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Budapest Half Marathon

08:008:00 AM Budapest
Heroes' Square
Heroes' Square. Photograph by Petr Šmerkl, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The half marathon has a 3 hour net time limit counted from the start of the last wave, with a closing bus behind the field.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A 3-hour net limit and a closing bus3 hours net, from the last wave's start; a bus sweeps the field.
  • Seven corrals from 8:00 and aid every 3 to 4 kmCorral by pace, 8:00 to 8:41 starts; aid every 3 to 4 km.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsA 3-hour net limit and a closing bus3 hours net, from the last wave's start; a bus sweeps the field.

The organiser sets the cut-off at 3 hours net time, aligned with the start time of the last wave. A closing bus follows the field at the pace of the 3:00 pacer, and anyone it overtakes has to board it, with the bib crossed out and no entry to the finish area.

Sourced

Whole courseCrowdSeven corrals from 8:00 and aid every 3 to 4 kmCorral by pace, 8:00 to 8:41 starts; aid every 3 to 4 km.

Corrals are set from the pace entered at registration and are only open to runners of that pace, which keeps the first kilometres calmer. The organiser’s table runs from corral 1 (under 1:35:00, 8:00) to corral 7 (over 2:27:00, 8:41). Aid stations carry water, isotonic drink, banana, glucose and salt tablets, though not every item at every station, and personal refreshments cannot be dropped off. Every kilometre is signed on a 2 metre sign.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Budapest, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
21.1 km13.1 mi
cut-off
3:00 h

Race week

Timetable

Sunday 5 September Race day

  1. Time not published

    Half marathon time limit 3 hours net time, aligned with the start time of the last wave. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.0975 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
Other races (4)

  1. 08:008:00 AM

    Half marathon start The half marathon starts at 8:00 in several corral waves.

  2. 08:008:00 AM

    Half marathon relay for 2 start

  3. 08:008:00 AM

    Half marathon relay for 3 start

  4. 12:1512:15 PM

    10 km start

Times as published by the organiser, in Budapest time, checked .

Add to calendar .ics file, times in Budapest time

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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