World Masters Mountain Running 2008

I am pleased to invite Master athletes to the eighth edition of the Masters World Mountain Running Championships. Thousands of older athletes have enjoyed this competition over the past seven years. It is gratifying to WMRA to see the enthusiasm and friendliness shown during these Championships. I am sure I speak on behalf of you all when I congratulate past organisers for the magnificent way in which they have staged this annual event and to thank all involved in this years championships for all the hard work that is going into their organisation. We are visiting the Czech Republic for the first time for this competition, and the venue chosen, Dolni Morova, is a ski resort in winter and a walking venue in summer. I am sure you will enjoy traditional Czech hospitality in this small resort. Mountain running has a great tradition in Czech republic. They have organised the Mountain Running World Trophy, the European mountain running championships, and the current womens world champion, Anna Pichrtova, is Czech. The man behind this years event. Jan Simunek, owner of the Czech engineering firm Iscarex, is himself an enthusiastic Masters competitor finishing 58th in the M55 age group last year. I am sure he will be advising the local organising committee as to what he has enjoyed from the past events. You can all look forward to a professionally staged competition and to meet up with old friends. Do not miss it!

Danny Hughes - President WMRA