Sunday 14 April 2024

Matthias Corvinus Monument, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (Author: (WT-en) Lucian at English Wikivoyage / Public Domain / photo cropped by runinternational.eu)

 

Held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania's second-largest city with a population of about 300,000 people, the annual Cluj-Napoca Marathon is one of the most popular of all running events in the Transylvania region.

The event offers races for all abilities. Entries are limited, so don’t wait too long with signing up.

  • 400m-800m-1.2km kids run (on Saturday)
  • 4km
  • 10km
  • 21.1km half marathon
  • 42.2km marathon
  • 4 x 10.55km marathon relay

Starting on the athletics track of the Cluj Arena, a modern 30,000-seat stadium which is situated on the Someșul Mic River near the city centre, the 42.2km marathon is two laps of a mainly flat course.

The route travels along both banks of the river, through the 800m-long Parcul Central (Central Park) and through the city centre with its many magnificent historic buildings.

 

Map of the venue:

 

13. Cluj-Napoca Marathon:

Date:

  • 14 April 2024 (Sunday)

Event website (in Romanian, Hungarian and English):

 

Number of finishers:

  10km 21km 42km 42km relay
2023 872 925 370 57 teams
2022 476 600 228 41 teams
2021 385 665 254 23 teams
2020 --- --- --- ---
2019 1,142 1,376 530 102 teams

 

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