XI. Szeged Charity Half Marathon

Szeged, Hungary

Expected November 2027

Our best guess from a single past year. We'll firm it up when the organiser confirms.

Choose your distance

Half Marathon

Distance

21.1km

Start Time

10:00

Cutoff

13:00

Terrain

Road

From last year's edition. Details may change once confirmed.

Overview

The Szeged Charity Half Marathon starts and finishes in Erzsébet Liget, a green park in the heart of Szeged, and packs a full winter themed race family into one Sunday morning. Adults head out on the city's certified roads and paved paths for the half marathon, the 10 km and the 6 km, while the youngest runners take on shorter loops of 3 km, 1 km and 500 m. Both the 21 km and the 10 km courses carry AIMS certification, and the half marathon can also be completed as a two or four person relay, with three change points marked along the way. Runners pick up chip timing, a unique finisher medal at the line, refreshments on the course and at the finish, free downloadable photos and a certificate, with changing rooms, showers and a bag store a short walk from the race centre. Official pace runners lead the half marathon field to 1:45, 2:00, 2:15 and 2:30, and every finisher must be home by 13:00.

AIMS certified 21 km and 10 km courses
Start and finish in Erzsébet Liget
Winter and Christmas themed race family
Relay options over the half marathon course
Charity event supporting children's causes
Official pace runners for the half marathon

Course map

View the route on Plotaroute

Opens on Plotaroute, outside Finndu

The practical side

Start / Finish

Start

Szeged, Erzsébet Liget (race centre)

Finish

Szeged, Erzsébet Liget (race centre)

Race Day

Bib and T-shirt collection runs at the race centre on Saturday 13:00 to 16:00 and on race day from 07:30 until 10 minutes before the start of the chosen distance, on presentation of the QR code sent with the entry confirmation. On-site registration and cash payment are possible at the race centre registration tent on Saturday 13:00 to 16:00 and on race day from 07:30 until 15 minutes before the start. Anyone entering or paying on or after 2026-11-23 collects a bib at the on-site registration tent instead of a personalised pre-printed number.

Good to know

What you get

Finisher medal

Chip timing

Race photos

Unique finisher medal handed over at the finish line

Finisher pack

Free downloadable race photos

Downloadable certificate

Optional technical running T-shirt (extra fee, orderable with entry)

Marked and marshalled route

Medical service

Changing facilities

Showers

Bag storage (no valuables)

Finisher t-shirtAt the race centre bib handover tent: on Saturday 28 November 2026 from 13:00 to 16:00, and on race day, Sunday 29 November, from 07:30 until 10 minutes before the start of your distance. Bring the QR code from your confirmation email or from the entries section of your account, either on your phone or printed.

Finisher certificateYes. The entry fee includes free downloadable race photos and a downloadable certificate, alongside the finisher medal and finisher pack.

Food after the finishAt the finish runners are offered water, isotonic drink, cola, biscuits, wafers, salted pretzels, fruit and glucose.

On the day

Toilets

Changing facilities

Bag drop

Merchandise

Marshals on course

First aid on course

Water on course4

AccessibilityMobile toilets are placed at the race centre, and the Szeged City Sports Hall provides separate men's and women's washrooms as well as the changing rooms. Mobile toilets are also available on the course at 12 km and 18 km.

ShowersYes. In the Szeged City Sports Hall, about 350 metres from the race centre, there is one men's and one women's changing room with showers, and the bag store is also located there. Valuables cannot be stored.

Aid stations · 4Hópihe 500 m, Hógolyó 1 km, Hóember 3 km and Mikulás 6 km: refreshment point at the finish · Hózápor 10 km: refreshment points at 5.5 km and at the finish · Lavina Half Marathon and half marathon relays: refreshment points at 5.5 km, 12.1 km, 17.3 km and at the finish

Before you enter

RefundsAdvance entries cannot be cancelled and paid entry fees are not refunded. The only option is to transfer the entry to another runner.

TransfersEntries may be transferred to another runner until Friday 2026-11-27 at 18:00. The request must be sent in writing only to [email protected]; requests by phone, fax, Facebook or any other channel are not accepted. A dedicated marketplace is available in the user account to help buyers and sellers, but the club takes no part in the payment and accepts no responsibility for the money changing hands.

DeferralsEntries cannot be carried over to another race organised by Pulzus Szeged Futóklub SE.

If the race is cancelledIn force majeure situations (extreme weather, epidemic situation, emergency measures declared to protect health and life) that make the race impossible to organise or hold, the organiser decides at its discretion whether to hold or postpone the event and is not obliged to refund entry fees.

Bad weatherAccording to the National Meteorological Service forecast, if the average daytime temperature on race day fails to reach -10 degrees or reaches 40 degrees, or in the case of snow or freezing rain, storm or storm-force wind, the organiser has discretionary power to hold or postpone the race.

Minimum ageYes. The Hópihe 500 m is open to children aged 2 to 6 accompanied by a parent, who does not need to enter. The Hógolyó 1 km is open to ages 2 to 15. On the 3 km, 6 km, 10 km and relay distances, children under 10 may only start with a parent alongside, and the accompanying adult does not need to enter but then receives no medal, T-shirt or bib. Written parental consent is required for entrants aged 10 to 15, and for the half marathon from age 12, with entrants aged 12 to 15 needing written consent. The parental consent form is downloadable from the event website and must be shown at bib collection.

DogsNo. Roller skating, cycling, running without a race number and running with a dog are all forbidden, and anyone helped by a cyclist, roller skater or personal pacer is disqualified. The runner's teammates may not be accompanied by any vehicle, roller skates or dog either.

HeadphonesNo. Using any music or other player in both ears at once is forbidden, because headphones block outside noise and can interfere with other runners, marshals and the medical team. Breaking this rule means immediate disqualification.

Time limitYes. Runners on the Mikulás 6 km, Hózápor 10 km, Lavina Half Marathon, Pingvin relay and Yeti relay must finish by 13:00. A sweep cyclist rides at the pace required by the time limit, and any runner caught by the sweep cyclist must remove their race number and is considered withdrawn from the race.

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XI. Szeged Charity Half Marathon

Overview

Course map

The practical side

Good to know

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Can I change my distance after entering?

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What is available at the refreshment points?

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