You can find the timetable here.

Take Tram 4/6 to ‘Margitsziget / Margit híd’ stop and walk through the middle of the Island (approximately 2 km), or use Google Maps Navigation to plan your trip.

Plan your trip for the quickest way to the location:

• Click here to see the BKV (Budapest Transport Company) schedule,
• or plan your trip either with the help of BKK application or Google maps,
• or download the BKK Futár mobile app from the Google Play Store (available for iOS and Windows phone as well)

Arrive by bicycle; we provide supervised bicycle storage on the event day! (Use the community MOL BUBI bikes!)

Parking: There are few parking spaces in the surrounding streets, which fill up early in the morning. It’s better to choose more distant but secure parking options. 

• The parking lot is available at the northern end of the Margaret Island, next to Arpad Bridge.
• You must comply with the traffic signs placed in the parking lot, and follow the rules of the KRESZ (Hungarian public road traffic rules).

The starting line will be located on Frigyes Schulek promenade, near the Water Tower.

The event center will be set up on the ground floor of the Margaret Island Water Tower.

On-site, at the event venue, the race center:

• The BIB pick up dates will be finalised at the beginning of April 2024. 
  

You will be allowed to enter the race number pick-up area when a table becomes available. The race number pick-up tables are not organized by race number; you can approach any available table. It is IMPORTANT that you know your race number when you queue up at the tables.

If you don’t know your race number, you can search for your name in the starting list for the relevant distance, and your race number will be displayed.

Changing rooms

• The men’s changing room will be set up in a tent on the west side of the Great Meadow.
  The women’s changing room will be located on the floor of the Water Tower on Margaret Island.
• Facilities will be open before and after the race.
• Showers are also available on location for individual half marathon runners.
• Additionally, there will be changing rooms at the relay exchange station.

Cloakroom

• The cloakroom tents will be set up on the Pest side of the Great Meadow, near the men’s changing rooms.
• In tents at the start/finish area. It can be used with the baggage tag attached to your bib.
• Attention! We don’t guard valuables in the cloakroom!
• There will be no cloakroom at the relay exchange station.
• There will be a monitored bike rack at the site of the race.

Toilets

• There will be portable toilets and urinals for men near the race center, at the start/finish area, at each refreshment and relay exchange station.

Start zones:

• 1st zone: Within 4:30 min/km – 10 km time between 45:00 min and below
• 2nd zone: Between 4:30-5:00 min/km – 10 km time between 45:00-50:00 min
• 3rd zone: Between 5:00-5:30 min/km – 10 km time between 50:00-55:00 min
• 4th zone: Between 5:30-6:00 min/km – 10 km time between 55:00-1:00:00 h
• 5th zone: Between 6:00-6:30 min/km – 10 km time between 1:00:00-1:05:00 h
• 6th zone: Above 6:30 min/km – 10 km time above 1:05:00 h
  
  

Please note that if you encounter a runner with an incorrect sticker in your race zone, kindly advise them to choose a race zone that corresponds to their planned finishing time in order to avoid confusion, chaos, and potential accidents.

Wheelchair and handbike participants completing the distance under their own power will start 1 minute ahead of the main field and can line up at the starting gate no later than 5 minutes before the start. They will be accompanied by a lead motorcycle and may pass the motorcycle at a designated point after the final route has been confirmed.

Participants in the 10 km distance will start in multiple waves, with each wave starting every 1 minute. After reaching the starting line, the next wave will start 2 minutes later.

At the front of the next wave, organizers will be standing to guide and lead the field to the starting line.

Any equipment left in the race zone will be collected immediately after the start and donated to the Hungarian Red Cross for charitable purposes.

Distance: 10,000 meters

Kilometer Markers: Every kilometer is marked with a sign placed 2 meters above the route. This allows you to keep track and ensure that you complete the distance at your planned and trained pace.

In the Telekom Vivicitta 10-kilometer distance, pace runners will assist in achieving successful finish times:

• 50 minutes
• 1 hour
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• 1 hour 30 minutes

You can find the downloadable pace charts here.

• At the refreshment stations along the route, we will provide 1 cubic meter collection containers primarily for collecting empty cups. You will find these containers on both sides of the route, following the last refreshment table.

• The last container will be placed 50 meters after the end of the station, and this will be indicated by a separate sign. Please make sure to dispose of any waste from the refreshment station into this container.

• Any waste generated along the route should not be scattered. Please place it in the containers provided at the refreshment stations.

• At the refreshment stations, we will not hand you cups filled with water or isotonic drinks. You are responsible for taking these from the tables yourself. Under no circumstances should you place used, empty cups back onto the refreshment tables!

• Refreshment stations can often pose challenges. Do not attempt to squeeze between two runners for a quick drink or snack. Adhere to basic etiquette during the race as well. Wait your turn and remember that there are often fewer people towards the end of the station. Take only what you need, as there may be runners behind you who need refreshments even more.

• If weather conditions warrant, we may set up additional temporary water stations along the route.

• After crossing the finish line, you can collect your medal first, followed by your finisher’s package.

1 hour 30 minutes net time (aligned with the start time of the last participant)

The field is followed by a sweeper bus maintaining a continuously slowing pace. Anyone overtaken by the sweeper bus must board it, their race number will be marked, and they will not be allowed to enter the finish area.

The timing provider is AGNI-Timing.

The timing is done using UHF chips attached to the back of the bib number. Please read the information about chip usage!

Bib Number Wearing Rules: The timing is conducted through timing mats (antennas) placed on the ground, which detect the signal transmitter placed on the bib number from a distance of approximately 2-3 meters. The timestamp is recorded when the strongest signal is detected (when passing over the mat).

To ensure successful recording of individual times, please observe the following rules:

The bib number must be worn visibly throughout the race, on the abdomen/chest area. (Bib belt holders are allowed.) Covering or concealing the bib number is prohibited. Do not remove, fold, or pierce the chip located on the back of the bib number. Everyone should ensure that they wear their own bib number during the race. After crossing the finish line, please leave the timing point as soon as possible.

The 1st to 3rd place male and female athletes in the Vivicitta 10 km race will be awarded. The award ceremony will be based on the order of arrival at the finish line (gross time). The online results list may show different rankings based on net time.

1st to 3rd place wheelchair and handbike male and female competitors: material gift.