Zalaegerszeg - Hévíz - Keszthely (Hungary), Sunday 8 May 2016

Futás a koraszülöttekért - Run for Preemies - Zalaegerszeg-Keszthely, Hungary (Copyright © 2016 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu)

 

Charity Run For Premature Babies and Infants in Need for Intensive Care

 

Futás a koraszülöttekért - Run for Preemies - a relay team at the finish in Keszthely, Hungary (Copyright © 2016 Anja Zechner / runinternational.eu)

 

The Futás a koraszülöttekért is a new ultra marathon race in western Hungary.

The point-to-point route is 49km long and very hilly. From the start to the finish it features about 760m of ascent—and roughly the same of descent.

If this sounds too strenuous you can grab a friend (or a couple of friends) and run the race as a relay. Teams can consist of up to ten runners.

There will be nine relay points and nine aid stations along the course.

The course is very scenic. Starting on the main square of the town of Zalaegerszeg,

 

Futás a koraszülöttekért - Run for Preemies - Start of the ultra marathon in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary (Copyright © 2016 Anja Zechner / runinternational.eu)

 

... participants will run through woods, farmland and villages (for instance through the beautiful village of Kállosd) ...

 

Kallósd, Hungary (Copyright © 2016 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu)

 

... to the spa of Hévíz, where they will pass the world's second-largest thermal lake:

 

Lake Hévíz, Hungary (Copyright © 2016 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu)

 

From there, they will run on a lovely cycleway ...

 

The cycleway between Hévíz and Keszthely (Copyright © 2016 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu)

 

... to the finish line on the main square of Keszthely, a pretty and lively town which sits at the western end of Lake Balaton, Central Europe's largest lake.

The race will be run on mixed terrain (ca. 32km on asphalt roads and 17km on gravel roads and trails).

 

Futás a koraszülöttekért - Run for Preemies - a relay team at the finish in Keszthely, Hungary (Copyright © 2016 Anja Zechner / runinternational.eu)

 

We have many reasons to recommend this event to our readers. It is staged for a good cause, it is held in a beautiful area, and it is organized by a team of experienced runners, including Edit Bérces who set several ultra marathon world records during her career (-> personal web page).

 

Country: Hungary

Venue (Map): Zalaegerszeg - Keszthely

Date: 8 May 2016 (Sunday)

Race distance: 49km

Start time: 10.00

Start: on Dísz tér, the main square of Zalaegerszeg

Finish: on Fő tér, the main square of Keszthely

Race centre (start): Municipality Building, Kossuth Lajos utca 17-19, Zalaegerszeg

Race centre (finish): Municipality Building, Fő tér 1, Keszthely

Entries: online (up to 30 April 2016) with payment by bank transfer

Entry fees (individual runners): 1,000 HUF (ca. 3.20 EUR)

Entry fees (2-person relay teams): 5,000 HUF (ca. 16 EUR) per team

Entry fees (3-10 person relay teams): 10,000 HUF (ca. 32 EUR) per team

Entry fees (school relay teams): 5,000 HUF (ca. 16 EUR) per team

You get: timekeeping, nine aid stations on the course and one at the finish, medal, finisher certificate, a meal after the race

Prizes: to the first three female and three male/mixed teams, to the first three female and three male finishers, to the largest school team

Flyer: Chinese, Croatian, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian

Number of finishers 2016: 36 individual runners (27 men, 9 women), 43 relay teams

Event website (in Hungarian and English):

Futás a koraszülöttekért - Run for Premature Babies - Event website: www.koraszulottalapitvany.hu

 

No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page! Please visit the official event website to verify the above information.