Second version of Prague’s twilight 5000m meet marked a profitable comeback for Jarvis as the ladies’s victory goes to Czech triathlete Tereza Zimovjanová
It had been an extended 659 days since Daniel Jarvis final competed in a observe race. Sidelined by a knee harm on the finish of 2022 and an ill-fated bike accident in early 2024, he was desperate to get again on the observe in 2025.
He did so on June 19 on the KPMG Prague Evening of PBs, the place he ran a sensible race within the lead pack, made an authoritative transfer with three laps to go and gained in 14:32, taking residence £525 for the win. Czech marathoner Yann Havlena completed second in 14:39, adopted by Pavel Jelen in 14:47.
The ladies’s race featured Czech Olympian Simona Vrzalová, together with present nationwide champions within the highway mile and half-marathon. The win went to the darkish horse of the meet, triathlete Tereza Zimovjanová, who put in a solo heroic effort within the second half of the race and completed in 15:55 – 37 seconds forward of Bára Stýblová and Anna Málková. Along with the £525 winner’s prize, Zimovjanová earned a £175 bonus for breaking 16:00.
The occasion welcomed runners from 11 nations and noticed 39% of finishers within the prime 5 heats set private bests. Kids’s races ranged from 200m to 1000m. Two Enterprise Open heats gave on a regular basis runners a style of racing on the observe.
“It was an electrical night time filled with nice athletic performances. I wish to congratulate everybody on their PBs. If a PB was not within the books for you this time, all of the extra purpose to come back subsequent 12 months,” stated Eva Bláhová, KPMG associate who supplied auspices for the occasion.
The organising staff is already planning subsequent 12 months’s version, with hopes of attracting prime Czech athletes to focus on the long-standing nationwide 5000m file held by Olympian Jiří Sýkora.
