Date of the Race

08. June 2008

Organiser of the Race

BSI

The denominative main supporter of the competition

K&H Bank

Character of competition

• Marathon relay race; competition of teams consist of 6 people, and each member of the team runs the same course (1 lap) changing each other
• Half-Marathon relay race; competition of teams consist of 3 people, and each member of the team runs the same course (1 lap) changing each other
• Fun Run relay race, competition of teams consist of 3 people, and each member of the team runs the same course (1 lap) changing each other

Distances

• Marathon relay race 42195 m, i.e.: 6 x 7032.5 m
• Half-Marathon relay race 21097,5 m, i.e.: 3 x 7032.5 m
• Fun Run relay race 3×2,1 km

Race centre

Kossuth Square, Club-house of MTESZ

Start, Relay points, Finish

Kossuth Square

Course

• Marathon and Half-Marathon relay race: Kossuth Square - Balassi B. Street - Széchenyi Quay up - Újpesti Quay down - TURN (Dráva Str.) - Újpesti Quay down - Széchenyi Quay down - TURN (Eötvös Square) - Széchenyi Quay down - (Garibaldi Str.) Széchenyi Quay up -Széchenyi Str. - Akadémia Str. - Kossuth Square
• Fun Run relay race: Kossuth Square - Balassi B. Street - Széchenyi Quay up - Margarate Bridge, from south exit Széchenyi Quay down - from entrance of Garibaldi Str. Kossuth Square

Start

Marathon and Half-Marathon relay race 11.00 a.m. from the adequate zones in accordance with the planed time per km of the first member:

• within 3 h
• 3.00-3:30 min
• 3.30-4.00 h
• above 4 h

Fun Run relay race 9.30 a.m.

Categories

Marathon relay race: The ranking into categories is based on the total age of team-members (2008 minus years of birth). The men's and women's teams will be awarded separated, the mixed teams will be awarded among men.

• I. category: max. 114 years
• II. category: min. 115 years - max. 234 years
• III. category: min. 235 years

Half-Marathon relay race: There is no age-categories, the men's and women's teams will be awarded separated , the mixed teams will be awarded among men.

Fun Run relay race: There are no age-categories, the men's and women's teams will be awarded separated , the mixed teams will be awarded among men.

Entry fees, Deadline

available as of end of January

The registration fee contains

• unique branded T-shirt (except family walking)
• refreshment
• finish packet
• 16,67% VAT
• results' books will be sent to every participant within 3 weeks

Application

• Application by mail: until 29th May (BSI 1554 Bp. Pf:7)
• Application on the Internet: by filling the registration form found on our Hungarian website www.futanet.hu in Hungarian until 5th Juny. Upon request sent to budapest.run@t-online.hu we send you a registration form that can be sent back by e-mail.
• Application in person:
  • in the BSI office on workdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the latest on 5th Juny
  • at our races at the information desk
  • in the race center on 31 May from 11.30 until 15 minutes before the given race

If the application is not done in person, the application form is to be sent to BSI until the deadline of the postal application.

In case of pre-application the application fee can be paid by bankcard (VISA, Maestro, MasterCard) in the BSI office or by the authorisation given on the application form it can be lifted from an embossed card.

Registration-number, chip and T-shirts to be taken

• In the race center on 8th June from 8.30 until 30 minutes before the given race
• To avoid the crowd we let in the competition centre only one person per team, proving the paymenthe with the registration coupon or the check certifying the paid fee.

Time measurement

The total net time of the team is measured by the barcode on the relay baton.

Refreshment stations

On the quay (for half marathon and marathon) and in the finish

Results

The results will be available on our Hungarian website www.futanet.hu in Hungarian as of the evening of 8th June.

Awarding

1st-3rd places in both genders

Dressing rooms, clothes deposit (gardrobes)

In the tents on the spot

Information

Budapest Marathon Organisation

• Budapest Marathon Organisation 1138 Budapest, Váci út 152.
• Tel.: 00 36 1 273 0939, 00 36 1 220-8211, 00 36 20 965 1966
• Fax: 00 36 1 273 0936
• Internet: www.budapestmarathon.com
• E-Mail: budapest.run@t-online.hu

Miscellaneous

• Every runner and participant in wheel chair, who accepts the regulations of the race, can start the race.
• All those will be disqualified, who fold or cover their number of registration, or do not wear it attached to their chest. Those who do not complete the full stretch defined by the organisers and who fill out their registration forms with false, incomplete or imprecise data, will also be disqualified.
• It is forbidden to roller blade, ride a bicycle, run with a dog, run with somebody on a bicycle and to run without a registration number.
• We cannot store any items of value.
• Any advertising activity must be done with the permission of the BSI, and must comply with the rules of advertisements as defined by the BSI.
• BSI reserves the right to limit the number of participants and close the registration at any time.
• BSI reserves the right to modify the course and date.