Today Trnava in Slovakia hosted the 2020 edition of the Slovak 50km Championship. 

This year, however, the choice of the Slovakian federation was to race on the track (125 laps) and the intermediate milestones of the following were added to the 50,000m track walk test: 

- 35,000m track walk 

- 30,000m track walk 

- 2 hours of walking 

- 20,000m track walk 

- 10,000m track walk 

- 5.000m track walk 

We don't see races of this kind very often, quite the contrary, but the charm of a 50km track is one of those races that should be part of the technical background of any long-distance walker. The walkers completed 125 laps on the 400-meter track of the Anton Hajmássy Municipal Stadium in Trnava. 

50.000m track walk men 

The victory in the Trnava race went to Vít Hlaváč (CZE) who also became the Czech Republic champion in 3:56:28.40 and who represents the new personal best of the athlete also considering the road tests. The previous personal best dates back to 23.3.2019 obtained in Dudince, SVK (4:30:46). A truly impressive improvement. 

These are his split times: 

- 10,000m: 47:27.44 

- 20.000m: 1:34:47:01 up to this point of the race was Matej Toth who had planned a 20.000m walk on the track (10.000m: 47:26.79 and 20.000m in 1:34:46.63), followed by Michal Morvay (SVK) in 1:34:46.63, and by Lukáš Gdula (CZE) in 1:34:47.01. 

- 30.000m: Hlaváč is third in 2:22:00.48. Morway is first in 2:22:00.02, while Gdula is second in 2:22:00.26. 

- 40.000m: Vít Hlaváč moved on the lead at 38.800m and at minus 10 from the finish he passed in 3:09:09.50. Lukáš Gdula (CZE) is a few meters behind in 3:09:10.56. Michal Morvay (SVK) is 1:06 behind (3:10:05.51) 

- last 10,000m: Vít Hlaváč covers the last 10,000m in 47:20.50 

His compatriot Lukáš Gdula (3:57:21.30) finished second. 

The victory of the championship title of Slovakia went to Michal Morvay of Dukla Banská Bystrica (third overall) with a time of 4:00:54.30 which represents the new personal best of the athlete also considering the road tests. The previous personal best dates back to 21.10.2018 when the athlete participated in the Italian championship in Reggio Emilia and finished the 50km in 4:03:19. 

Fourth a U20, Daniel Kováč (ŠK ŠOG Nitra), won silver at the Slovakian championships in his inaugural 50km with a mark of 4:31:04.00. 

Morvay also achieved two of the best Slovak historical performances. That of 25.000m with a mark of 1:58: 20.59 improving by almost 5 minutes the previous best of 2:03:15.0 by Evžen Zedník he had obtained on 1.10.1972 in Prostějov (exactly of 4:54.41). 

It then reached another all-time high at the official part-time of 35,000m (2:45:42.20).

For the results of the other races, we refer our readers to the link below.