Sunday 22 September 2024

City Hall, Oradea, Romania (Photo: Author Blinder / Wikipedia project / Public Domain)

 

The Oradea City Running Day is a road running event held annually in the autumn in the city of Oradea in Romania.

Located just about thirteen kilometres from the nearest border crossing with Hungary, Oradea is an old city with a population of around 180,000 people and a considerable Hungarian minority.

The Running Day features five races:

  • 1.4km cursa copiilor (kids' race)
  • 5km cursa populara (5k race)
  • 10.5km (quarter marathon)
  • 21km semimaraton (half marathon)
  • 21km stafeta semimaraton (half marathon relay for teams of four runners)

Starting on Piața Ferdinand (Ferdinand Square) in the city centre, the 5k is one lap, the quarter marathon is two laps and the half marathon is four laps of a flat loop course along both banks of the Crișul Repede river .

 

Map of the venue:

 

12. Oradea City Running Day:

Date:

  • 22 September 2024 (Sunday)

Event website:

 

Number of finishers:

  5km 10.5km 21.1km 21.1km relay
2023 146 118 77 18 teams
2022 83 108 74 13 teams
2021 -- -- -- --
2020 -- -- -- --
2019 117 158 118 18 teams

 

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