Athens - Marathon

This is a recreation of the original Marathon-to-Athens route run by Pheidippidis in 490 B.C., which began the modern day marathon run.

The annual marathon is held in early November. It is open to both sexes and all ages and the official race distance is 42.2km. The starting line is in the village of Marathon, northeast of Athens and the finish line is at the Olympic stadium in the heart of Athens.