Running through a forest is one thing. Heading into the woods after dark with only a headlamp to show the way is a completely different experience. That was exactly what awaited the runners at the sixth edition of Night run Šaštínskymi bormi on Saturday, 24 October – with ŠK Jablonica represented on the start line as well.

Fog, cold mornings, autumn hills and training away from home. Ten young ŠK Jablonica athletes spent five days together at Mikulčin vrch from 21 to 25 October. But the camp was about more than just kilometres. It combined training and movement through hilly terrain with something equally important – time spent together away from the athletics track....

More than ten months after his last competitive race, Alex Hulka finally pinned on a race number again. The ŠK Jablonica runner returned at the 12th Olympiaberg Cross in Munich and made an immediate impact – finishing eighth in the elite men's race in 21:50 and recording the best performance among the U23 athletes.

Following her appearance at the World U20 Championships in Eugene, Tamara Svatíková has added another national team experience to her 2026 season. The ŠK Jablonica athlete spent the past week at the Slovak national athletics team's joint training camp at Štrbské Pleso, alongside many of the country's leading senior and junior athletes.

ŠK Jablonica's October schedule has brought another extraordinary success, this time on the highly competitive international stage. Our talented youth athlete, Filip Kubíček, represented our club colors at the milestone 10th edition of the prestigious Corsa dei Castelli road race in Trieste, Italy. Competing in a strong international field at this...

Autumn racing took ŠK Jablonica away from the track and the roads and straight into the forest. On Saturday, 17 October, runners of all ages gathered near Ságelská studnička in Borský Mikuláš for Po buránsky 2026. From the youngest athletes to the adult races, Jablonica colours were represented throughout the day, bringing home two victories and...

One event, several generations and ŠK Jablonica colours from the children's races all the way to the main Malacká X. Saturday, 10 October brought a victory for Linda Vozárová, several more top-three finishes for our young athletes, another brave challenge for Šimon Ochotnický against much older runners and a strong performance from Miroslava...

The Children's Cross-Country Relay in Trnava brought another strong result for the young athletes of ŠK Jablonica. Sebastian Jozefík, Klára Polakovičová, Martin Hazucha and Eliška Tomanová finished third in the 2015–2016 age category and secured qualification for the national final in Žiar nad Hronom.

ŠK Jablonica's October racing programme continued across the border on Saturday, 3 October, with the 24th edition of Běh za bořetickým burčákem in Bořetice, Czech Republic. The club was represented in both the children's programme and the main road race, with seven-year-old Anežka Ochotnická producing the standout result of the day.

A large ŠK Jablonica team competed in Nové Zámky on 26 September at the Western Slovak Athletics Association Individual Championships for the younger age groups. Twenty-three of our athletes recorded 58 individual starts and two relay appearances, producing an impressive 26 personal bests and one season's best.

Some races are about more than the finishing time. On Sunday, 27 September, Miroslav Ochotnický lined up for the 130th edition of the legendary Běchovice–Prague race, representing ŠK Jablonica over ten kilometres in one of Europe's most historic running events.

Five events in a single day and a chance to compete against the country's leading U14 athletes. Nataša Masárová represented ŠK Jablonica at the Slovak Combined Events Championships in Skalica and left with a significant personal improvement – a new pentathlon best and four individual PBs.

Dolní Bojanovice hosted the 29th edition of Burčáková šestka on Sunday, 20 September. ŠK Jablonica was represented in both the children's programme and the main 6 km race, with Laura Ochotnická, Anežka Ochotnická and Veronika Ochotnická securing three podium finishes for the club.

The 20th edition of Medlenov Chodník welcomed runners of all ages to Gbely on Saturday, 12 September. ŠK Jablonica was represented from the youngest children's races to the main programme, with victories for Sebastian Jozefík and Linda Vozárová and an M40 category win for Miroslav Ochotnický.

The grounds of Holíč Castle belonged to runners on Saturday, 5 September. ŠK Jablonica was represented at the 33rd edition of the Grand Prix of the City of Holíč, with twelve starts producing two victories, two more podium finishes and another valuable day of racing experience for our athletes.

World Athletics U20 Championships 2026 – Eugene, USA

A serious injury kept him away from competition for months, but not from his goal of returning. Alex Hulka has now completed another important stage of his recovery and preparation, spending three weeks at a high-altitude training camp in Font-Romeu, France, where he focused on rebuilding endurance and training volume ahead of his planned return to...

This time, the achievements of our athletes brought recognition not at an athletics stadium, but at home in Jablonica. During the Municipality Day celebrations, Tamara Svatíková and Alex Hulka were honoured by the Mayor for their outstanding representation of Jablonica – recognition that reaches beyond medals, times and positions on a results...

The Spa Park Run in Smrdáky provided another full day of racing for ŠK Jablonica on Saturday, 15 August. At the 24th edition of the traditional event, our club was represented from the youngest children's categories all the way to the main race. Sebastian Jozefík's victory was the standout result, while several other athletes also recorded strong...