Sarajevo Olympic Venues and Trail Running

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Baš kao što je slučaj u drugim olimpijskim gradovima širom svijeta, neka bh olimpijska borilišta izgrađena povodom zimskih Olimpijskih igara,  doslovno propadaju. Posljednjih mjeseci često sam na Igmanu i Trebeviću pa se iznova svaki put čudim skakaonicama i bob stazi kao graditeljskim podvizima i uspjehu bivše Juge! A o žičari koja je vozila iz Sarajeva do omiljenog izletišta svih Sarajlija da ne govorim! Obnovu iste uz sve donacije godinama čekamo i ne mogu da se ne zapitam kako bi danas Bosna i Hercegovina, sve da joj se povjeri organizacija Olimpijskih igara, finansirala i vodila jedan takav projekat. 

Organizaciju Evropskog olimpijskog festivala 2017  (EYOF, čitaj omladinske olimpijske igre) smo otkazali, tačnije, trampili smo se s Turcima da oni preuzmu organizaciju nama dodijeljenog termina a da mi preuzmemo njihov termin zakazan za 2019. Ponosna sam na svoj mali doprinos kandidaturi dva grada, Sarajeva i Istočnog Sarajeva, koju sam 2010. godine prezentovala na Generalnoj skupštini Evropskog olimpijskog komiteta održanoj u Beogradu. Istina, naša kandidatura te godine nije prošla jer je i organizacija ovakvih događaja stvar politike i lobiranja. Organizaciju EYOF-a smo dobili tek nakon ponovljene kandidature. A sad ni mi sami izgleda ne znamo šta ćemo s njom.   

Dok se nešto krupno ne desi, evo kako mi koji volimo planine koristimo ta olimpijska borilišta, spomenike bh olimpizma i slavne 1984. godine.

Volite li trail, trčanje po Igmanu je pravi izbor! Uspon uz ski stazu a zatim trčkaranje planinarskim označenim stazama će pomoći da izgradite kondiciju, istovremeno ćete uživati u prirodi i svježem planinskom zraku. 











 









Ako želite začiniti svoj trening, pored ski skakaonica su stepenice uz koje možete trčati ili još bolje, iskoristite istek i doskok za svoj trening pa istrčite par puta do najviše tačke podno mosta same skakaonice. Neće tu biti mnogo trčanja posebno na dijelu najvećeg uspona ali ćete se zabaviti. Pognite se naprijed, ako treba, negdje i dlanovima pripomognite i pridržite za tlo jer je uspon ko uz nos!

 

Kad se dobro zagrijemo, vježbamo skokove! Bar vizualiziramo! 

 

Označavamo stazu od Sarajeva do Jahorine preko Trebevića i Dvorišta, kojom ćemo objediniti dva olimpijska borlišta. Prvo je bob staza a drugo bijatlonska staza kojima će učesnici Jahorina Midi Traila trčati 31.07.2015. godine.

  

Na linku možete čitati o tome kako je Business Insider pisao o olimpijskim borilištima širom svijeta, pregaženim i zaboravljenim u tekstu What abandoned Olympic venues from around the world look like today.

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Just like it is the case with Olympic venues worldwide, some of the venues built for the Winter Olympics 1984 hosted by Sarajevo, are now significantly run down. Recently, I trained a lot on Igman and Trebević mt and each time I would admire the ski jump and bobsled as the construction achievements and successes of the former Yugoslavia! Not to mention the cable cabin that used to communicate from the city of Sarajevo up to the famous picnic area of its dwellers. Despite all the donations, we have been waiting its reconstruction for years and I cannot wonder how Bosnia and Herzegovina, in case being given the organization of the Olympics for the second time, would finance and conduct such a project nowadays. 

We cancelled the organization of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2017, or to be precise, we negotiated the given schedule with the Turks so they would take over from us the organization of the EYOF 2017 while we would organize the EYOF 2019. I am proud of my small contribution to the candidacy of our two cities, Sarajevo and East Sarajevo, which I presented at the General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees held in Belgrade in 2010. We did not win that year because organization of such events is also a matter of strong lobbying and politics. We got the organization of EYOF after we had submitted our application for the second time. At the moment, it seems we do not know what to do with it exactly.

While we are waiting for something crucial to happen, this is how we who are in love with mountains use these Olympic venues, the monuments of the bh Olympic spirit and glorious 1984.

If you love trail, running on Igman mt is an excellent choice! Climbing up the ski slope and jogging along the marked trails will build your strength, at the same time you will enjoy the natural environment and fresh mountain air. 

 







If you want to spice up your training session a bit, there are stairs along the ski jump which you can climb up or even better, you can use the outrun and landing for your run up to the highest point below the take off. Indeed, there is not going to be much of running, especially at the part of the steepest climb but you will definitely have fun! Bend over, and if needed, help yourself out with your palms and hold to the ground because it is as steepish as staircase to hell would be!
 

 

After we have warmed up, we practice ski jumps! At least we visualize! 

We are about to mark a trail running coarse from Sarajevo to Jahorina mt. via Trebević mt and Dvorišta, along two Olympic venues. The first being a bobsled and the second being a biathlon trail which will be incorporated into the course of Jahorina Midi Trail 2016 edition which will take place on July 31.

And this is how Businness Insider reported on Olympic venues in its article titled: What abandoned Olympic venues from around the world look like today.