"KING LEONIDAS" RACE
The race is an anniversary for the 2500 years of the battle of Thermopyles.
The Prefecture of Peloponnesse, the Municipality of Tripolis, the Municipality of Sparta and Spartan Runners, release the ultra running race of 80 km which is called King Leonidas race 80km.
This race connects the statues of 2 Greek Heroes, from which the runners will pass by:
- The statue of the General Theodoros Kolokotronis in Tripolis.
- The statue of King Leonidas in Sparta.
Date of the race: 21th October 2023
Starting point: 21th October 2023, Tripolis in Arcadia prefecture, Statue of Kolokotronis (Areos Square)
Start time: 14:00
Km: 80
Finishing point: 22th October 2022, Sparti,statue of King Leonidas 2:00
Race time limit: 12 hours.
The race will take place the same time with the Immortals Race 140km until Sparti which is the finish line for King Leonidas race.
The whole race is on public roads. At no point the race is in trails or paths.
The race will start at 14:00 in front of General Theodoros Kolokotronis' statue in Areos Square of Tripolis. After the first meters inside the square, athletes will run for about 2 km inside the city of Tripolis following the route to the old national road of Tripolis-Kalamata. After 18 km after the village of of Kato Asea athletes will turn left to the village of Paparis, which is in the 24th km. After a couple of km athletes will be in the mountain Taygetos and next to its peak line. At the 30th km athletes will be in Schortsinos village and after 8 km in the springs of Evrotas river, where is the first central station. Additionally, after this station all athletes must have a head torch so as to continue the race and and this will be checked by the organisation. After Evrotas' springs athletes will pass through all the beautiful villages of Taygetos, where stations are available:
- Loganikos
- Agoriani
- Georgitsi
- Alevrou
- Kastori
- Kastri
- Vordonia
- Servou
while at the 75th km athletes will turn right in Karavas, where a station is available. After 5 km is Sparta, the capital city of Laconia prefecture, at the 80th km.
CHECKPOINTS
Station 5 and from station 8 and every station until the end will be checkpoints and they all have closing time which will be strictly observed and you can check in the table at the end.
-1st Station: 5,0km.ΕΚΟ(water)
-2nd Station: 10,5km. Wind turbines- start of uphill (water)
-3rd Station: 14,7km. Intersection to Sparta - Vlachokerasia (water, isotonics, Coca Cola)
-4th Station: 19,3km.Intersection to Paparis, train lines (water, isotonics, Coca Cola)
-5th Station: 24,2km.Paparis (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices)
-6th Station:30,0ο km. Intersection Paparis: (water)
-7th Station: 35,0km Skortsinos:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices)
-8th Station: 37,0km Evrotas Springs:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta). This station is also the first checkpoint at 19.30(5 1/2 hours)
-9th Station: 45,0km Logganikos:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices)
-10th Station: 48,8km Agoriani:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola)
-11th Station: 52,0km Georgitsi:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola)
-12th Station:56,0o km Alevrou (water)
-13th Station: 60,0km Kastori (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta). This station is also the second checkpoint at 23.00 (9 hours)
-14th Station: 66,3km Vordonia:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola)
PARTICIPATION CRITERIAN
So as to participate in 80km race you need the following participation criteria in the last two years:
- To finish at least one marathon race on time.
REGISTRATION
The registrations will completed at 24 October 2022 until 12.00 the afternoon
In order to register for the race please follow the link:
https://results.chronolog.gr/registrationc1.aspx?h=832281361d780d643b91d9f94416f5fb&l=GR
RACE COST
The cost of the participation is 60,00€, if you need the bus transfer the cost will be 80,00€ (+20.00€). The cost needs to be deposited until 15/10/2023, so as to participate. The number of the account in
PIREAUS BANK is 50 7306 3798 547
IBAN: GR 0801 7207 3000 5073 0637 98 547 (the beneficiary's name is Pavlos Goranitis). In the deposit the name of the athlete is necessary to be written. You can also pay the amount of 50 or 60 euros in the shop of sports medals OLYMPUS, at Alexandrou Papanastasiou Avenue 124, Peiraias from 09.00-17.00 during weekdays (+30 215-5408840).It is not necessary to send a receipt of the payment. By writing the name of the athlete in the payment, the Organization can check the payment. If an athlete has not made the payment by the 28th of October, his/her registration will be cancelled and he/she will not participate in the race. No payment will be accepted in the day of the race.
RACE PROGRAM
Satyrday 21/10/2023
-8.30: The bus will leave from Athens
-10.30: The secretariat of the race will be open in the starting point in Tripolis.
-12.00: Pasta party
-14.00:Start of the Race
-00.00:Award ceremony (30/10/2022)
-2.00:End of race
-2.30:The bus will leave to Athens
This race connects the statues of 2 Greek Heroes, from which the runners will pass by:
- The statue of the General Theodoros Kolokotronis in Tripolis.
- The statue of King Leonidas in Sparta.
Date of the race: 21th October 2023
Starting point: 21th October 2023, Tripolis in Arcadia prefecture, Statue of Kolokotronis (Areos Square)
Start time: 14:00
Km: 80
Finishing point: 22th October 2022, Sparti,statue of King Leonidas 2:00
Race time limit: 12 hours.
The race will take place the same time with the Immortals Race 140km until Sparti which is the finish line for King Leonidas race.
The whole race is on public roads. At no point the race is in trails or paths.
The race will start at 14:00 in front of General Theodoros Kolokotronis' statue in Areos Square of Tripolis. After the first meters inside the square, athletes will run for about 2 km inside the city of Tripolis following the route to the old national road of Tripolis-Kalamata. After 18 km after the village of of Kato Asea athletes will turn left to the village of Paparis, which is in the 24th km. After a couple of km athletes will be in the mountain Taygetos and next to its peak line. At the 30th km athletes will be in Schortsinos village and after 8 km in the springs of Evrotas river, where is the first central station. Additionally, after this station all athletes must have a head torch so as to continue the race and and this will be checked by the organisation. After Evrotas' springs athletes will pass through all the beautiful villages of Taygetos, where stations are available:
- Loganikos
- Agoriani
- Georgitsi
- Alevrou
- Kastori
- Kastri
- Vordonia
- Servou
while at the 75th km athletes will turn right in Karavas, where a station is available. After 5 km is Sparta, the capital city of Laconia prefecture, at the 80th km.
CHECKPOINTS
Station 5 and from station 8 and every station until the end will be checkpoints and they all have closing time which will be strictly observed and you can check in the table at the end.
-1st Station: 5,0km.ΕΚΟ(water)
-2nd Station: 10,5km. Wind turbines- start of uphill (water)
-3rd Station: 14,7km. Intersection to Sparta - Vlachokerasia (water, isotonics, Coca Cola)
-4th Station: 19,3km.Intersection to Paparis, train lines (water, isotonics, Coca Cola)
-5th Station: 24,2km.Paparis (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices)
-6th Station:30,0ο km. Intersection Paparis: (water)
-7th Station: 35,0km Skortsinos:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices)
-8th Station: 37,0km Evrotas Springs:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta). This station is also the first checkpoint at 19.30(5 1/2 hours)
-9th Station: 45,0km Logganikos:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices)
-10th Station: 48,8km Agoriani:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola)
-11th Station: 52,0km Georgitsi:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola)
-12th Station:56,0o km Alevrou (water)
-13th Station: 60,0km Kastori (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta). This station is also the second checkpoint at 23.00 (9 hours)
-14th Station: 66,3km Vordonia:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola)
PARTICIPATION CRITERIAN
So as to participate in 80km race you need the following participation criteria in the last two years:
- To finish at least one marathon race on time.
REGISTRATION
The registrations will completed at 24 October 2022 until 12.00 the afternoon
In order to register for the race please follow the link:
https://results.chronolog.gr/registrationc1.aspx?h=832281361d780d643b91d9f94416f5fb&l=GR
RACE COST
The cost of the participation is 60,00€, if you need the bus transfer the cost will be 80,00€ (+20.00€). The cost needs to be deposited until 15/10/2023, so as to participate. The number of the account in
PIREAUS BANK is 50 7306 3798 547
IBAN: GR 0801 7207 3000 5073 0637 98 547 (the beneficiary's name is Pavlos Goranitis). In the deposit the name of the athlete is necessary to be written. You can also pay the amount of 50 or 60 euros in the shop of sports medals OLYMPUS, at Alexandrou Papanastasiou Avenue 124, Peiraias from 09.00-17.00 during weekdays (+30 215-5408840).It is not necessary to send a receipt of the payment. By writing the name of the athlete in the payment, the Organization can check the payment. If an athlete has not made the payment by the 28th of October, his/her registration will be cancelled and he/she will not participate in the race. No payment will be accepted in the day of the race.
RACE PROGRAM
Satyrday 21/10/2023
-8.30: The bus will leave from Athens
-10.30: The secretariat of the race will be open in the starting point in Tripolis.
-12.00: Pasta party
-14.00:Start of the Race
-00.00:Award ceremony (30/10/2022)
-2.00:End of race
-2.30:The bus will leave to Athens
