SPAR BUDAPEST MARATHON, HUNGARY – 11 OCTOBER 2015

Overnight rain was quickly drying up by the time Marathoners and 30km runners departed in ideal conditions: 14°C under an overcast sky. Dániel Soós crossed the line first, also taking the top spot in the Hungarian national championship.

Among the women Tímea Merényi repeated her 2012 win but was hard pressed by veteran Simona Staicu who had made the Rio 2016 qualifying time in Berlin only two weeks previously.

In marked contrast to the chauvinistic reputation currently ascribed to the Hungarian Government the Budapest Marathon is one of the most foreigner-friendly events to be found anywhere in the world. Runners are cheered in along the home straight with their name and country of origin announced — along with thanks for their participation. The Coca-Cola Wake Your Body 30km was won by a Norwegian man and a Spanish woman.

In total a record 27,860 runners from 80 countries took part in one or other of the weekend's events.

The oldest Marathon runner to participate was 80-year old György Kiss who improved his time of last year by 15 minutes.

MEN:
1  Dániel SOOS                    HUN  2:25:21
2  Péter JENKEI                     HUN  2:25:53
3  Izer Ádám IZER                 HUN  2:27:12
4  Tamás BOGOS                    HUN  2:27:34
5  Szabolcs BEDA                   HUN  2:30:29
6  István VARGA                    HUN  2:30:50
7  Tamás János NAGY             HUN  2:32:03
8  Giorgio CALCATERRA           ITA  2:32:45
9  Gábor SZABO                     HUN  2:33:23
10 Máté SZEDERKENYNI          HUN  2:33:31  
 
WOMEN:
1  Timea MERENYI                 HUN  2:45:11
2  Simona STAICU                   HUN  2:47:33
3  Szabina LALUSKA                 HUN  2:50:58
4  Réka KOVACS                     HUN  3:02:44
5  Trow, Lydia TROW                GBR  3:09:20
6  Lilla EGERVOLGYI                HUN  3:13:50
7  Diána BOSZNAY                   HUN  3:14:07
8  Tamara TINTA                      HUN  3:15:02
9  Olga-Iulia GHINGA               ROU  3:16:07
10 Zsóka FENDRIK                   HUN  3:17:04
 
10km
MEN:
1  Albert   MINCZER               HUN    32:51
2  Imre Csaba CSONTOS           HUN    34:11
3  György NAGY                        HUN    34:53
 
WOMEN:
1  Karolina Helga HORVATH   HUN    38:08
2  Kiss Ágnes KISS                    HUN    38:17
3  Eszter TOTH                          HUN    39:39

Source. AIMSworldrunning.org