Jana från Tjeckien förstärker damlaget

Med knappt fyra månader kvar till 10mila i Finspång kan vi presentera en ny spännande löpare på damsidan. Jana Pekarova är 22 år och deltog bl.a. på sommarens Sprint-VM i Skottland. Jana är aktiv inom flera grenar och har gjort framstående resultat även inom friidrott och skyrunning. På JVM i Portugal i november 2022 var Jana först in på förstasträckan i stafetten och dagen efter blev hon tolva på långdistansen.

Jana har faktiskt redan en koppling till klubben och Kristianstad genom Jaroslav Kacmarcik. Jaroslav som bor i Vä är Janas tränare och har varit mer eller mindre aktiv i klubben sedan tidigt 90-tal.

 

Vi hälsar Jana varmt välkommen till klubben och i nedanstående intervju kan du läsa mer om henne: 

* Hello Jana and welcome to Pan-Kristianstad! 

- Thank you so much! I am very happy that I got the opportunity to run for this club.

* When did you start with orienteering? And why?

- I started orienteering relatively late at the age of 14, when I took this sport more as a fitness supplement to floorball, which I was playing at the time, and over time orienteering became my priority sport (I was also involved in canicross and currently I also do athletics and skyrunning).

* What are you doing more in life except focusing on the sport?

- I am currently studying physiotherapy at the 1st Faculty of Medicine in Prague, which takes quite a lot of my time. But when I have free time, I really like to visit cafes or spend time with friends.

* Can you describe a training week now in Nov/Dec?

- Since I'm not very good at cross-country skiing, my weekly preparation is mainly based on running or strength training. I mostly do interval and tempo training during the week, as I am preparing for the athletics indoor season. In addition to these training sessions, I also do longer, slower runs or fartleks.

* Your biggest orienteering memory so far?

- It's hard for me to pick just one, but for sure the biggest experience was when I ran for the first time at the World Championships in Scotland last year among adults I used to look up to. But I certainly also like to remember my junior years, when in one year I managed to win the first leg of the relays both at the Junior World Championship and at the Academic World Championship, and I was able to run into the arena by myself to the cheering of the fans.

What are you looking forward to next season?

- I'm looking forward to being able to finally run TioMila after 7 long years and taste the insidious Scandinavian terrain. At the same time, I am looking forward to the sprint part of the season, when I would like to catch up for some good result in the World Cup or I would like to be nominated for the World Games.

Name: Jana Pekařová
Age: 22
Family: parents and two sisters
Club in Czechia: OOB TJ Turnov
Living in: Turnov, but I spend most of my time in Prague because of school