ATHENS RUNNING WEEKENDS

The Halandri 10K Run Race is an exciting running event taking place in one of the few open green areas of Athens located in a northern suburb near Athens, where Euripides was born.

For the 33rd time, Athens “The Authentic” Marathon is ready to welcome more than 35,000 runners of all ages with 15,000 of them running the entire Authentic Marathon Course, also known as The Classic Marathon A celebration of human will and mind, of solidarity and primary values, bearing messages for a better future at personal, community, national and international level.

The CityTrail Meteora 2015 is a unique chance to experience the 'Greece’s city in the sky' with the most captivating views at place 'out of this world'. A location with immense, breathtaking rock formations, 'sculpted' by the very hand of God is characterized by U.N.E.S.C.O as a “monument of Humanity that has to be maintained“. Meteora is one of Christianity’s holiest places as well as a landscape of outstanding natural beauty.

The “Kavala Night City Run 2015” is taking place at the city of Kavala, the small “Monte Carlo” of the East, which forms one of the most picturesque cities in Greece with beautiful beaches and its history that still remains alive. The historic buildings along with the picturesque coastline combined with the city’s modern breeze, are forming unique paths for runners from all over the world to enjoy.

The 4th Thessaloniki International Half Marathon, is an appealing new night running event of low difficulty, which is taking place in a city that has always been a crossroad of civilizations, a place where the East and West meets, where great cultures and religions have been mixed.

The "Spetses mini Marathon-Cross Spetses Channel Swimming Competition" is a mass sporting event being held in an island boasting a long naval tradition and rich history, offering a variety of activities, short excursions and romantic trips around the island in horse-drawn carriages.

The 4^th 32K round of Kefalonia is an appealing new running event taking place in one of the most scenic routes, offering breathtaking views and interesting scenery alterations.

The Ioannina Lake 30K Run is a great opportunity to explore the vivid city of Ioannina, surrounded by abundant natural beauty and endowed with rich historical evidence and experience running along the lakeside of Pamvotis lake. In addition, the flat route will enable you to achieve a Personal Best!

Serifos Sunset Race offers the unique experience of a sunset run along the beautiful beaches of Serifos. It is very good occasion to discover the beauty of an unspoiled Greek island that impresses its visitors with its wild beauty of the hilly bulks and the enchanting island feature of the traditional settlement.

The Kos City Run 10K 2015, taking place at the picturesque island of Kos, one of the most unique islands in the Aegean sea, is offering runners the chance to enjoy pure nature, wild beauty, stunning mountain landscapes, unspoiled beaches, therapeutic hot springs and friendly people.

The Athens-Sparta Pheidippides’ Ultra 245K Run, taking place for the 1st time, is one of the most extreme and demanding races that has ever been organized in Greece. Celebrating Pheidippides’ heroic action to run the course from Athens to Sparta,in 2 days in 490 B.C.

Ο αγώνας δρόμου “Mofkitsa Run” διοργανώνεται για πρώτη φορά στη Μοφκίτσα ή αλλιώς Ταξιάρχες, στο νομό Ηλείας. Μια περιοχή μοναδικής ομορφιάς που δίνει την ευκαιρία στους αθλητές να δουν από κοντά την ιστορική και πολιτισμική κληρονομιά αυτού του παραδοσιακού χωριού καθώς και να λάβουν μέρος σε ένα μεγάλο αθλητικό γεγονός του νομού Ηλείας.

Chios Half Marathon is a fantastic opportunity to discover a diverse and fragrant island. Medieval mastic villages, beautiful beaches, old mansions with stone pebbled courtyards, village castles perched on rocks, museums and Byzantine monuments, explosive customs, impressive caverns, Oinousses and Psara isles, long lasting traditions, History, distinguished personalities, culture, architecture, nature and a thriving city form a unique waiting to be discovered destination.

The Naxathlon 2015 is offering a unique endurance sporting experience and adventure in a place which is considered to be the "heart" of the Aegean combining the magic of the beaches and the beautiful mountainous landscape as an exotic backdrop, offering a feast of activities.

The Ikaria 5K & 10K- Run Plagia Village 2015, taking place at the picturesque village of Plagia, built on the mountain slopes, is offering runners the chance to enjoy pure nature, wild beauty, stunning mountain landscapes, unspoiled beaches, therapeutic hot springs and friendly people.

The Epidavros 15K Run Race is an exciting event taking place in one of the most important and popular archaeological sites in Greece offering the chance to combine running and enjoying the Theatre of Epidavros. With its extraordinary acoustics, this has become a very popular venue for the annual Epidavros Festival productions of Classical drama, which are staged on Friday and Saturday nights from June through until the last weekend in August.

The Folegandros Chora Races 2015 offer a great chance to enjoy running at a small, charming island with wild natural beauty where everything seem like they have come out of a fairy tale.

The Energizer Athens Night Run 2015 is a unique opportunity to run around the city center and through the historical district of Athens. Runners will enjoy the beauty of the city through an appealing running night run event and experience an outstanding celebration mood that characterizes this event during the evening.

Syros Half Marathon is a fantastic opportunity to discover an island where Greek tradition and western influence come to a harmonious marriage. Ermoúpoli is the island’s capital town and has been the first important trade and industrial centre of the country in the 19th century. Evidence of this glorious past can be seen on several public buildings. The medieval quarter of the Roman Catholic community and the fortress-like St George’s cathedral are on St George hill, also named Áno Sýros. Go up the stairs to the top of the hill and through the narrow streets, by the traditional whitewashed houses, the archways and the open spaces with a breathtaking view of the island.

Agistri Running and Swimming Race 2015 is offering the chance to run, swim, walk and have fun at a tiny green island with crystal beaches, attracting many tourists looking for relaxing holidays. The island of Agistri, a name that in Greek is translated as “Fishing Hook”, is a small yet beautiful island in the Saronic Gulf just 1 hour from Piraeus port in Agistri.