246 kmRoad🇬🇷 Athens, Greece

Spartathlon

Saturday, 25 September 2027Estimated dateIn 11 months · Start 07:00

A 246 km non-stop road ultra from the Acropolis to the statue of Leonidas in Sparta, retracing Pheidippides' run, with a night crossing of Mount Parthenio and strict checkpoint cut-offs.

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Elevation gain

3,000 m

Mountain · ↓ 3,000 m

Highest point

1,200 m

above sea level

Temp at start

18°C

Peaks around 26°C

Entry fee

≈ $525

Lottery + qualifying

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

36h cut-off

Getting thereFly into ATH (Spata-Artemida), about 20 km from the start

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Elevation profile

Mountain: about 3,000 m of climbing and 3,000 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

18°C

Peak during race

26°C

Humidity

54%

Chance of rain

Wind

8 km/h

25 September in past years

Historical averages for 25 September ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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