27th Pécs-Harkány Run 2011

This 25km road race in southern Hungary is a classic in the Hungarian race calendar. Last year, around 700 took part in the event, which is open to individual runners and 3-person relay teams.

The route runs from the historic city of Pécs along an undulating country road to the spa town of Harkány, which is very close to the Croatian border. The course is not closed to traffic.

After the race, all participants get free entry to Harkány's thermal spa with its large indoor and outdoor pools, before a bus takes them back to Pécs.

In 2010, the winners were Barnabás Bene (1:20:19) and Judit Nagy (1:35:12).

Country: Hungary

Venue (Map): Pécs-Harkány

Date: 6 March 2011 (Sunday)

Race distance: 25km; 25km relay (3 runners: 8.5+9+7.5km)

Start time: 11.00

Start: Pécs, Verseny utca (Verseny Street)

Finish: Harkány, thermal spa, Kossuth Lajos utca 7

Entries: by post or e-mail until 28 February 2011; payment by bank transfer; late entries on the day 8.00-10.00

Entry fees (25km): 3500/4000/4500 HUF* (until 1 February/4 March/6 March 2011)

Entry fees (25km relay teams): 10500/12000/13500 HUF*

* Exchange rate: 1000 HUF = ca. 3.60 EUR (January 2011)

Timing: ChampionChip (1000 HUF deposit, fully refundable); relay teams use only one chip

Race centre: PVSK-sportcsarnok (sports hall), Pécs, Verseny utca 2

You get: transport of personal clothing to the finish, bus service for relay runners, T-shirt, certificate, free entry to the spa in Harkány, bus service Harkány-Pécs after the race (at 16.00h)

Prizes: prize money to the first 6 M/F; practical prizes to the first 3 in each category; vouchers to the first 6 relay teams (male and female category)

Award ceremony: 15.00 in the lobby of the spa in Harkány

Number of finishers 2010: 416 (25km), 89 relay teams

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