Running to the gods on an ancient trail
Olympus Marathon: Race of gods revives the sacred trail (video)
Olympus
marathon is the international mountain running event in Greece, carried
out on Mount Olympus, known in mythology as the home of the gods. The
route revives a sacred trail followed by ancient Greeks every year in
order to honor Zeus. It kicks off at the remains of the sacred city of
Dion with athletes reaching up to 2,800 meters.
Participants need to be aged over 18. Registration is open from January 23 through to May 15.
To participate, runners should have previous experience in similar kinds of races with at least 2 mountain/trail events of over 20K and 1200+ or 1 of 35km and 2200+ over the last two years. Athletes also need to present organizers with a medical certificate. Applicants without this experience will be rejected and have 50% of their entry fee refunded.
Participation is at 50.50 euros. Each participant will receive the race technical T-shirt along with his/her bib number on race’s eve. All athletes cross the finish line within the time limit (10 hours) will receive a remembrance medal. All athletes will also have access to a pasta party on the race’s eve, catering during the race, and a meal after the race. Each participant can print out through the event’s website a certificate showing ranking and time, only when the official results will be announced.
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Participants need to be aged over 18. Registration is open from January 23 through to May 15.
To participate, runners should have previous experience in similar kinds of races with at least 2 mountain/trail events of over 20K and 1200+ or 1 of 35km and 2200+ over the last two years. Athletes also need to present organizers with a medical certificate. Applicants without this experience will be rejected and have 50% of their entry fee refunded.
Participation is at 50.50 euros. Each participant will receive the race technical T-shirt along with his/her bib number on race’s eve. All athletes cross the finish line within the time limit (10 hours) will receive a remembrance medal. All athletes will also have access to a pasta party on the race’s eve, catering during the race, and a meal after the race. Each participant can print out through the event’s website a certificate showing ranking and time, only when the official results will be announced.
EVENT SCHEDULECLICK HERE for more information
Friday, June 26, 2015
19.00 to 22.00. Athletes registration, Nautical Museum
Saturday, June 27, 2015
10:00 to 23:00 Athletes registration.
19:00 Children’s Races Games (Olympus Kids and Olympus junior)
19:00-22:00 Pasta Party
20:15 Technical briefing
Sunday, June 28, 2015
4.20 to 5.20 bus departure from Litochoro park to the archaeological site of Dion
6.05 Start of the race
10.45 to 16.05 Finishes of the athletes
17.00 to 17.30 Awards
19:00 to 20:30 End 10th OM-Party
