History

 

When the Brno Run, which promoted athletics in the busiest streets of the city of Brno from 1919 until the Second World War, disappeared, the Sokol Brno I athletes founded the Lužánky Run, which actually continues the pre-war tradition of Brno’s endurance athletes and their competitions. The environment of Lužánky and the suitable length and terrain allowed the organizers of the race to expand the race program for all ages. The best Moravian runners took turns at their start.

The race has always been the first test of our endurance athletes at the beginning of the athletic season and traditionally starts the running season in Brno. So far, none of the runners have managed to win the race on the main track more than five times. The record of five Kocourek victories is still unbeaten.

Lužánky run in time

01
Jan
1946

Begin of Sokol tradition

Premiere of 1946
During preparations of the first run from the year 1946 was in the Brno press written: „Interest of the Brno Athletics is focused on the start of the spring season, which will be on the 17th March at 10am a manifestation run from many parts of Brno with an end in Lužánky. Involved will be adults, soldiers in light field equipment, members of the „SNB“, women, older juniors and scouts. After the ending of this run will be in Lužánky the own race, which is organised by Sokol Brno I…“

And what could the readers read after the opening in the year 1946? – „Šalé wins in the Brno Luzanky Run. In cold Sunday’s morning, the were converging from different parts of Brno Athletes, soldiers and scouts into Lužánky, that they could initiate the start of the season of the Brno’s athletes during the flag raising through their attendance. To the 250 soldiers, 150 athletes ans 100 scouts spoke the univ. prof. dr. Vojta, chairman of the Brno’s athletes and the chairman of the provincial people’s commitee dr. Loubal, who gave the main race the challenge trophy. Main race, which had three rounds, 1630 m each, was a loot of the favourite Šalé. For the other places behind the Brno’s athlet Šalý has been fought a hard fight, which ended up well for the Zlín’s runner Roudný…“

01
Jan
1947

Begin of Sokol tradition

Second season 1947
The second run was on 16. March 1947. Lets name few titels from Brno’s newspapers after the race: „More than 200 athletes greeted the spring in Lužánky“ – „Good efforts on a hard track“ – „Šalé beaten for the first time in the Brno’s cross-country“…Here are at least fer words about the race: „ …First ran on Sunday the Brno’s athletes, soldiers and members of the Military alliance through the Brno’s streets, so they could announce their accession to the new athletics season, entry into the foreolympic year and the assembled than in Lužánky gardens, that they could fight here the first race of this year. The March sun, heating at least in take wind has elevated the mood of the runners… Zubatý evaluated all conditions well and ran the race from the beginning in good diction and he held the tempo and head start till finish …“

The third year was in the Spring 1948. Despite the unfree circumstances lasting for more than four decades has the Brno Luzanky Run kept its character and it lived its life in the city park. Atmosphere of the race was similar to the atmosphere of the first two years. Organisator of the meeting were in these years the athletics squad TJ Zbrojovka Brno. The run was getting bigger and more famous and it belonged to prestigious cross-country races in the republic. The biggest fame achieved the race in the 60´s, 70’s and 80’s of the last century led by the athletics squad TJ Zbrojovka Brno, when the best czech long-distance runners and milers were taking part constantly. The race was publicized in the media, for that time, very strongly.

01
Jan
1990

1990s and turn of the century

After the velvet revolution was the organising „given back to“ Sokol Brno I. The Brno’s „sokolové“ (falcons) continued in successfull years from the past. At the turn of the years 2005/2006 gave Ing. Radim Jetelina (Župa Jana Máchala) the intelligible relay to the club Track & Field Brno. This club organises the meeting in cooperation with other Brno’s athletes till present days.

Honourable winners list

1946Tomáš ŠALÉSokol Brno I
1947Jan ZUBATÝ – SKLENSKÝSK Židenice
1948Antonín SLAVÍKSokol Brno I
1949Jaroslav SLAVÍČEKSokol Olomouc
1950Václav AIMATK Praha
1951Jaroslav SLAVÍČEKSokol Olomouc
1952Václav MELICHAŘÍKSokol Valašské Meziříčí
1953Bohumír ZHÁŇALSlávia VŠ Brno
1954Jaroslav SLAVÍČEKSokol Olomouc
1955Vlastimil BRLICASpartak Přerov
1956Josef BILAVČÍKSlavia VŠ Brno
1957Miroslav JUREKSpartak ZJŠ Brno
1958Miroslav JUREKSpartak ZJŠ Brno
1959Miroslav JUREKSpartak ZJŠ Brno
1960Josef BILAVČÍKSpartak Uherské Hradiště
1961Bohumír ZHÁŇALTJ Gottwaldov
1962Ladislav KOSTOLANYISpartak ZJŠ Brno
1963Bohumil ZÍTKADukla Vyškov
1964Jaroslav PETERSpartak ZJŠ Brno
1965Vladimír VEJVANČICKÝTJ Gottwaldov
1966Miroslav JŮZASpartak ZJŠ Brno
1967Miroslav JŮZASpartak ZJŠ Brno
1968Vladimír DUDATŽ Třinec
1969Vladimír DUDATŽ Třinec
1970Miroslav JŮZAZbrojovka Brno
1971Jaroslav KOCOUREKTechnika Brno
1972Jaroslav KOCOUREKTechnika Brno
1973Karel GÁBATJ Gottwaldov
1974Jaroslav KOCOUREKTechnika Brno
1975Miloslav KALÁBTechnika Brno
1976Jaroslav KOCOUREKTechnika Brno
1977Antonín KOPECKÝTechnika Brno
1978Antonín KOPECKÝTechnika Brno
1979Jaroslav KOCOUREKZbrojovka Brno
1980Miroslav ZOUBEKRH Praha
1981Lubomír TESÁČEKDukla Praha
1981Lubomír TESÁČEKDukla Praha
1982Antonín KOPECKÝLokomotiva Břeclav
1983Zdeněk MORAVČÍKRH Praha
1984Jiří FLORIÁNZbrojovka Brno
1985Tomáš KOSMÁKTechnika Brno
1986Miroslav ZOUBEKZbrojovka Brno
1987Zdeněk MORAVČÍKRH Praha
1988Miroslav ZOUBEKZbrojovka Brno
1989Jiří FLORIÁNZbrojovka Brno
1990Jiří FLORIÁNDukla Klatovy
1991Daniel ORÁLEKTechnika Brno
1992Luděk HUDÁKTechnika Brno
1993Petr KADLECJablonec
1994Michael NEJEDLÝDukla Praha
1995Luděk HUDÁKTechnika Brno
1996Martin KLEIBLOtrokovice
1997Pavel BABĚRÁDMoravská Slávia Brno
1998Pavol KLIMEŠČejkovice
1999Luděk HUDÁKTechnika Brno
2000Luděk HUDÁKRPG Brno
2001Martin KLEIBLMoravská Slávia Brno
2002Aleš KOTYZASokol Bučovice
2003Petr HUBÁČEKNové Město na Moravě
2004Petr KOTYZAVSK Univerzita Brno
2005Daniel ORÁLEKMoravská Slávia Brno
2006Daniel ORÁLEKMoravská Slávia Brno
Lucie SKÝBOVÁACP Olymp Brno
2007Jakub BURGHARDTPolsko
Milada BAREŠOVÁSkalice
2008Jakub BURGHARDTPolsko
Martina BAŘINOVÁSK Přerov
2009Feyissa MOSSISAEtiopie
Jiřina KOCIÁNOVÁAHA Vyškov
2010Jakub BURGHARDTPolsko
Lenka JIŘÍČKOVÁAHA Vyškov
2011Albert MINCZÉRMaďarsko
Ildikó PAPPMaďarsko
2012László TÓTHMaďarsko
Zita KÁCSERMaďarsko
2013Roman RUDOLECKÝVSK Univerzita Brno
Šárka MACHÁČKOVÁSportovní klub X-AIR Ostrava
2014Joel Maina MWANGIKeňa
Tünde SZABÓMaďarsko
2015Hillary Kiptum KIMAIYOKeňa
Zita KÁCSERMaďarsko
2016Joel Maina MWANGIKeňa
Eva FILIPIOVÁTJ Šumperk
2017Moses Masai KOMONKeňa
Teresa Flavious KWAMBOKAKeňa
2018Oleksandr MATVIICHUKUkrajina
Lucie MARŠÁNOVÁHvězda Pardubice
2019Lukáš OLEJNÍČEKX-PARK Františkov
Hana HOMOLKOVÁTJ Nové Město na Moravě
2021David KALÁBBlažovice
Patricia PUKLOVÁMoravská Slávia Brno
2022Marek CHRASCINATJ TŽ Třinec
Markéta VECHETOVÁSK Meteor Brno
2023Pavel BRLICASK Čtyři Dvory České Budějovice
Lenka JANČAŘÍKOVÁ2BWINNER
2024Adam SZYMANÍKAtletika Havířov 1965
Soňa KOUŘILOVÁMoravská Slavia Brno
2025David KALÁB
AC Track & Field Brno
Lucie ŠACLOVÁPSK Olymp Praha
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