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Supermarathon (''Vienna–Budapest Supermarathon until 2005'') is a 320 kilometer five-day

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connecting the capitals of

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. It is the largest and most significant ultramarathon race in Hungary and one of the biggest in

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. Organised since 1990, this multiday race was run for its first fifteen years between Vienna and Budapest but was modified in 2006 to include Bratislava as well. The change in the route shortened the race to 320 kilometers from 352 kilometers. This reduced the second day to 84 kilometers from 116 kilometers, which according to competitors, significantly changed the dynamics of the event. The shorter second day made completion easier but sped up the event and now favors faster ultra runners over those with more endurance. The race developed quickly in the early 1990s and there were 65 individual competitors by 1995. However, the race began a slow decline as many individual athletes saw that organizers put more time, money and effort into accommodating the accompanying relay race at the disadvantage of the individual competition. By 2003, the number of competitors had fallen to 30, although the change in route also helped the individual race and the number of runners grew to 42 in 2006. Meanwhile, the relay race thrived and from an initial 55 teams grew to 167 teams by 2006. Relay teams consist of five members and during the first four days, four of the five runners compete. On the fifth day, each relay member as well as individual athletes compete in a half marathon. Prize money awarded in the race is unequalled by any other race in Hungary. Winners receive around $7,800 worth of cash, gifts and other prizes, second place receives $5,800 and third place receives $4,200. Due in part to the relatively high prize money, the race regularly attracts some of the region's biggest names, including former

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winner Maria Bak of Germany, former

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winner Anatoli Kruglikov of Russia, former

Spartathlon Spartathlon is a ultramarathon race held annually in Greece since 1983, between Athens and Sparti, the modern town on the site of ancient Sparta. The Spartathlon is based on the run of Pheidippides, who ran from Athens to Sparta before the ...

winner

János Bogár János Bogár (born July 26, 1964, in Miskolc, Hungary) is a Hungarian ultramarathon runner. Ultramarathon career highlights Bogár has set and held national records in nearly all Hungarian ultramarathon events in which he has competed. ...

and Polish greats Jaroslaw Janicki and Thomasz Chawawko as well as Brazil's former 100 kilometer world record holder Valmir Nunes.

Winners

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Men

Route

External links

*Official Event Site: *
The Vienna-Bratislava-Budapest Ultramarathon homepage
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