Bilingual race guides, athlete profiles and event updates built from primary sources. Every variable fact carries a visible fact-check date.
Yiannis Kouros’s four Spartathlon wins and his 24-hour, 48-hour, six-day and 1,000-mile world records, sourced directly to spartathlon.gr, the IAU and DUV.
How Stylianos Kyriakides won the 1946 Boston Marathon, became the race’s first charity runner, and brought American relief to postwar Greece.
What is documented about Stamata Revithi’s unofficial 1896 marathon run, and why her link to the runner known as "Melpomene" remains an open dispute.
How Spyridon Louis won the first Olympic marathon in 1896, from Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium, and what he left behind for today’s Athens Marathon.
What Herodotus actually wrote about Pheidippides, what Plutarch, Lucian and Browning added later, and how both halves of the legend live on today.
A sourced timeline of Greek distance-running legends — Louis, Kyriakides, Kouros — linked to today’s verified Greek champions.
Results and key moments from the Athens 2004 Olympic marathons: Baldini's win after de Lima was attacked, Noguchi's win as Radcliffe dropped out at 36km.
From a recorded 152nd place at Elefsina to 13th at the finish: the Spartathlon 2026 women’s winner’s race, section by section, from the official data.
The Othonoi–Santa Maria di Leuca crossing: 91.4km in 31 hours 50 minutes, separating reported facts from official records.
Stamatia Noula’s official marathon and half-marathon performances, sourced to her SEGAS athlete record.
From the 2011 and 2013 world titles to the Rio 2016 Olympic silver medal, based on World Aquatics and Hellenic Swimming Federation records.
Panagiotis Bitados’s official competition snapshot following his win at the 2026 Mediterranean Games.
The 2:33:40 run in Budapest in 1998 and 12th place in Athens in 1997, sourced to official World Athletics and SEGAS records.
The official World Aquatics medal record and world-level results documented by the Greek federation.
Results from the official Spartathlon record and UTMB Index, without unverified personal narrative.
UltraSwim 33.3 Skopelos 2027, the 'Mamma Mia Edition' (17-20 Sep): Classic 33.3 km and Build ~17 km, the Panormos base, from the organiser's own site.
16 ultra races in Greece besides the Spartathlon: backyard, 100km+, multi-day and mountain ultras by month, plus the 3 officially recognised as qualifiers.
A guide to the 12th TUI Rhodes Marathon (18 April 2027, Rhodes): distances, route, entry fees and what the official site has not yet confirmed.
What the Spartathlon is, the official entry standards, how runner selection works, and when it runs, based on the organiser’s own spartathlon.gr pages.
Every verified running, trail and triathlon race in Thessaloniki, Central, Western and Eastern Macedonia & Thrace, by month, with official sources.
Every verified running, trail and triathlon race in the Peloponnese, by month: Sparta, Nafplio, Kalamata, Costa Navarino, Taygetus, Parnon and Mainalo.
Every verified running, trail and triathlon race in Crete by month and area, with sourced climate notes for travelling runners.
Every verified running, trail, cycling and swimming race in Attica by month, from the Athens Marathon to Poseidon, with practical notes for visitors.
A guide to Zagori Mountain Running 2027 (16-18 July, Zagori): 93/60/33/21/10/5 km distances, routes, elevation gain and history from the official site.
A guide to the 16th Taygetos Challenge (27-28 Mar 2027, Kardamyli): the two-day Vertical Speed + 5/10/22/40km format and 16 years of history.
A guide to the Spartan Trifecta World Championship 2026 in Sparta: distances, course, registration and history, sourced from the official spartan.com page.
A guide to the Sfakia Sky Marathon (24 Oct 2026, Crete): 44.1 km, +3,050 m, route, cutoffs, registration and a comparison with the Olympus Marathon.
A guide to the 24th Minoan Athlos (6 Dec 2026): the 70km Phaistos-Knossos race, the 3x23km relay, registration and cost from the official site.
A guide to the 2026 Olympia Marathon (28-29 Nov, Ancient Olympia): distances, schedule, registration, fees and entry rules from the official site.
A guide to the 1st Mani Backyard Ultra (12 Dec 2026, Stoupa, Messinia): the rules, the 6.706 m loop, the 40 euro fee and registration, official site.
A guide to the 21st Loutraki Ultramarathon Festival (12h/24h/48h, 22-24 Oct 2026): formats, registration, cost and history from the official site.
A guide to the 10th Authentic Phidippides Run (Athens-Sparta-Athens, 485.3 km, 19-23 Nov 2026): route, cutoffs, registration and cost, official site.
The 21st Alexander the Great Marathon runs Pella to Thessaloniki on 4 April 2027. Route, history, the Kyriakidis dedication, and what is still unannounced.
Everything you need on Greece's first UCI Gravel World Series race: route, registration and history, all sourced from the official event page.
The 36th Olympus Mountaineering Marathon and the other Mount Olympus trail races in the bib2bib catalog: routes, registration, history, official sources.
18 verified running, trail and swimming races on 12 Cyclades, Dodecanese and North Aegean islands, grouped island by island and by month.
The 25 upcoming half marathons (21.1K) in Greece through late 2027, by month, with city and official registration link.
Distances from 5K to marathon, how registration usually works, what the medical-certificate rule actually says, and how to find your first race on bib2bib.
Verified 5K and 10K races in Greece over the coming months, by region, with what the distances mean and how to find them on bib2bib.
The notable, verified road, trail, cycling and open-water races in Greece from October 2026 through February 2027, laid out month by month.
Compare the Athens Marathon, Athens Half Marathon, Poseidon Half Marathon and other Athens races: month, distance, course character and who each suits.
Every Athens Marathon winner 2010–2025 with a source per year, the course and race records, finisher numbers and prize money, from official results.
The historic Marathon-to-Stadium route, race weekend distances, how foreign runners register, where to watch, and what November weather in Athens is like.
Athens Marathon 2026 start times by block (08:30–10:09), runner shuttle buses and boarding points, own-transport rules and bag drop, per the organiser.
Athens Marathon 7–8 Nov 2026 road closures, metro and buses: what the organiser confirmed, what happened in 2025, and when official measures appear.
Athens Marathon weather from 30 years of 1–15 November data, the 2015–2025 race Sundays, and what it means for your kit and jacket.
How to follow an Athens Marathon runner live, then find results, the certificate and photos: official app, chip mats, ERT TV and the objection window.
Athens Marathon expo 2026 and bib pickup at Faliro, 4–7 Nov: hours, documents, kit by level, no Sunday pickup, and how to get there.
Athens Marathon 5K, 10K, Universities Night Run and Kids Race 2026: start times, routes, time limits, bag drop and traffic bans, from organiser pages.
Athens Marathon 2027: date and registration not yet announced. 2026 sold out in under 36 hours (75/165 EUR); every route to a place, plus a Plan B.
The Athens Marathon course km by km: terrain, climbs and elevation, sourced to the organiser's own route page and official GPX file.
From the 276 official 2026 finish results: how progress at the checkpoints, the share each section takes and the second-half slowdown differ across four finish-time bands.
43 editions held, the progression of the fastest time from Kouros to Bódis, and who has won the most times, from the official Spartathlon race archive.
When each Spartathlon checkpoint closes, the average pace it takes to get there, which of the stretches we compare is tightest, and how the 2026 field fared against the cut-offs.
42 of 61 Greek athletes with a recorded post-Start passage have a finish time. The Greek performances in the official 2026 table.
How to read the official table and checkpoints: early margins, available passages and the 2026 measurements.
The official 1983–2026 archive records Tamás Bódis’s 19:40:51 as the fastest time in Spartathlon history.
See the whynot Legacy Nafplio events on 10–11 October 2026 and which details require a new organiser check.
The 12th Serifos Sunset Race takes place on 12–13 September 2026 with road races, open-water swims and children’s events.
IRONMAN 70.3 Greece takes place on 25 October 2026 at Costa Navarino. See the official distances and what remains TBA.
The 43rd Athens Marathon takes place on 7–8 November 2026. See confirmed race times and the official registration deadline.
The 19th Alonissos Challenge takes place on 5–6 September 2026. See the race formats and the conflict in the official swim-distance wording.
IRONMAN 70.3 Costa Navarino, TRIMAN, sprint/standard series, aquathlon, monthly water temperatures and the federation's role — verified races only.
Trail running in Greece by mountain region — Olympus, the Pindus, Crete, the Peloponnese, the islands — with sourced distances, dates and safety rules.
What swimrun is, its official rules, and all 7 swimrun entries in the bib2bib catalog: Corinth and Hydra, with dates, distances and sources.
8 island open-water races in the bib2bib catalog: distances, month-by-month sea temperature, and the real safety rules behind each event.
A guide to cycling in Greece — road, gravel, MTB, hill climbs and brevets — with the catalog's biggest recurring races and sourced dates.
Compare Sprint, Standard, Middle, Long and IRONMAN distances, then find verified triathlon races in Greece.
The bib2bib catalog of road, cycling, triathlon and open-water races in Greece from April through August 2026, month by month, with sources.
Every 42.195K marathon in Greece for 2026–2027: date, city, official link, seasonality, and month-by-month weather for each destination.
Selected open-water swimming races in Greece in 2026, with official sources and a clear distinction between federation and mass-participation events.
Find running, triathlon, open-water and cycling events in Greece in 2026, with filters and official source links.
A source-tracked guide to Greece’s 2026 brevets, with selected upcoming dates and visible change warnings.
The three verification levels, what "checked on" means, why some races are not indexed yet, and how a listing actually gets corrected.
GO Milina–Alatas 2026 moves to 27 September. See the official update and the 1.5 km, 3 km and 8.5 km swim distances.
Athlete profiles begin with official competition records. Personal, medical and injury narratives require direct, scoped consent and original reporting.