40th SPAR Budapest Marathon: Double Hungarian Victory at the Biggest Hungarian Marathon Ever, 100,000 People in Two Days
Double Hungarian victory and a historic participation record marked the finish of the anniversary 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival’s classic Sunday distance. Among the men, Máté Vásárhelyi, and among the women, Viktória Nyikos were the first to break the tape at the biggest Hungarian marathon of all time. A total of 40,851 people registered for […]
1,400 people behind the scenes of this weekend’s record marathon
A record-breaking crew powers the jubilee 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival A sporting history record has been set: 40,219 people registered for one of the weekend distances at the 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival. Enabling this huge crowd to enjoy the joy of community running along Budapest’s most beautiful routes requires an almost 1,400-strong backstage […]
40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival breaks the 40k barrier
It’s official: the jubilee 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival has set a historic record A total of 40,219 people have registered for one of the weekend’s distances, and organizers have announced a full house for Sunday. At this scale, the event will be the largest mass-participation sports event ever held in Hungary. Marathon sold out! […]
Incredible characters: meet the most extraordinary entrants of the 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival
Records and tens of thousands of runners aren’t the only things making the 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival unforgettable—quirky athletes will, too. The field includes participants taking on unusual challenges and runners in eye-catching costumes, all contributing to the unique atmosphere of the biggest marathon in Hungarian history. Superhuman effort for adoption One of the […]
Celebratory Comeback: After 11 Years, the Budapest Marathon’s Legendary Record Holder Returns to the Start Line
Celebratory Comeback: After 11 Years, the Budapest Marathon’s Legendary Record Holder Returns to the Start LineA milestone birthday and the jubilee of a legendary race—these are what drew back Judit Földingné Nagy, an iconic figure in Hungarian long-distance running. The seven-time winner of the Budapest Marathon, who held the Hungarian marathon record for 26 years, […]
World Day of Organ Donation at the Record Marathon: Transplant Recipients, Families and Doctors Celebrate Together
To mark the World Day of Organ Donation and Transplantation (October 11), the Hungarian Transplant Recipients’ Association (MSZSZ) will celebrate life through movement: at the 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival, transplant recipients, their treating physicians and grateful family members will line up together at the start. The runners and walkers in red shirts will be […]
A Theatrical Summit at the 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival
From October 11–12, the 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival will host a true theatrical summit. The uniquely European “Run, Theatre, Run” relay—now in its 14th year—has attracted a record 25 teams. At the start line, representatives of Budapest and regional theatres, independent companies, festivals and musical ensembles line up together, proving that this initiative has […]
Where the Greatest Heroes Start: 500 m Inclusion Run at the Record-Breaking 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival
The FODISZ Inclusion Run will once again be held at Hungary’s largest mass-participation sporting event, the 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival. The symbolic 500-metre distance is designed to let children and young people with disabilities experience the joy of community sport and competition, while drawing attention to the importance of social inclusion. Organised by the […]
A Special Role for Gábor Krausz at Budapest’s Record Marathon This October
While tens of thousands run on October 11–12 at the jubilee 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival, celebrity chef Gábor Krausz will take on a special role alongside Frigyes Vomberg and András Wolf: on Saturday, instead of lining up at the start, the trio will step behind a giant cauldron to cook for a good cause. […]
World-Class Feat: Two Para Athletes Gear Up for the 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival
Multiple world and European champion para triathlete and Rio Paralympian Péter Boronkay is preparing for a truly unique challenge: at Hungary’s largest mass-participation sports event—the jubilee 40th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival—he will push his friend, Dr. András Nagy, who lives with a mobility impairment, the entire 42 km in a special racing wheelchair. Dubbed the […]