Announcement of participation in the 42nd “SPARTATHLON”, which will be held on 28-29 September 2024 with starting time at 07.00am on the standard Athens-Sparta route.
Experienced, healthy, and well-trained runners, who have reached the age of 18, are eligible to apply for participation. Participants assume full and personal responsibility for their state of health before and during the race.
Each participant must have previously applied for entry and received official acceptance from the International Spartathlon Association. Instructions and legally binding declarations can only be given to participants by the secretariat of the Association. Compliance with the rules, suggestions and instructions contained in this notice shall constitute a direct contractual obligation of the participating athlete, and failure to comply with them shall be a cause for disqualification.
Qualifying Races and Performances
To apply to Spartathlon 2024, runners need to have fulfilled at least one (1) of the following criteria within the years 2022, 2023, 2024 (up to February 25th):
INTERNATIONAL RACES
α) Cover a 120 km (men) or 110 km distance (women) in a 12-hour race.
b) Finish a 100-mile race in 21:00 hours (men) or 22:00 hours (women).
c) Finish Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, within 24:00 hours (men) or 25:00 hours (women).
d) Cover at least 180 km (men) or 170 km (women) in a 24-hour race.
e) Finish a non-stop 200-220 km race within 29:00 hours (men) or 30:00 hours (women).
f) Finish UltraBalaton 211 km in 29:00 hours (men) or 30:00 hours (women) *
g) Finish a longer than 220 km non-stop race within 36:00 hours (men) or 37:00 hours (women).
h) Finish Badwater race within 39:00 hours (men) or 40:00 hours (women).
i) Finish Grand Union Canal Race within 34:00 hours (men) or 35:00 hours (women).
j) Finish Sakura Michi 250-km race in 36:00 hours
k) Finish Challenge Fuji5 Lakes Ultra Marathon 120-km race within 12:00 hours Men and women
l) Cover a distance of at least 280 km (men) or 260 km (women) in a 48-hour race.
* Τhe distance of the Ultrabalaton race 221 km reduced to 211 km and the qualification limit is reduced to 29:00 hours for men and 30:00 hours for women
RACES IN GREECE
a) Finish Spartathlon race within 36:00 hours.
b) Finish Olympian Race Nemea-Olympia within 27:00 hours (men) or 28:00 hours (women).
c) Finish Eychidios Hyperathlos 215 km within 33:00 hours (men) or 34:00 hours (women).
d) Finish “ROUT” Rodopi Advendurun 100-mile race within 32:00 hours (men) or 33:00 hours (women).
e) Finish Dolichos Race Delphi-Olympia 255 km within 42:00 hours (men) or 43:00 hours (women).
f) Finish VFUT Paranesti 100 miles race within 32:00 hours (men) or 33:00 hours (women).
g) Finish Dromos Athanaton 142 km race within 17:00 hours men or 18:00 hours (women).
h) Finish FROZEN PEAKS 261 km race within 60:00 hours.
Participation applications for Spartathlon 2024 will begin on January 25, 2024 and will finish on February 25, 2024.
The full terms of the race have been posted on the “SPARTATHLON” website.
For any information or questions, interested parties can contact via email at info@spartathlon.gr.
