mai 20, 2025 Live from the road

Galanta - Senica

Reported by Balavan Thomas, Padyatra Komak 73.0 km

The first meeting was with Peter Kolek, the cheerful and dynamic Mayor of Galanta. He welcomed us to the city.

Ráno sme sa stretli s pánom Mgr. Petrom Kolekom, veselým a dynamickým primátorom Galanty, ktorý nás privítal v meste.

And then he joined us for a short run.

A potom sa k nám pridal na krátky beh.

Ultra runner Milan from Czech and Vananvat, a champion wrestler in his youth from Mongolia, run to the first school of the day.

Ultra bežec Milan z Čiech a Vananvat, v mladosti šampión v zápasení z Mongolska, bežia do prvej školy dňa.

The children from the Jana Majku school in Dolna Streda joined us and we ran with them to their school.

Pridali sa k nám deti zo základnej školy Jána Majku v Dolnej Strede a bežali sme s nimi do ich školy.

Varunavi led the presentation...

Prezentáciu viedla Varunavi...

Varunavi took a tumble....

Varunavi spadla...

But was rescued by her team mates.

Zachránili ju však jej spoluhráči z tímu.

Now it was time to make a wish for Peace.

Teraz nastal čas zaželať si niečo pre mier.

Next the children focused on feeling Peace in their hearts.

Potom sa deti zamerali na to, aby cítili pokoj vo svojich srdciach.

We presented Anna Mihalikova, the principal of the school, with a certificate of appreciation and painting by Sri Chinmoy the founder of the Peace Run.

Riaditeľke školy Mgr. Anne Mihálikovej sme odovzdali ďakovný list a obraz od Sri Chinmoya, zakladateľa Behu mieru.

Milan was trying out a new form of running shoes!

Milan skúšal nový druh bežeckých topánok!

Soon we met with the children from Kornela Mahra School in Trnava.

Čoskoro sme sa stretli s deťmi zo školy Kornela Mahra v Trnave.

They really enjoyed our presentation.

Náš program sa im veľmi páčil.

We presented the school with a certificate of appreciation and a painting.

Škole sme odovzdali ďakovný list a obraz.

Miichal from Slovakia tried out a cross country route!

Michal zo Slovenska vyskúšal trasu cezpoľného behu.

Lunch was delicious and healthy.

Obed bol chutný a zdravý.

Now it was time for delicious homemade ice cream.

Teraz nastal čas na lahodnú domácu zmrzlinu.

The whole boys team were happy to indulge.

Celý chlapčenský tím si s radosťou oddýchol.

The girls were on a natural high!

Dievčatá boli na vrchole štastia!

The final meeting of the day was with Peter Hlavek, the super enthusiastic Mayor of Trstin.

Posledné stretnutie dňa bolo s Ing. Petrom Hlávkom, mimoriadne nadšeným starostom Trstína.

Vlado puts on a show!

Vlado robí šou!

And the kids love it!

A deti to milujú!

Now time for a soulful moment.

Teraz je čas na chvíľku upokojenia.

The athlete Jozef Kozar received the Posol Mieru Award for services to the community. Former running talent inspires many to do sports and he promotes cross country race organized by Municipal office.

Športovec Jozef Kozár získal cenu Posol mieru za zásluhy o športovú komunitu. Bývalý bežecký talent inšpiruje mnohých k športu a propaguje cezpoľný beh, ktorý organizuje Obecný úrad.

Now it was the kids turn to perform.

Teraz prišla rada na deti, aby vystúpili.

The Peace Runners were an enthusiastic audience.

Bežci mieru boli nadšeným publikom.

The children recited sweet poems they had written for their moms.

Deti recitovali milé básničky, ktoré samé napísali pre svoje mamy.

The Mayor shares stories with Vananvat about his friend from Mongolia.

Pán starosta sa s Vananvatom delí o príbehy o svojom priateľovi z Mongolska.

Torch carried by
Adam Studenik (Slovakia), Attila Agardi (Hungary), Balavan Thomas (Great Britain), Danica Cernakova (Slovakia), Galyna Kravchenko (Ukraine), Kuladipa Babusik (Slovakia), Mahiya Lindner (Germany), Marek Bohman (Slovakia), Marek Novotny (Slovakia), Michal Griglak (Slovakia), Milan Javornický (Czech Republic), Nidhruvi Zimmermann (Austria), Padyatra Komak (Slovakia), Vananvat Ishkhand (Mongolia), Varunavi Klabnikova (Switzerland), Vlado Kulisek (Slovakia).  
Photographers
Milan Javornický, Nidhruvi Zimmermann
The torch has travelled 73.0 km from Galanta to Senica.

Latest reports from Slovakia - 2025

view all

Latest reports - around the world:

view all