Due to bad weather the event has been postponed from 16 May to 24 May 2010!
Located in Hungary's north-western corner, the Szigetköz is a 50km-long island bounded by two rivers - the Danube and the Mosoni-Duna (or Moson Danube).
The Szigetköz Minimaraton takes you on a 16km-loop into this flat area of fields, woods and wetlands, beloved by canoeists, fishermen, birdwatchers, horse riders and cyclists.
The event includes a 4k and a 16k race.
The start and finish are in Mosonmagyaróvár, a town of 30,000 inhabitants, just a few kilometres from the borders with Austria and Slovakia.
As for tourism, the town is highly popular for its thermal spa and for comparatively cheap dental treatment, but there's also a pleasant old town and a large castle founded in the 13th century.
Mosonmagyaróvár is easy to reach by rail as it's on the main Vienna-Budapest line.
In 2009, the winners of the 16km race were József Major (52:57) and Mónika Horváth (1:08:48)
Country: Hungary
Venue (Map): Mosonmagyaróvár (Bratislava 35km, Vienna 83km, Budapest 163km)
Date: 24 May 2010 (Whit Monday, public holiday in Hungary)
Race distance: 4km; 16km; 300m
Start time: 9.15 (16km); 9.30 (300m); 11.00 (4km)
Start and finish: Kiserdő utca (Kiserdő Street)
Entries: on the day
Entry fees: 300 HUF (4km), 700 HUF (16km)
<Exchange rate: 1000 HUF = ca. 3.70 EUR (January 2010)>
Race centre: Kiserdő utca (Kiserdő Street), 200m from the Carl Flesch Cultural Centre (Flesch Károly Központ)
Prizes (4km, 16km): trophies to the first 3; medals to the first 3 in each category; T-Shirt to the first 50 finishers (4km, 16km)
Changing facilities: Móra Ferenc Általános Iskola (Móra Ferenc Primary School)
Number of finishers 2009: 96 (4km), 85 (16km)
Event website: struccfutoklub.hu
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