19.11.2019
- HT B2Run, the largest business racing series, has brought the season to a close, and the best runners among business people gathered together for the last time this year at the National Awards Ceremony at the HT's Business Showroom
The national awards ceremony took place in the Business Showroom, in the HQ of Hrvatski Telekom, the partner of the HT B2Run racing series. Dejan Patrčević, the first Croatian professional triathlete with significant successes in the ITU World Triathlon Cup and Ironman, spoke about the importance of corporate running.
This year's results of the Croatian HT B2Run race placed the race in second place in Europe in terms of the number of runners, right behind Germany. Since the race has become and remained the largest team building and networking event, this year businessmen from Varaždin, Vienna, Slavonski Brod, Pula, Velika Gorica, Vukovar, šibenik, Petrinja, Virovitica, Samobor, Karlovac, Cologne, Dubrovnik, Opatija, Bjelovar, Požega, Poreč, Sisak, Zaprešić, Ljubljana, Rovinj and many other European cities ran.
'We are very proud of all the runners who have run with us this year, and we also thank all employers who have recognized the importance of recreation for their employees, and tendencies show us that more and more employers are aware of the importance of the physical activity. When we see the smiling faces of people who may have run such a leg for the first time, we realize that all the effort was worth it. That is why we are committed to raising the bar from year to year, so we are planning some interesting content for our participants.' said Danijela Somek, HT B2Run project manager.
This year's race winners - the best nationally, by category:
Fastest city: Split, assembled runners had the best time and ran the race in 29 minutes and 38 seconds; With this time, Split became the "fastest city" and won the H(T)umanitarian competition as part of which Hrvatski Telekom gives the fastest city the information literacy workshops for the local population!
Fastest woman runner - Ana Štefulj from Know Information Technology d.o.o. she ran in 17 minutes and 26 seconds:
Fastest man runner - Silvije Tomac from Keindl Sport Shop d.o.o. he ran in 16 minutes and 7 seconds;
Fastest CEO - Anđelko Čalušić, CEO of Ulix d.o.o., he ran the race in 17 minutes and 17 seconds;
The fastest state institution - the racing team of the Croatian Military College "Dr. Franjo Tuđman", ran the race in 17 minutes and 42 seconds in total average time;
Fastest IT firm - CADENAS d.o.o. whose team ran in 20 minutes and 2 seconds:
Fastest beverage maker - Jamnica plus d.o.o. whose team ran in 24 minutes and 32 seconds;
Fastest food maker - La Rosa, whose team ran in 19 minutes and 19 seconds;
Fastest media team - Slobodna Dalmacija ran in 24 minutes and 9 seconds;
Fastest Young Lions - Multicom d.o.o. they ran in 23 minutes and 35 seconds;
Most motivated team - Accounting T.B.K. D.o.o. led by the motto "it's important to participate, not to win" and ran the race in 45 minutes and 16 seconds;
Best Cheerleading Team - Links d.o.o. most passionately cheered for their team!
This year, for the first time, special recognition was given called Business Run Leader, to a company that ran in all four cities and had the highest number of participants. This special recognition went to Hrvatski Telekom, which had the largest race team in this year's B2Run series, with a total of 730 registered runners.
Saša Kramar, Member of the Management Board Business at Hrvatski Telekom stated: 'Hrvatski Telekom is continuously investing in the development and health of its employees, as evidenced by the fact that for the fifth consecutive year, it is a partner of the largest business race in Croatia - HT B2Run. It is an ideal blend of teamwork and informal socializing, contributing to a better corporate culture and strengthening interpersonal relationships, and thus greater efficiency. We have been convinced of this numerous times and do not hide our pride that we put business Croatia in sneakers and got them up and running.’
The partners and participants of the race have also long recognized the value of this event - “We are proud to support this project from the beginning. We are aware of the importance of physical activity, especially in the business community, where people sit a lot and often are stressed. Given that GRAWE, through the PoKRENI initiative, has been encouraging individuals for years to do something good for themselves and to bring physical activity into their lives, we are extremely pleased that B2RUN is growing significantly year by year as it largely brings together those who are just started. We look forward to the future successes and the joint activation of the rest of the business community,” said Sanja Gržetić, Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing at GRAWE Croatia d.d
APPLICATIONS FOR HT B2RUN 2020 START SOON
This award ceremony, with the end of the 2019 business racing season, also marks the start of applications for the new racing season in 2020, which will continue to count kilometers in Split, Rijeka, Osijek, and Zagreb. Applications for the HT B2Run 2020 Series will open on December 1, 2019, at www.b2run.hr, where you can find out more about the races, how to apply, and the application rules.