The third Slovak in the marathon is a physics teacher: Recreational runners are often hampered by poor handwork, torso position, incorrect impact and rebound

Michal Kubovčík is one of the successful Slovak endurance runners. At the age of 25, he won three medals from the Slovak championships last year, including the marathon, which he ran in 2:30:14 h and finished third among Slovaks. A native of Liptovský Mikuláš, he is also a running coach at the Liptov running space athletic club, but his main job is teaching physics and mathematics at the second grade of the Miloš Janoška Elementary School in Lip…