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Athens Marathon (Greece)

Nov 12, 2017

4.0

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Where

Athens, Greece

Start time

06:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

November 12, 2017 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 06:00

MarathonPoint to pointRun/Walk

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By: Reinhard S.

Posted: November 13, 2023

Must-do but with flaws

Course: **** I would usually rate this course with three stars: while the first half is nice, the second half is strip mall after strip mall, but what could they really change unless they deviated from the first run? Nothing! It's the original, it's special, and that's what runners from all over the world come for. It is what it is. Organization: *** Could easily be a five star organization, but there are two major flaws for which I deducted one star each: 1. Late start The race starts quite late. It could be so much nicer, and the temperatures much cooler, if it started at sunrise. I took a shuttle bus (very efficient) at 6:15 am, arrived at the start shortly past 7 am, and waited for two more hours until the race started then. 2. Trash The amount of trash created by runners was incredible, easily the most that I have ever seen at a race. While I appreciated receiving an entire water bottle that I could carry from stop to stop, half empty bottles were tossed away everywhere along the course outside the city centre, sometimes even creating a hazard. Separate receptacles, as announced by the organisers, could not be seen. I would suggest offering cups (or refill stations) as a default, and then bottles upon request. Spectators: ***** Great support even outside the city limits. Loved the energy from the community. Thank you.

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As the organisers of the Athens Marathon. The Authentic look back on a record entry of 18,500 runners on Sunday for the 35th edition of their historic race, they are also looking to the future. In recent years the economic problems besetting Greece have had their impact on the race but, like Pheidippides of ancient legend and present-day marathon runners, they kept going.

General News

Nov 13, 2017

Kenyan Kalalei triumphs in Athens Marathon

Kenyan Samuel Kalalei won the Athens Marathon in 2:12:17 while Ethiopian Bedaru Hirpa Badane won the women's race in 2:34.18.

General News Daily Nation

Nov 13, 2017

Samuel Kalalei gives himself early Birthday present while Bedatu Badane takes top women's honours in Athens Marathon

Kenya's Samuel Kalalei and Bedatu Hirpa Badane of Ethiopia wrote their names in history by becoming winners of the 35th Athens Marathon. In warm conditions and with the historic course presenting its annual challenge of rolling hills followed by cruel descent, Kalalei surged away from his compatriot Milton Rotich with seven kilometres remaining.

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Nov 12, 2017

Nancy Arusei of Kenya returns to defend Athens Marathon title

The "Athens Marathon. The Authentic" will be run on November 12 on the original course with the start in the small coastal town of Marathon and finishing in the old Olympic arena of Athens, the marble Panathenaic Stadium. It was this same route which the runners trod for the first Marathon of modern Olympic era in 1896. The unique historical background to the race attracts more and more runners to the Athens Marathon each year.

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