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SEDIVACKUV LONG 2009
JANUARY 21-25th 2009 - Destne in the Orlicke mountains

THE OFICIAL SHORT MOVE from Destne 2008 you can find on YouTube HERE, The long version you can order on DVD. In case you are interesting please feel free to contact the director office : mueller.kucera@web.de

Video from Destne 2008 you can find on YouTube here

	ŠEDIVÁČKOVA 111ka - dogtreking in the Orlicke mountains following trail of Šediváčkuv long 10.-12.10.2008
All informations here: http://www.sedivackova111.estranky.cz/

Šediváčkův long 2009

The stage dogsled race SEDIVACKUV LONG, one of the longest, the hardest but also the most famous race for the most parts of Europe will take place in Destne for the 13th time. It is a favourite race regarded to the numbers; since the first year in 1997 till the last year 2008 when it had to face the worst snow conditions in the warmest winter time for the last 200 years, there had come the dogsleds from eleven European countries.

The length of the race is also remarkable - the competitors and their dogs run 222km on the ridges of the Orlicke mountains both on the Czech and the Polish sides in four stages. The most experienced racers can apply to the prestige race where they run 333km in five stages including one night stage. All the dogsleds carry the compulsory equipment and load and there is also one compulsory bivouac in between the two daytime stages.

Since 2002 SEDIVACKUV LONG has been a part of the four extreme dogsled races for the award of the IRON SLED DOG MAN. The other three races take part in the Austrian and the Swiss Alps. The race has been run for many years also as the Czech Championship in LONG and in 2004 it was also the Czech Championship in MID (the middle length trail)

This type of race is not demanding only for the competitors and their dogs. It is complicated also from the matter of planning, financing, preparation, propagation, organization and the race itself. Everything depends very much on the weather and snow conditions.

The suitable place of the Orlicke mountains proved to be welcoming for the organizing and managing the outter influences and there has always been chosen a right time, place and also the quality of all the cooperating people taking part in the race.

There has been a good cooperation with Destne in the Orlicke Mountains, with the owners of forests, with the Nature Protected Reserve Orlicke Mountains, with the managers of the accomodation pensions in Jedlova and in the last years also with the Polish partners - the Polish Musher club Amarok, with the village Dusniki-Zdoj and with the custom officers on the borders where the mushers go across a couple times during the race.

There is a very good cooperation with many proved sponsors. Thanks to the experienced photographers and cameramen ŠEDIVÁCKUV LONG provides daily information for the media partners, the broadcast and TV. Every year they broadcast new information and spots and they make an audiovisual documentary.

You can follow the preparation info and the race info on the www.czechlongtrail.com.
But we believe that the personal experience of the place cannot be replaced!!

Even when we have so many partners it would never be possible to organize and manage ŠEDIVÁCKUV LONG without the helpers and volunteers who give into very much of their private time to make the race go smoothly.

A lot of competitors of SEDIVACKUV LONG who keep coming back every year confirm their well done job.

It is a place where start many strong friendships that overcome the borders, language barriers and time.

Thank you for help and the cooperation to all who support us!

Due two last winters everybody must organise accommodation itself this year!!! We are not able to garantee full capacity to pensions and hotels us in last years.

It is very important for all of us to get a new sponsors. Please remember: no sponsors= no race!!! If you can help us, you are very welcome!!!

WE OFFER TO THE SPONSORS:

- We place your company's logo and information on our websites and at the start-finish area.
- We will state our sponsors in all kinds of media, we can do 30s presentation of the company at the opening and finishing ceremonial, we can write a certificate - "This has been tested at the most difficult dog-sled race in the central Europe" - to the goods used and tested during the race
- The possibility to use materials from Šediváčkůc long in your propagation materials
- We will display the gifted prizer for the winers on our websites

The donation contract // The advertising contract

Term: 21 to 25 of Jenuary 2009:

Signing up Sedivackuv long 2009

Entry
Registration for Sedivackuv long 2009 is open, please complete the registration form:

REGISTRATION FORM FOR ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

The contact to the race manager:

Pavel Kučera, Nová 303, 38451 Volary, Czech republic, Tel: 00420 602 109 583, E-mail: mueller.kucera@web.de