 Orálek in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1970-03-29) 29 March 1970 (age 54) Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Club | AC Moravská Slávia Brno |
Daniel Orálek (born 29 March 1970) is a Czech long-distance runner and photographer. He is a four-time winner of the 100km Winschoten ultramarathon (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014). He won the Ostrava Marathon in 2010 and 2012. In 1989 Orálek set the Czechoslovak junior record for the 10,000 metres, running a time of 30:13.03. He finished 11th in the 10,000 metres event at the 1989 European Athletics Junior Championships.
Orálek finished fifth in the 2011 Spartathlon, and finished 10th in the 2010 Badwater Ultramarathon. He took part in the Comrades Marathon in 2016, finishing 163rd in a time of 6 hours and 49 minutes. In 2017 Orálek won the Moravia Ultramarathon, a race involving running 7 marathons on 7 consecutive days, for the tenth time.
Personal bests
- 3000 metres - 8:10.72 min (1992)
- 5000 metres - 14:34.92 min (1990)
- 10,000 metres - 29:50.3 min (1994)
- Half marathon - 1:04:33 hrs (1994)
- Marathon - 2:26:58 hrs (2011)
- 50K run - 2:58:40 hrs (2009)
- 100K run - 6:54:50 hrs (2011)
References
- ^ "Z Atén do Sparty. Jedinečných 246 kilometrů v dešti, větru i potmě". idnes.cz. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- "Ostravsky Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Rady zkušenějších. Na začátku se vykašlete na styl, říká Daniel Orálek". idnes.cz. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- "European Junior Championships 1989". World Junior Athletics History. 19 January 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013.
- "Vytrvalec Orálek zvládl na Comrades Marathonu 89 kilometrů". denik.cz. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- "Jubilní pětadvacátý Moravský ultramaraton? Orálek slaví jubilejní desátý titul". denik.cz. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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