Last week, the winner of the first ever PIM Women's Challenge, Pavlina Folovska, received her main prize, which was generously offered by Volkswagen, the rental of a compact SUV Volkswagen "Tiguan", branded "Winner of the PIM Women's Challenge 2010", for the rest of 2010.

Pavlina finished her chosen challenge, the Volkswagen Prague Marathon in 4:08, an improvement of more than 1 hour (5:15) in 2009. We are very impressed with her commitment to the work that she put in with her coach, the famous ultra marathon runner, Milos Skorpil, as well as her dedication in spreading the idea of the challenge amongst her work colleagues, attracting some 60 people to start running regularly and to take part in one of the races.

Commenting on her experience, Pavlina said:
"A key success factor in my achieving this challenge was the incredible professional support of my coaching team. I am still working with them to prepare for my next goal: to climb the Himalayas."

Pavlina is ready to help other women to start running by becoming an Ambassador for the PIM Women's Challenge, 2011. The registrations for this challenge have been open since July 1, and this year PIM has introduced a few novelties in the competitive part of the Challenge. Nearly 100 women have already applied to take part in the selection process and the opportunity to be chosen amongst the monitored women for next year's races.
If you want to follow Pavlina's steps and benefit from a special training programme totally dedicated to women, register now for the PIM Women's Challenge 2011 and the forthcoming adidas Women's Race 5km on 11 September 2010.