Announcement,
We inform you that Spartathlon will now have its own official Facebook page coordinated by President Vagelis Polymeris, the Secretariat of the Association and IT Manager Panagiotis Bonelis. You can get information for Spartathlon news and announcements also via www.facebook.com/spartathlonGR
For the I.S.A
President
Vangelis Polymeris
Spartathlon revives the footsteps of Pheidippides, an ancient Athenian long distance runner, who in 490 BC, before the battle of Marathon, was sent to Sparta to seek help in the war between the Greeks and the Persians.
Described as the world's most grueling race, the Spartathlon runs over rough tracks and muddy paths, crosses vineyards and olive groves, climbs steep hillsides and, most challenging of all, takes the runners on the 1,200 meter ascent and descent of Mount Parthenio in the dead of night.
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