RUNNING TOURS
Sightrun Budapest with a tour guide
CONTACT ME FOR YOUR RUNNING TOUR IN BUDAPEST
✦ A flexible choice of routes and running challenges,
✦ Circuits off the beaten track and away from crowds,
✦ Discover Budapest with a official tour guide,
✦ 1 dried fruit during, and 1 drink after the run (included),
✦ Get your own commemorative medal (included) ! 🥇
✦ My pace for running tours : 5'30"/km or slower,
✦ Plan for 7-10 km (4-6 miles) depending on route,
✦ Feel free to ask questions or stop for pictures.
✦ 50% of profit from my running tours go to charity.
PRICE :
Non-exclusive : 15€ per person (2 hours),
Exclusive : 50€ per person or group up to 6 people (2 hours).
Disclaimer : you should be reasonably fit to take part in this activity, and are doing so at your own risk.
IDEAS FOR YOUR RUN
Easy green run
Classic park run or in-town discovery (mostly flat terrain)
Meeting at your hotel, warm-up then guided run in nearby parks, along the Danube or in the part of town of your choice. Feel free to ask questions and stop for pictures. Stretch after the run, and get a well-deserved medal and coffee break (included).
Places of power
Between parliament and castle ↗
Meeting at your hotel, warm-up then guided run among the places of power in Budapest, crossing Danube bridges linking Buda and Pest. Feel free to ask questions and stop for pictures. Stretch after the run, and get a well-deserved medal and coffee break (included).
Gellért hill
A panorama worth a little ascend ↗↗
Meeting at your hotel, warm-up then guided run to the top of the Gellért hill for a panorama protected by UNESCO and many other points of interest. Feel free to ask questions and stop for pictures or breath. Stretch after the run, and get a well-deserved medal and coffee break (included).
FOLLOW OR JOIN MY RUNNING CHALLENGES
(extracts from an extensive wishlist)
THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE
Reach as many half-marathons as my years (the sooner the better)
✦ I only ran my 1st half-marathon at the age of 38, so I'm playing catch-up !
✦ Age (half-marathons completed) : 2016 (1), 2017 (5), 2018 (6), 2019 (13), 2020 (17 and counting)...
2017 : How it all started
Run 40 km / month in the year leading to my 40th birthday ✔️
It doesn't sound that much, but it was 40 km per month more than ever before (school notwithstanding). I was also raising money for charity, which helped for motivation.
2018 : Looking for colder challenges
Complete my 6th HM on the frozen ocean off Vladivostok (Russia) ✔️
At 40 I started to look for challenges, and the HONOR Vladivostok Ice Run on the frozen ocean was exactly what I was looking for. Being served tea by Russian soldiers at refreshment stations was possibly the most eerie of it all.
2019 : Budapest Easter Bunny Run (1st edition)
Creating and running my own designs ✔️
The 'Budapest Easter Bunny Run' is a half-marathon open to all, following a set pattern around Budapest. It is not a race per se (road code but be observed), but all participants get a medal and enjoy a picnic on Margaret island after the run.
2019 : Pushing my limits
5 half-marathons in 5 days in the Scottish Highlands ✔️ (3/5)
Attempting to run 5 back-to-back HM to link the Atlantic ocean at Fort Williams to the North sea at Inverness, following the Great Glen Way, Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and Loch Ness. In the end, I managed 'only' 3 HM and 2 hikes - but in a kilt !
2020 : Run 1000 km in a year
i.e. the distance between Budapest and Istanbul
Over the past year, I have been focusing more on distance than speed. This new challenge equals to running the distance of a half-marathon every week.
2020 : Tour de Budapest Challenge
If we can't travel, it's time to explore our home
The Tour de Budapest is a week-long challenge to run around the Hungarian capital, at the rate of one half-marathon per day, starting with hilly Buda and finishing with flat Pest.
2021 : Budapest Easter Bunny Run (2nd edition)
Event open to all !
The 'Budapest Easter Bunny Run' is a half-marathon open to all, following a set pattern around Budapest, although not a race per se (road code but be observed). All participants get a medal and enjoy a post-race picnic on Margaret island.
2021 : Wings for life
Running for those who can't (charity run)
I love the triple concept of this race :
✦ No distance is set, you run until a virtual car catches up with you,
✦ Everyone runs at the same time from everywhere in the world,
✦ Entry fees (and 50% of the profits from my running tours) go to charity.
