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Košice · Slovakia

Cycling & running events in Košice, 2026

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The Run Slovakia

The Run Slovakia is a Slovak race series, with its Košice event named “naprieč Slovenskom,” or across Slovakia. Scheduled for June, this is not a typical city road race; the Košice edition is a 521 km relay and long-distance march. The format suggests teams covering a very long route rather than individual runners competing over a standard distance. Petr Klimeš is the listed organizer, and the event’s official site is therun.sk.

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Košice Peace Half marathon

The Košice Peace Half Marathon includes the Polmaraton, a 21.1 km half marathon, and the Desiatka, a 10 km race. This road-running event takes place in May in Košice, located in Slovakia’s Košice region. The available listing does not provide a street-by-street course map. Therefore, it is understood as a city race based in Košice, not a trail or point-to-point run. The listed edition had 562 participants. Race information can be found on the Košice Marathon website.

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Medzinárodný maratón mieru

At 9:00 on the first Sunday of October, runners assemble on Hlavná Street in Košice for the International Peace Marathon, commonly known as MMM. This 42 km road marathon takes place in eastern Slovakia, organized by Marathon Club Košice, and has been held annually since 1924. It holds the distinction of being the oldest marathon in Europe and the third oldest globally, following Boston and Yonkers. The start is located in front of the DoubleTree by Hilton, formerly the Hotel Slovan, in Košice's city center. The event attracts strong international competitors and a significant local gathering, with marathon runners participating alongside other races within the MMM program. A separate women's race has been held since 1980. The marathon has been recognized with a World Athletics Heritage Plaque, and its course records are 2:06:47 for men and 2:21:08 for women.

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Košice Training Notes

Running: Locals keep running simple in Košice. Forest Park Furča gives you 7 km of asphalt and forest surface with slight elevation, so it works for easy Z2, steady intervals, or a clean reset after work. The Furča loop runs 5 km, which makes pacing feel natural. City Park gives runners a flat 7-15 km mix of gravel and asphalt when the legs need base miles. Nad Jazerom Dam keeps a flat 5-9 km asphalt line along the Hornád River. Medzinárodný maratón mieru and the Košice Peace Half Marathon are the anchor events.

Cycling: Locals ride out of Košice because the climbs sit close. The Košice region gives cyclists more than 1,300 km of routes, and the city centre can send you straight into Čermeľ Valley toward Bankov hill, Jahodná, and Lajoška. Lajoška sits 908 metres above sea level, and the cottage is only 13 km from the city. The climb to Lajoška is 1 km and adds 370 m. Little Rouge Circuit feels like a tidy gran fondo day, and Furcian Trail keeps the singletrack mood local.

Season: June and July bring the best cycling rhythm, with long warm days and cool nights that make morning Z2 and evening spins easy. October belongs to marathon legs, because Košice Peace Marathon gives the city its proper anchor event. Summer runners lean on City Park, Nad Jazerom Dam, and shaded Furča work, while riders stretch toward the dam, local villages, Jahodná, Bankov hill, and the Slovak-Hungarian border. Winter changes the deal for both sports, because Košice gets long, cold, snowy winters and January averages -4°C. Locals keep running short and honest, and cyclists move from road miles to sturdier winter setups when the snow lands.

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