6. NATO Run - Budáról Pestre Futófesztivál 2011

Budapest (Hungary), Sunday 9 October 2011

Held one week after the Budapest Marathon, the NATO Partnership Running Festival is another very attractive running event in Hungary's capital Budapest.

Organized by the Budapest Athletic Federation, the race is open to all runners.

Participants choose between the 10K point-to-point race through the city centre, the 10K relay race for teams of two runners, and the 4K run which takes place in the pleasant City Park.

The 10K route runs from Buda (the western part of Budapest) across the River Danube to Pest (the eastern part of the city). Start is at "Bloodfield" (Vérmező), a park located below Castle Hill.

Competitors run across the majestic Chain Bridge (Lánchíd), along Budapest's grandest boulevard (Andrássy út), across the monumental Heroes' Square (Hősök tere), and through the City Park (Városliget).

Over 750 runners took part in last year's event. The top 10K finishers were Balázs Ott (31:56) and Kinga Lauf (39:08).

Country: Hungary

Venue (Map): Budapest

Date: 9 October 2011 (Sunday)

Race distance: 10km; 10km relay (2 runners); 4km

Start (10km): 11.00 Vérmező ("Bloodfield"), Attila Street 135

Start (4km): 12.15 Olof Palme sétány, near Heroes' Square

Finish: 56-osok tere (Felvonulási Square), near Heroes' Square

Entries: online or by post (until 5 Oct 2011, payment by bank transfer) or in person in Budapest; late entries on the day

Entry fees (10km)*: 4/5/7 euros (until 1 Oct/7 Oct/9 Oct 2011)

Entry fees (10km relay)*: 3/4/5 euros per person (until 1 Oct/7 Oct/9 Oct 2011)

Entry fees (4km)*: 3/4 euros (until 1 Oct/9 Oct 2011)

*Reductions for students, for runners aged 65 years and over, and for military personnel

Race centre: on the day at the start (until 30 minutes before the start)

You get: T-shirt or sports socks; transport of personal clothing to the finish

Prizes: first 3 in each category

Changing facilities: in tents at the start and at the finish

Number of finishers 2010: 469 (10km), 181 (4km), 53 relay teams

Event website (in Hungarian and English): natofutas.hu

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