6-9 March 2025

The cycleway near Balatongyörök on the northern shore of Lake Balaton, Hungary (Photo: Copyright © 2020 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu)

 

The Balaton Szupermaraton (Lake Balaton Supermarathon) is a four-day ultramarathon running event held annually in March at the largest lake in Hungary and Central Europe, the 77km-long Balaton.

Starting and finishing in the resort of Siófok on the southern shore of the lake, the Supermarathon is one lap around the lake. The course is a 196km loop, split in four stages:

 

  Race distance
Start Finish
Thursday 48.2km Siófok Fonyód
Friday 53km Fonyód Szigliget
Saturday 43.5km Badacsony Balatonfüred
Sunday 51.3km Balatonfüred Siófok

 

The route follows cycle paths and minor roads. Some portions of the course are completely flat, others are rather hilly.

The event offers several race options:

  • 196km in 4 days:
    • Run all four stages
    • individual runners and relay teams of 2, 3 or 4 runners
  • 94.8km in 2 days:
    • Run stage 3 and stage 4
    • individual runners and relay teams of 2 or 3 runners
  • Marathon+:
    • Run one of the four stages
    • individual runners and relay teams of three runners
    • relay teams of 5 to 8 runners (only on Saturday and Sunday)
  • 21.1km Öböl Half Marathon:
    • Run a half marathon from Keszthely to Szigliget (on Friday)
  • 42.2km MaratonFüred:
    • Run a marathon from Badacsonytomaj to Balatonfüred (on Saturday)
  • 15.1km BSZM Finisher:
    • Run the last 15k of the Supermarathon from Balatonakarattya (on Sunday)

 

Map of the venue:

 

15th Lake Balaton Supermarathon:

Date:

  • 6-9 March 2025 (Thursday-Sunday)

Event website (in Hungarian and English):

 

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