Announcement of participation in the 43th “SPARTATHLON”, which will be held on 27-28 September 2025 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
The right to apply for participation in SPARTATHLON 2025 race is open to Athletes who meet at least one of the following conditions (CRITERIA):
INTERNATIONAL RACES
a) Have covered the distance of at least 120 km for men or 110 km for women in a 12-hour race.
b) Have completed a 120 km race. within 12 hours for both men and women.
c) Finish the 100-mile race within 21:00 hours for men or 22:00 hours for women.
d) Finish the Western States 100-mile race within 24:00 hours for men or 25:00 hours for women.
e) Have covered the distance of at least 180 km for men or 170 km for women in a 24-hour race.
g) Have completed a 200-220 km non-stop race within 29:00 hours for men or 30:00 hours for women.
h) Have finished the UltraBalaton 211 km race within 29:00 hours for men or 30:00 hours for women.
i) Have completed a non-stop race of more than 220 km within 36:00 hours for men or 37:00 hours for women.
j) Finish the Badwater race within 39:00 hours for men or 40:00 hours for women.
k) Finish the Grand Union Canal Race within 34:00 hours for men or 35:00 hours for women.
l) Finish the Sakura Michi 250 km race within 36 hours.
m) Finish the Yamaguchi 100 Hagi-O-Kan Maranic 120 km within 12:00 hours for both men and women.
n) Have covered the distance of at least 280 km for men or 260 km for women in a 48-hour race.
RACES IN GREECE
a) Have completed a SPARTATHLON race within 36:00 hours.
b) The OLYMPIAN road Ancient Nemea-Olympia must have been completed within 27:00 hours for men and 28:00 hours for women.
c) Have completed the 215 km EUCHIDEIOS YPERATHLON within 33:00 hours for men or 34:00 hours for women.
d) Finish the “ROUT” RODOPI ADVENDURUN 100 miles race within 38:00 hours for men or 39:00 hours for women.
e) Finish the DOLICHOS 255 km within 42:00 hours for men or 43:00 hours for women.
g) Finish the VFUT PARANESTI 100-mile race within 32:00 hours for men or 33:00 hours for women.
h) Finish the race ROAD OF IMMORTALS 142 km. Within 17:00 hours for men or 18:00 hours for women.
i) Have completed the FROZEN PEAKS 261 km race. within 60:00 hours.
j) Have completed the 3ULTRA SUMMITS TIHIORACE 250km / 14000 D+ within 70 hours.
k) Have covered the distance of at least 120 km for men or 110 km for women in a 12-hour race.
l) Have completed a 120 km race. within 12 hours for both men and women.
m) Have completed a 100-mile race within 21:00 hours for men or 22:00 hours for women.
n) Have covered the distance of at least 180 km for men or 170 km for women in a 24-hour race.
o) Have completed a non-stop race of 200-220 km within 29:00 hours for men or 30:00 hours for women.
p) Have completed a non-stop race of more than 220 km within 36:00 hours for men or 37:00 hours for women.
g) Have covered the distance of at least 280 km for men or 260 km for women in a 48-hour race.
Athletes must have achieved the above CRITERIA within the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 (until 25/02/2025).
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.
