Athens Marathon 2024
Book nowEurokinissi
- Next event : Sun, November 10, 2024Date confirmed
- Last event : 11 Sat ➜ November 12, 2023
The event in a few words
In Greece 🇬🇷, within one of the oldest cities in the world, Athens📍, we gather for a race of mythological proportions. As the largest city and capital of the country, it spreads across the Attica Plain, overlooked by the Parnitha, Lycabettus, and Hymettus mountains 🏔️. Taking place in November 🗓️, the Athens Marathon welcomes you with temperatures ranging from 12° to 18°C 🌡️. An ideal weather 🌤️ for covering the 5 km, 10 km, or the marathon distance 👸.
Fans of myths, stories, and legends, let us tell you about this marathon's tale. The star isn't Zeus ⚡️, Poseidon 🔱, or Odysseus 🏹, but a certain Pheidippides. A legendary runner sent to Athens, following the battle of Marathon 📍, to announce the victory over the Persian invaders, on September 13, 490 BC. And, the term “marathon” comes from this story, thanks to Pierre de Coubertin 🇫🇷. This French historian, by reviving the Olympic Games in 1894, introduced, from the first edition ☝️, a long-distance running event of about forty kilometers, the distance between the city of Marathon and Athens. Now that you're nearly an expert 🤓, let's focus on our event ⬇️.
The event features a 5 km, a 10 km, and a marathon (42.195 km). The finish line for all these races is the historic Panathenaic Stadium of Athens, where the first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896. It has been renovated several times, notably for the 2004 Olympics (the year the national football team won its only European Championship ⚽️), and has hosted over 30,000 people for the archery events and the marathon finishes 🏁. In a nutshell, runners from all over the world 🌎 are expected each year to participate in the most legendary 42.195 km. Beyond the sporting experience, you'll get to enjoy the magnificent landscapes of Greece and the warm hospitality of its people 😁.
To extend your weekend, we suggest visiting the iconic rocky plateau of the Acropolis, rising in the center of Athens and its museum 🖼️. And while you're there, don’t miss the unmissable “Virgin's House”, the Parthenon 🏛️, which is a true Greek treasure. Wander through the narrow streets of the old district of Pláka, where you can find souvenir shops 🏺 and restaurants 🍴. It’s a perfect segue into discussing the country's culinary specialties, like the choriatiki, for example, tzatziki 🥒, or the taramasalata (the real recipe).
A distance for every taste
- MarathonTOP
- 10 km
- 5 km
- Kids
- Sun, November 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM ➜ 11/10/2024
- Elevation gain : 350mD+
A few more words
Buckle up! 🛫 The Athens Marathon is a challenging course 🥵. The first 4 kilometers slightly descend. You'll be running on Marathon Avenue, after which you'll make a left into Marathonomachon Street and the Tomb area for the next 2.2 km 🗿. The route takes a nearly circular path around the Marathon Battle memorial 📜.
From the 6th to the 10th km, the course is flat. From the 11th to the 17th km, it partly climbs 📈. As you go, you'll pass through Pikermi, with uphill sections alternating until km 25, the most notable being the extended climb at km 25. The Pallini Pass at the 27th and 28th km, is also a climb! 👣 From the Gerakas region starts the toughest part of the course, the uneven junction of Stavros, km 30-31 will really challenge your legs!🦵 This intense stretch is followed by a steep descent reaching Agia Paraskevi square. You'll run down Mesogion Avenue, passing through Chalandri and Cholargo, where flat and descending sections alternate until the finish. A descent follows, starting from the National Defence Ministry and ending at Katehaki junction, at 37.5 km, where runners pass under the bridge 🌉.
After the Errikos Dunan Hospital, you'll continue left onto Michalakopoulou Avenue 🏨, to the traffic light at the intersection of Michalakopoulou and Phidippidou 🚦. Then, follow Phidippidou Street on the right until Kifisias & Alexandras Junction. You'll pass in front of the U.S. embassy, the Concert Hall 🎸, and the Freedom Park, at 40 km, where the last refreshment station 🥤 is located.
At the Hilton Hotel, you'll make a right turn toward Syntagma Square, continuing down Vas Sofias Avenue and passing by the Evangelismos Hospital and the War Museum ⚔️.
In the final stretch of the marathon, turn left onto Herodou Attikou Street, at 41.2 km, passing by the Maximos Mansion, the Presidential Palace 🏰, and the National Garden 🌸. Near the statue of the discus thrower ⚖️, you'll face the Panathenaic Stadium. Only a few meters on the stadium’s forecourt remain until you enter and run the final 170 meters inside 🔥 to the finish line! 🏁
Road Running 10 km
Road Running- Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Road Running 5 km
Road Running- Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM
A 1.2 km children's race is also planned for the future sports stars ⭐.
Any more questions?
The Athens Marathon will start at 9 AM
The 10 km race will start at 8:15 AM. You should arrive at Vas Amalias Avenue (at the height of Megaros Bodosakis), towards Syntagma, at least 30 minutes to 1 hour before the race starts.
Yes, here they are:
The Athens Marathon: 8-hour cut-off
The 10 km race: 1 hour and 30 minutes cut-off
You must be at least 18 years old, thus born in 2006 or earlier, to participate in the Athens Marathon. For the 10 km race, you must be at least 12 years old, thus born in 2012 or earlier.
Age is calculated based on the year of birth, not by the calendar date.
Transportation of marathon participants to the starting area is provided by buses from six different points in central Athens:
Metro Line 2 "Sygrou-Fix", along Sygrou Avenue, boarding from the upstream side (exit "Sygrou"). Note: The last bus departure from Sygrou-Fix station will be at 06:15 AM.
Metro Station Line 2 & 3 "Constitution"
along Vasilissis Amalia Avenue on the side of the Hellenic Parliament / the "Unknown Soldier" monument
along Vass Georgiou Street, in front of Megali Bretania hotel.
Metro Line 2 "University", along University Avenue on the University side
Metro Station Line 3 "Evangelismos", along Vasilissis Sofias Avenue from the upstream side
Metro Line 3 Station "Katehaki", along Mesogeion Avenue from the incline towards Ag. Paraskevi
Electric Station Omonia along University Avenue and September 3rd Avenue at Omonia Square
You can leave your belongings in the clothing transport vehicles based on each runner's participation number. Each vehicle will have a sign showing the range of numbers. The vehicles will be located 150 meters ahead of the Start Arch (after the starting line), to transport clothing to the finish line. After finishing, bags can be reclaimed by showing your participation number in a designated area that will be communicated to you. To drop off your bag, the sticker with your participation number must be attached to the bag in a clearly visible manner to facilitate its return by volunteers after the finish.
If you're the organizer of this race and want to enhance your page's content, claim it here.
Focus
More races await you
The new generation platform that allows all runners, whatever their level, to (re)discover the French territory and heritage, by finding the races that suit them.
Made in France, between Lyon and Nantes