Hungary
Hungary (Hungarian:
Magyarország)
Budapest, the capital of Hungary is divided by the
Danube River into the Buda and Pest side. The course of
the Marathon goes through and under the historical
bridges and takes the runners on a magical mystery tour
of Budapest's historic sights.
Budapest Breakfast Run
There is a 5,3 km long run the day before the Half Marathon
and Marathon, a common joint training for the
(Half)
Marathon Runners.
Place: Margaret Island,
which is runner's favorite place in Budapest.
Breakfast Run Images 2007
Breakfast Run Images 2008
Budapest Half Marathon
Next race:
24th Nike Budapest International Half Marathon
6th September 2009 Half Marathon / Relay (13+8km) 8000
runners
23rd Budapest Half Marathon
Distance: 21095 meter running.
2008. September
5000 finishers - 46 countries
The largest half marathon of Central Europe was now organised for the 23rd time in Budapest. Overall almost 7000 runners took part on the event. Besides the 21 095 meter long half marathon distance, the runners could also choose to run the race in a team of 2 runners and there was also a fun run of 3,5 km organised for children and family members. This year the organisers designated a new course leading along the river Danube and in the city center showing the most important sights of Budapest with places that are part of the World Heritage.
The organisers put emphasis on this race on amateur runners, thus no professional runners were invited. The race was won with a moderate winning time of 1:07:22.
Among the runners there were more than 1000 runners from abroad. The majority came from the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Denmark and the USA. There were runners even from such far away countries like New Zealand, Israel and Mexico.
The next Budapest International Half Marathon will be organised on 6 September 2009!
Budapest Half Marathon 2008
Budapest Half Marathon
Budapest Marathon
Next race:
24th Spar Budapest International
Marathon
4th October 2009
42 km Marathon , Relay, Fun Run and Unique distance: run 30 km
15 000 Runners
23rd International Budapest Marathon
23rd Plus Budapest Marathon Guide
23rd Plus Budapest Marathon images
A fantastic, real running weather welcomed the runners
on the 23rd Plus Budapest International Marathon. More
than 3000 marathon runners began the race at 10 o'clock
in the morning. Over 500 runners joined them at the 12th
kilometre to finish the course with the marathoners and
run a 30 km distance. The 42 kilometres could be divided
between 3 or 5 runners and thus about 500 teams of
runners ran together with the marathon runners. Overall
on 10 different distances 12 900 runners took part on
the running day, out of them more than 2000 runners came
from abroad, from 50 different countries. Never have so
many foreigners come to Budapest in the past! The
majority of the runners came from
France,
Great Britain,
Finland, Germany,
Netherlands and Italy.
This year a new course was designated for the runners,
however, still including the most spectacular parts of
Budapest.
The atmosphere of the race made the day unforgettable
for all runners!
The race was also the Hungarian Marathon Championship,
the winners were:
Women
1. Judit Nagy Földigné (Hungarian) 2:45:30
2. Réka Bátai (Hungarian) 2:56:07
3. Judit Pettkó-Szandtner (Hungarian) 3:02:03
Men
1. Gergely Rezessy (Hungarian ) 2:24:18
2. Erkolo Ashenafi (Ethiop) 2:24:21
3. Tamás Bogos (Hungarian) 2:24:24
Supermarathon
The aim of the competition is to strengthen the
international and the relations of the three European
Union member countries, further the free cross border
ideas with the means of sport. To promote healthy
lifestyle, sport and jogging. To afford racing
possibility for long-distance runners of all ages,
further to familiarize the participants with Austria,
Slovakia and Hungary.
Running Route and sections:
Day 1.:
Vienna-Bratislava 92 km
Day 2.:
Bratislava-Győr 84 km
Day 3.:
Győr-Tata 64 km
Day 4.: Tata-Budakeszi 60 km
Day 5.:
Budakeszi-Budapest halfmarathon
Total distance: 320 km
Run individual and relays.
Relay:
The men and women teams of 4 + 1 members each, run the
approximately equal daily distances of the relay
sections along the prescribed route, accepting the terms
of relay, as set in the rules. The groups may nominate 1
reserve-runner who can do one section a day. The group’s
age will be determined on the basis of the total-age of
the 5 relay-members. In Junior teams, each of the
team-members must be below 20.
www.szupermarathon.hu
UltraBalaton ultrarunning - 2009
Next summer is the third time we proudly present
"The
Race".
The Race - where we pass round Lake Balaton in one or
two days in teams or individually.
The Race - where competitors can choose any distances
from 19 to 212 kms.
The Race - where anyone can run from the age of 1 to 99.
The Race - where you can meet the legends of
ultra-running.
The Race - that guarantees you good mood and an
unforgettable experience.
From the 1st of October registration is open.
Our entry fees are the same for three years but our
standards are set higher year by year.
This race is a part of our heart.
We started the preparation.
And you?
www.ultrabalaton.hu
Date of race: 20st-21nd June 2009
Distance: 212 km
more:
Individual Runners and photos of previous years
Run in Budapest
Budapest is a gorgeous, interesting city, but it is not a good city for running.
There are only few place where you can
run:
in Buda hills:
- Normafa, which is known for its panoramic scenery and fresh air:
Route example
- Hármashatárhegy /means "Three Border Mountain"/
Route
in downtown:
- Városliget
- Néplieget
- Margaret Island: the most popular
place, you can always find runners between 5-22 hours
there. I recommend to run in
Margaret Island.
Map:
Margaret Island.
Runner Contact:
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or you can send a message here:
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futás (Hungarian: Running)