addition to the running itself, participants of the sports afternoon can look forward to javelin throwing with Olympian Irena Gillarová, exercise with the USK athletic training camp, the Spejbla and Hurvínek theater, or taking pictures in the photo booth with Olga and Václav Havel. Tasty refreshments will be provided by the Slunce bakery for everyone and cooks from the Homeless Cooks Project, and the Neratov brewery will take care of the drinking regime.
There will be interactive stands of the Ukrainian European Initiative, the public benefit company Bona, which cares for people with mental illness, the Rozkoše bez riska stand, and the Prague 8 Volunteer Fire Brigade.
The patronage of the entire race was taken over by ultra-marathoner Miloš Škorpil, Olympian javelin thrower Irena Gillarová, and, this year, also disabled athlete Heřman Volf, chairman of the organization Cesta za snem and winner of the Public Prize as part of the Olga Havel Award 2023.
More information can be found : https://www.vdv.cz/clanky/novinky/sesty-rocnik-behu-dobre-vule-nadace-olgy-havlove/
Photos from last year by: Jiří Vinš