Dent, Bob: Budapest for Children - Our Budapest (Budapest, 1992)
9. Fintess and Fun - Sport activities
74 FITNESS AND FŰN Palace. Rackets can be hired. Training is given for under-sixes. 4. Vasas Sports Club, 11-13 Pasaréti út. Indoor courts available in winter, outdoor in summer. 5. Flamenco Tennis Centre, Villányi út, near Móricz Zsigmond körtér. Indoor and outdoor. Courts available in summer only. 6. Sports Club, 2-4 Czakó u. (up Hegyalja út to the north of Gellért Hill). April to November. Jogging and Running A popular place is around the perimeter of Margaret Island (6) as the island is convenient and relatively traffic-free. Some other places mentioned in section 6 are also suitable, e.g. City Park, People’s Park, Városmajor and Vérmező. The “Island Handicap” [Szigeti Handicap] is a 5 km run round Margaret Island for all ages and abilities. First Saturday of every month. Starts at 10 am from the Hajós Swimming Baths. You can change inside the building. Registration 9 am, Ft 100 fee payable on first run, thereafter no charge for one year. Not so much a competition, more a health and fun run involving a points system to measure your own performance. All welcome. The Futapest Club, based in the city council offices at 62-64 Váci u. (tel: 118-3933) organises regular running events—e.g. the “Futapest” run in early September and the “Mikulás” run in early December in the City Park. The IBC1SZ Budapest Marathon is an annual marathon usually taking place on the second Sunday in May. Minimum age for the marathon is 18, but there is also a 6 km “fun run” which is open to children. The start and finish is at the People’s Stadium [Népstadion] and you can join in at the last minute. The “Vivicitta” run is based on the Italian model. Normally the first Sunday in April sees a mass, 12 km run around the city, starting from the Palatínus baths on Margaret Island. Open to all, including children. Table-tennis Community centres (10) and sports centres (see below) may have tables, but otherwise possibilities are
