Budapest goes luminous on February 21, 2026, as the White Run returns to the Kőbánya (Quarry) cellar system for a neon-meets-night running adventure beneath the city. Show up in snow-white, charge your LEDs, and follow glowing UV markers through vibrating corridors where every stride sparks against the darkness. It’s a secret-feeling, elegant underground ball where your footsteps set the beat and the light carves the stage. Meeting point: 1105 Budapest, Előd u. 1., KÖSZI, Rottenbiller Park.
What to Expect
This is more than a race. It’s a light-drenched escapade in chilly tunnels where white becomes your armor and your glow paints the route. Think radiant LEDs, UV flashes, and mysteriously pulsing light lanes. Ready to shine below ground?
Distances
– Manó sprint (300 m), Mini sprint (700 m), Maxi sprint (700 m), Generational sprint (700 m) — all above ground
– Tunnel Loop (4.3 km) — 2.7 miles, with 2.3 km/1.4 miles underground
– Tunnel Mini-Marathon (7 km) — 4.3 miles, with 2.3 km/1.4 miles underground
– Tunnel Mid-Marathon (14 km) — 8.7 miles
– Tunnel Half Marathon (21 km) — 13.1 miles, solo and relay (three 7 km/4.3-mile laps)
– Pentathlon Hike (8 km) — 5 miles
– Tunnel Hike (2.5 km) — 1.6 miles
Schedule
– 07:00 Race office opens; Tunnel Hike groups 1–2 (2.5 km)
– 08:00 Tunnel Hike groups 3–4 (2.5 km)
– 10:00 Manó sprint 300 m (above ground)
– 10:10 Mini sprint 700 m, Maxi sprint 700 m (above ground)
– 10:20 Generational sprint 700 m (above ground)
– 10:30 Tunnel Half Marathon 21 km (solo, relay; 3 laps of 7 km)
– 11:15 Tunnel Mid-Marathon 14 km (2 laps of 7 km)
– 12:00 Tunnel Mini-Marathon 7 km (2.3 km underground)
– 13:30 Pentathlon Hike 8 km
– 14:30 Tunnel Loop 4.3 km (2.3 km underground)
– 16:00 Tunnel Hike groups 5–6 (2.5 km)
– 16:30 Race office closes
Registration
On-site entries close 45 minutes before each start, if online registration hasn’t reached the capacity limit. Date: February 21, 2026. Location: Budapest. Contact details available via the listed info and phone links. Wear white. Bring your glow. Run the dark.
