IMMORTALS' RACE 142 KM
10th ANNIVERSARY ORGANIZATION
26 - 27/10/2024
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The Prefecture of Peloponnesse, the Municipality of Tripolis, the Municipality of Megalopolis, the Municipality of Sparta, the Municipality of Kalamata along with the Runners' Club of Messinia and Spartan Runners, release the ultra running race of 142 km which is called Immortals' Race. The ultra running race will take place on the 26th of October 2024 from Tripolis to Kalamata via Sparta and Mystra. This year is the 10th Anniversary Organization - and is dedicted to the all global Greek Community!
This race connects the statues of 4 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. - The statue of the last Byzantine Emperor Konstantinos Palaiologos in Mystras. - The statue of Victory with Grigorios Dikaios (Papaflessas), Theodoros Kolokotronis and Petrompeis Mavromichalis in Kalamata. The race is almost next or through mountain Taygetos. The route Tripolis-Sparta is next to the peak line and through the villages of north Taygetos. |
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Date of the race: 26th - 27th October 2024
Starting point: 26th October 2024, Tripolis in Arcadia prefecture, Statue of Kolokotronis (Areos Square) Start time: 14:00 Distance Km: 142 (almost) Positive elavation: +2.500m almost Finishing point: 27th October 2024, central square of Kalamata at 13.00pm(In Greece the time at this day, is turn off at the 04.00 goes again at the 03.00) Race time limit: 24 hours. |
This race connects the statues of 4 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.
- The statue of the last Byzantine Emperor Konstantinos Palaiologos in Mystras.
- The statue of Victory with Grigorios Dikaios (Papaflessas), Theodoros Kolokotronis and Petrompeis Mavromichalis in Kalamata.
The race is almost next or through mountain Taygetos. The route Tripolis-Sparta is next to the peak line and through the villages of north Taygetos.
TYPE OF THE RACE - TERAIN
The whole race is on a public road. DOES NOT ENTER TRAIL OR PATHS AT ANY POINT.
The race will start in front of the statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis in Areos square of Tripoli. After crossing the first meters on the square, you will run about 2km inside Tripoli and you will exit it, turning into the old National Tripoli - Kalamata. After crossing about 18km on the old National Road passing CP1-CP2-CP3, and reach the village of Kato Asea, shortly after that at CP4 you will turn left, towards the village of Paparis, which you will meet at the 24th kilometer of where CP5 is. After the village of Paparis and after crossing a few kilometers, you will enter the mountain range of Taygetos and you will move parallel to its ridge. At 30km you will arrive at the village of Skortsinos CP6-CP7 and after 7km at 37km you reach the springs of Evrotas CP8, where it is the first large central station. You must arrive at this station within 5.30 hours of the start of the race. Closing time of the station is set at 19:30. Also after this point all athletes will have to bring a headlight in order to continue, and will be checked in this regard! After the springs of Evrotas you enter for good in Taygetos and you start to cross, all the beautiful villages of Taygetos. Successively you will cross the following villages where in most there will be CP stations:
-Kipparissi
-Loganikos CP9
-Αgoriani CP10
-Georgitsi CP11
-Αleurou CP12
-Κastorion CP13
-Κastri
-Vordonia CP14
-Servou
while ATTENTION at some point on the main road leading to Sparta, you will turn right (there will be several signs - white arrows on the road on both sides) and you will enter the community of Karavas CP16, where there will be the station. 5 km after Karavas, you reach the capital of Laconia - Sparta, at about the 80th km. Now you have reached the second statue of the race, that of King Leonidas. There in front of the statue there will be the second central station CP17, under the supervision of the Spartan Runners, who will take over the staffing of the station! At the statue of King Leonidas in Sparta, you must have arrived within 12 hours, by 02:00 in the early hours of Sunday 27/10/2024!
Now you move inside Sparta, which you cross through Konstantinou Paleologou Street and turn right on Lykourgou Avenue, in the direction of Mystras. At about 85 km you have reached Mystras CP18, and the 3rd statue of your destination - that of the last Emperor of Byzantium, Constantine Paleologos. After Mystras you start to run vertically the mountain range of Taygetos, and to have in front of you, the most difficult point of the race-the ascent of Taygetos, with final destination Kalamata. You pass the settlement Pikoulianika CP19 where the view of the city of Sparta at night compensates you after the prolonged uphill to there, Trypi CP20 and the historic Kaiada, (it will be especially good in this part of the route to be equipped with a windbreaker since the wind and the cold during the hours you will spend are usually quite intense) and you start to go up for good now, through several turns of the asphalt mountain road of Taygetos where you will meet the CP21. You will also go through the legendary holes that the road passes where at about 100km you will find the CP22, it is an opportunity to see your performance at 100km, and then you will head to the ridge. After about 27 kilometers from Sparta, you have reached the ridge of Taygetos and the Tourist Shop, where you find the last central station CP23, about 107th km of the route. From there, the descent begins, as you descend Taygetos and nothing stops you, until your final destination, which is Kalamata! For the fact that the prolonged uphill has tired you physically and the downhill will be quite painful for the feet, especially the next 4 stations we tried to have a satisfactory time limit for exclusion. So going down you will meet CP24 at 112km, you will pass the village of Artemisia CP25 at 117th km and you have about one half marathon left, until you reach Kalamata. You cross the last kilometers on Taygetos, with most of the route being downhill except for the point at about 130km where you see a difficult part uphill, but now the finish line when you go up this part is only 10km and the view of Kalamata from above and CP27 rewards you 100%! Leaving from there you now reach the 136th km of the route, where there is also the last stop of the CP28 race! Now Kalamata is below you, and you see it almost all the way, until you reach your final destination. Enter Kalamata, somewhere in the 140th km. After doing about 2 km in Kalamata, you reach the center of Kalamata, and the central square of the city, where the statue of Gregory the Righteous, stand proudly. You have already finished, after more than 142 kilometers, making a painful and at the same time beautiful race.
Start time: 14:00, 26 Οctober 2024
-Finish: Kalamata, within 24 hours, until 13:00(after the change of the hour, at the morning of 04.00)
STATIONS - CHECK POINTS - STEAKS
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) - there is no time limit
-2nd Station: 10,5km. Wind turbines- start of uphill (water) - there is no time limit
-3rd Station: 14,7km. Intersection to Sparta - Vlachokerasia (water, isotonics, Coca Cola) - there is no time limit
-4th Station: 19,3km.Intersection to Paparis, train lines (water, isotonics, Coca Cola) - there is no time limit
-5th Station: 24,2km.Paparis (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 17.30
-6th Station:30,0ο km. Intersection Agriakona: (water, Coca Cola), until 18.20
-7th Station: 35,0km Skortsinos:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 19.15
-8th Station: 37,0km Evrotas Springs:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta), until 19.30
-9th Station: 45,0km Logganikos:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 21.00
-10th Station: 48,8km Agoriani:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola), until 21.40
-11th Station: 52,0km Georgitsi:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola), until 22.15
-12th Station:56,0o km Alevrou (water), until 22.50
-13th Station: 60,0km Kastori (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta),until 23.30
-14th Station: 62,0km Kastri (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices) - there is no time limit
-15th Station: 66,3km Vordonia:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola), until 00.30
-16th Station: 70,0km To Sparta:(water) - This station is not with people/ there is no time limit
-17th Station: 74,8km Karavas - central square:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 01.20
-18th Station: 80,0km Sparta (king Leonidas statue) :(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta), until 02.00 (12 hours)
-19th Station: 85,7km.Mystras, king Palaiologos' statue:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, rice, soup), until 03.00
-20th Station: 89,5km Pikoulianika, Mazaraki cafe':(water, isotonics, Coca Cola),until 03.45
-21th Station: 92,4km Trypi Kaiadas:(water)/ there is no time limit
-22th Station: 94,6km Uphill of Taygetos after Kaiadas:(water). This station is not with people/ there is no time limit
-23th Station: 100,7km Panagitsa:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 04.30(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-24th Station: 106,7km Touristikon :(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta, soup), until 06.00(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-25th Station: 112,0km Downhill to Kalamata:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola), until 07.00(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-26th Station: 118,0km Ladas:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta) until 08.00(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-27th Station: 122,0km Karveli: (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 08.45(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-28th Station: 128,0km Open area with view to Kalamata:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola), until 10.15(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-29th Station: 132,0km Position Greek Flag - first view with the city of Kalamata:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola) until 11.00(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-30th Station: 136,0km Road to Kalamata:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola) until 12.00(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-Finish line: 142th km(YOU MUST BE THERE UNTIL 13.00)
Mobile Station: From Sparta to Kalamata throughout the route there will be two mobile stations with water, Coca-Cola and isotonics.
CRITERIA OF SUBMISSION
So as to participate in IMMORTALS' RACE of 142 km you need one of the following participation criteria in the last two years(2022 - 2024):
- To finish SPARTATHLON of 246 km on time.
- To finish Dolichos Race of 255 km on time.
- To finish Olympian Race of 180 km on time.
- To finish Euchidas Race of 107,5 km or Euchidas Hyperace of 215 km on time.
- To finish thw 100 km race of Psatha on time.
- To finish any ultra race more than 50 km in Greece or abroad on time.
- To finish any trail race of more than 40 km on time
PRIZES:
All runners who will finish WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT OF 24 HOURS, will receive a beautiful - original medal...WHICH SMELLS HELLENISM , a beautiful - elaborate medal, as well as a certificate of participation.
Prizes will be awarded to the first six men and the first 6 women. Furthermore, the first male and female athletes will receive the medal, depicting the Master of Long Distances in our country - the late Panagiotis Skoulis! Also the first man , and the first woman, ONLY for this year he/ she will take the anniversary ring of the 10th organization!
SOUVENIR T-SHIRTS
This year, due to the anniversary of the event and given the fact that the race is dedicated to Hellenism around the Globe , the dry fit technical T-shirts will be as well... ANNIVERSARY! What is certain is that they will be on a black background, due to the mourning for the dead Greek Heroes of all times! They will also bear both the Greek and the Cypriot flags, the two flags of the Greeks!!!
Finally.....AND ONLY FOR THIS YEAR, ALL THE T-SHIRTS OF THE PARTICIPANTS WILL CARRY THE NAME OF EACH PARTICIPANT PRINTED ON IT! For this reason, in order to plan better, you should sign up as soon as possible, and pay the corresponding fee of the race as soon as possible, in order for us to keep our promise of getting your name printed on the commemorative T-shirt of the race! So registering your participation STRICTLY this year will be until Monday, October 14, 2024 midnight, while the fee must have been paid by Tuesday, October 15, 2024, in order to give us the possibility of printing your name on the commemorative t-shirt!!! Beyond this date, registrations will not be accepted! Also, if someone has registered and paid within the dates we have already mentioned, and for reasons of force majeure they are unable to participate in the end, then we will send them a commemorative T-shirt with their name printed on it at our own expense! On the participation form where each athlete will make their participation registration, there will be a special field, where they will mention the exact name which they wish to be printed on their commemorative anniversary T-shirt, in Greek or Latin characters! So we would very much ask you to be really careful, and especially sure about the name you wish to have on your anniversary T-shirt!
OTHER SOUVENIRS
In addition to the commemorative anniversary T'shirt mentioned above, other souvenirs will be given to you at the race secretariat, some of which will be given for the first time at the race in question!
REGISTRATION
To make your registration please follow the link:
https://results.chronolog.gr/registrationc1.aspx?h=c45abc5e0d1f71d256e6eabf646ddce6&l=EN
until Monday 14/10/2024
ATHLETES' ESCORTS
You will be able to have as many escorts as you wish with you! For those in question, you do not need to register them anywhere, except during the delivery of the numbers at the race secretariat! Simply on the participation form there will be a special question about whether you will bring your own escort to the race! For escorts, you are not required to pay any fees and their participation in the race is FREE! For one of your escorts and only one of them you choose, we'll provide you with the standard commemorative escort T-shirt - a T-shirt that we give away every time at our event - completely free of charge! The escorts must fully comply with the special requirements of the race, and obey any instructions of the organization, OTHERWISE THERE IS A RISK OF EXCLUSION OF THEIR ATHLETE DURING THE COMPETITION! The escort's vehicle must ALWAYS carry, in a distinctive place, the special form of the organization, which will be given to tem at the start of the race, the name and surname as well as the athlete's BIB he will be accompanying will be written on! Also at the secretariat, a special form of instructions will be given to the escorts - instructions which must be respectfully followed by the escorts so that there are no problems at all! At this point we just have to mention that although there is no entry fee for escorts, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EAT FROM THE ATHLETES' DRINKS STATIONS - unless all the athletes have passed and there is still food left and the station managers let the escorts consume them! Therefore, during the race the consumption of food items from the tables in question is prohibited by the escorts! During the race you will pass through several villages, as well as Sparta, from where you will be able to find places to eat at.
RACE AWARDS
The awards of the race will take place immediately after the end of the race and after a small ceremonial - dance at 14.00 on Sunday 26/10/2024. The commemorative medals as well as the commemorative trophy will be given to everyone by name during the award ceremony!
RACE SIGNAGE
The signage of the race is with white paint, and there will be a kilometer indicator every 5 km!
TRANSPORTATION OF ATHLETES
There will be transportation for the athletes to and from Athens, for the race. The coach of the organization will set out from Athens at 8.30 am. on October 26 from Karaiskaki Square (Metaxourgeio). The return will take place on Sunday, October 27 at approximately 15:30, and after the completion of all the scheduled events of the race. You don't need to register anywhere for your transportation on the coach of the organization, you can do this at the link with the participation form below. For your transportation on the coach, an additional cost of €30.00 is required apart from what is already stated for each athlete. Also, those athletes who wish to leave their vehicles in Tripoli before the start of the race can do so, and the coach of the organization, after the end of the race returning to Athens, will stop in Tripoli, so that they can get to your vehicles!
COMPETITION COST
The cost for anyone who wants to participate in the IMMORTALS' ROAD RACE is €80.00. In the event of making use of the bus, it amounts to €110.00. You are requested to deposit the amount in question, until Tuesday 15/10/2024, in order for your participation to be considered valid - AND FOR YOUR NAME TO BE PRINTED ON THE COMMEMORATIVE ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT (BANK EXPENSES ARE ON THE DEPOSITOR, SO YOU ARE ASKED TO GET INFORMED WHEN DOING YOUR BANK TRANSACTION, WHO IS BURDENED WITH THE BANK COSTS SO AS TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND SURNAME IN THE CORRESPONDING FIELD).
Piraeus Bank account number: 50 7306 3798 547
IBAN: GR 0801 7207 3000 5073 0637 98 547
Beneficiary name: GORANITIS PAVLOS.
Please write down your name on the deposit receipt or present the receipt with the amount in question, at the OLYMPUS Sports Prize Shop, located at 124, Alexandrou Papanastasiou Avenue, PIRAEUS, from 08.00 – 16.00 every day, except Saturday and Sunday (tel. 215 5408840).
Just by writing your name in the bank transaction receipt, we will be able to crosscheck your payment.
Your registration will be considered invalid if your participation payment does not meet the stipulated date, and you will not be able to take part in the race.
Payments on the day of the race will not be accepted.
ACCOMMODATION
The organization of the race is not involved at all with the accommodation of the athletes. Athletes who wish can stay either on the eve of the race in Tripoli, or in Kalamata at their own expense. However, the organization will have taken care for the athletes who wish to bathe in an adjacent place, close to the finishing line of the race.
DROP BAGS
There will be a special place in a designated area at the start of the race, where you will be able to leave things you find at any station you wish during the race! You will be able to leave things at the following stations - cp:
- 5th Drinks Station: 24.2 km. Paparis
- 8th Drinks Station: 37.0 km. Evrota Springs
- 9th Drinks Station: 45.0 km.Loganikos
- 11th Drinks Station: 52.0km Georgitsi
- 12th Drinks Station: 56.0 km Alevrou (Dionysis Athanasopoulos Station)
- 13th Drinks Station: 60.0 km Kastori
-15th Drinks Station: 66.3km Bordonia-intersection
-17th Drinks Station: 74.8 km. Karavas - central square
-18th Drinks Station: 80.0 km. Sparta (Leonida statue)
-19th Drinks Station: 85.7km Mystras (Christos Bougadis Station)
-20th Drinks Station: 89.5km Pikoulianika-Mazaraki Cafe
-23rd Drinks Station: 100.7km Panagitsa
-24th Drinks Station: 106.7 km. Touristico
-26th Drinks Station: 118.0km Ladas
-27th Drinks Station: 122.0 km. Karveli
-29th Drinks Station: 132.0km Location Flag (overlooking the city of Kalamata)
-30th Drinks Station: 136.0km (Leonidas Papadopoulos Station)
RACE DETAILS
-Behind the last athlete, there will be a sweeper vehicle of the organization - the so-called 'broom", which will collect the athletes who have dropped out of the race and do not have their own means of transport or an escort . The vehicle, when it arrives at the Sparta station, will transfer the athletes who have abandoned the race to the organization coach that will already be there with their belongings and will depart immediately after the station closes at 02:00 for the final destination – Kalamata.
ATTENTION!!! Any athlete who leaves the race after Sparta, and does not have their own means of transportation, will use the organization's sweeper vehicle, which will, however, reach the finish line almost at the end of the race
STATEMENTS OF PARTICIPATION
To register, you should do so at the following link:
https://results.chronolog.gr/registrationc1.aspx?h=832281361d780d643b91d9f94416f5fb&l=GR
Until Monday 14/10/2024 at 00.00 midnight. beyond that date no entries will be accepted.
MEALS
2 meals will be provided to the runners. One will be a pasta party, which will be held close to the start of the race, in Tripoli, on the day of the race from 11.30 am on Saturday 26/10/2024. Also after the end of the race, lunch will be provided to all participants in Kalamata at the KENTRIKON restaurant, approximately 300 meters behind the Central Square of Kalamata where the finish line is. For the meal at Kalamata, you will be given a meal voucher at the start of the race at the secretariat!
PICKING UP YOUR PARTICIPATION PACKAGE
You will be able to pick up your participation package, together with all accompanying souvenirs, on the following days and times, near the start of the race, at the Statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis, Areos Square in Tripoli:
- Friday 25/10: 18.00 - 21.00
-Saturday 26/10: 10.45 - 13.30
As for the drop bags you wish to leave, you will be able to do so during the time the secretariat is open for you to receive your number on Saturday!
RACE PROGRAM
Friday 25/10/2024
-18.00 - 21.00: Secretariat function in Areos Square, near the start of the race.
Saturday 26/10/2024
- 08.30: Coach departure with the athletes from Athens
- 10.45: Opening of the secretariat near the start of the race, in Areos Square in Tripoli
- 11:30: Pasta party
- 14.00: Start of the race THE IMMORTALS' ROAD.
Sunday 27/10/2024
-13.00: Completion of the race
-13.15: Small traditional dance ceremony
-13.30 - 13.45: Awarding of prizes
-15:30: Expected coach departure for Athens
- The statue of the General Theodoros Kolokotronis in Tripolis.
- The statue of King Leonidas in Sparta.
- The statue of the last Byzantine Emperor Konstantinos Palaiologos in Mystras.
- The statue of Victory with Grigorios Dikaios (Papaflessas), Theodoros Kolokotronis and Petrompeis Mavromichalis in Kalamata.
The race is almost next or through mountain Taygetos. The route Tripolis-Sparta is next to the peak line and through the villages of north Taygetos.
TYPE OF THE RACE - TERAIN
The whole race is on a public road. DOES NOT ENTER TRAIL OR PATHS AT ANY POINT.
The race will start in front of the statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis in Areos square of Tripoli. After crossing the first meters on the square, you will run about 2km inside Tripoli and you will exit it, turning into the old National Tripoli - Kalamata. After crossing about 18km on the old National Road passing CP1-CP2-CP3, and reach the village of Kato Asea, shortly after that at CP4 you will turn left, towards the village of Paparis, which you will meet at the 24th kilometer of where CP5 is. After the village of Paparis and after crossing a few kilometers, you will enter the mountain range of Taygetos and you will move parallel to its ridge. At 30km you will arrive at the village of Skortsinos CP6-CP7 and after 7km at 37km you reach the springs of Evrotas CP8, where it is the first large central station. You must arrive at this station within 5.30 hours of the start of the race. Closing time of the station is set at 19:30. Also after this point all athletes will have to bring a headlight in order to continue, and will be checked in this regard! After the springs of Evrotas you enter for good in Taygetos and you start to cross, all the beautiful villages of Taygetos. Successively you will cross the following villages where in most there will be CP stations:
-Kipparissi
-Loganikos CP9
-Αgoriani CP10
-Georgitsi CP11
-Αleurou CP12
-Κastorion CP13
-Κastri
-Vordonia CP14
-Servou
while ATTENTION at some point on the main road leading to Sparta, you will turn right (there will be several signs - white arrows on the road on both sides) and you will enter the community of Karavas CP16, where there will be the station. 5 km after Karavas, you reach the capital of Laconia - Sparta, at about the 80th km. Now you have reached the second statue of the race, that of King Leonidas. There in front of the statue there will be the second central station CP17, under the supervision of the Spartan Runners, who will take over the staffing of the station! At the statue of King Leonidas in Sparta, you must have arrived within 12 hours, by 02:00 in the early hours of Sunday 27/10/2024!
Now you move inside Sparta, which you cross through Konstantinou Paleologou Street and turn right on Lykourgou Avenue, in the direction of Mystras. At about 85 km you have reached Mystras CP18, and the 3rd statue of your destination - that of the last Emperor of Byzantium, Constantine Paleologos. After Mystras you start to run vertically the mountain range of Taygetos, and to have in front of you, the most difficult point of the race-the ascent of Taygetos, with final destination Kalamata. You pass the settlement Pikoulianika CP19 where the view of the city of Sparta at night compensates you after the prolonged uphill to there, Trypi CP20 and the historic Kaiada, (it will be especially good in this part of the route to be equipped with a windbreaker since the wind and the cold during the hours you will spend are usually quite intense) and you start to go up for good now, through several turns of the asphalt mountain road of Taygetos where you will meet the CP21. You will also go through the legendary holes that the road passes where at about 100km you will find the CP22, it is an opportunity to see your performance at 100km, and then you will head to the ridge. After about 27 kilometers from Sparta, you have reached the ridge of Taygetos and the Tourist Shop, where you find the last central station CP23, about 107th km of the route. From there, the descent begins, as you descend Taygetos and nothing stops you, until your final destination, which is Kalamata! For the fact that the prolonged uphill has tired you physically and the downhill will be quite painful for the feet, especially the next 4 stations we tried to have a satisfactory time limit for exclusion. So going down you will meet CP24 at 112km, you will pass the village of Artemisia CP25 at 117th km and you have about one half marathon left, until you reach Kalamata. You cross the last kilometers on Taygetos, with most of the route being downhill except for the point at about 130km where you see a difficult part uphill, but now the finish line when you go up this part is only 10km and the view of Kalamata from above and CP27 rewards you 100%! Leaving from there you now reach the 136th km of the route, where there is also the last stop of the CP28 race! Now Kalamata is below you, and you see it almost all the way, until you reach your final destination. Enter Kalamata, somewhere in the 140th km. After doing about 2 km in Kalamata, you reach the center of Kalamata, and the central square of the city, where the statue of Gregory the Righteous, stand proudly. You have already finished, after more than 142 kilometers, making a painful and at the same time beautiful race.
Start time: 14:00, 26 Οctober 2024
-Finish: Kalamata, within 24 hours, until 13:00(after the change of the hour, at the morning of 04.00)
STATIONS - CHECK POINTS - STEAKS
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) - there is no time limit
-2nd Station: 10,5km. Wind turbines- start of uphill (water) - there is no time limit
-3rd Station: 14,7km. Intersection to Sparta - Vlachokerasia (water, isotonics, Coca Cola) - there is no time limit
-4th Station: 19,3km.Intersection to Paparis, train lines (water, isotonics, Coca Cola) - there is no time limit
-5th Station: 24,2km.Paparis (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 17.30
-6th Station:30,0ο km. Intersection Agriakona: (water, Coca Cola), until 18.20
-7th Station: 35,0km Skortsinos:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 19.15
-8th Station: 37,0km Evrotas Springs:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta), until 19.30
-9th Station: 45,0km Logganikos:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 21.00
-10th Station: 48,8km Agoriani:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola), until 21.40
-11th Station: 52,0km Georgitsi:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola), until 22.15
-12th Station:56,0o km Alevrou (water), until 22.50
-13th Station: 60,0km Kastori (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta),until 23.30
-14th Station: 62,0km Kastri (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices) - there is no time limit
-15th Station: 66,3km Vordonia:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola), until 00.30
-16th Station: 70,0km To Sparta:(water) - This station is not with people/ there is no time limit
-17th Station: 74,8km Karavas - central square:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 01.20
-18th Station: 80,0km Sparta (king Leonidas statue) :(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta), until 02.00 (12 hours)
-19th Station: 85,7km.Mystras, king Palaiologos' statue:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, rice, soup), until 03.00
-20th Station: 89,5km Pikoulianika, Mazaraki cafe':(water, isotonics, Coca Cola),until 03.45
-21th Station: 92,4km Trypi Kaiadas:(water)/ there is no time limit
-22th Station: 94,6km Uphill of Taygetos after Kaiadas:(water). This station is not with people/ there is no time limit
-23th Station: 100,7km Panagitsa:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 04.30(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-24th Station: 106,7km Touristikon :(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta, soup), until 06.00(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-25th Station: 112,0km Downhill to Kalamata:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola), until 07.00(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-26th Station: 118,0km Ladas:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices, pasta) until 08.00(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-27th Station: 122,0km Karveli: (water, isotonics, Coca Cola, sweets, juices), until 08.45(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-28th Station: 128,0km Open area with view to Kalamata:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola), until 10.15(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-29th Station: 132,0km Position Greek Flag - first view with the city of Kalamata:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola) until 11.00(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-30th Station: 136,0km Road to Kalamata:(water, isotonics, Coca Cola) until 12.00(with the new hour), after the change hour at 04.00
-Finish line: 142th km(YOU MUST BE THERE UNTIL 13.00)
Mobile Station: From Sparta to Kalamata throughout the route there will be two mobile stations with water, Coca-Cola and isotonics.
CRITERIA OF SUBMISSION
So as to participate in IMMORTALS' RACE of 142 km you need one of the following participation criteria in the last two years(2022 - 2024):
- To finish SPARTATHLON of 246 km on time.
- To finish Dolichos Race of 255 km on time.
- To finish Olympian Race of 180 km on time.
- To finish Euchidas Race of 107,5 km or Euchidas Hyperace of 215 km on time.
- To finish thw 100 km race of Psatha on time.
- To finish any ultra race more than 50 km in Greece or abroad on time.
- To finish any trail race of more than 40 km on time
PRIZES:
All runners who will finish WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT OF 24 HOURS, will receive a beautiful - original medal...WHICH SMELLS HELLENISM , a beautiful - elaborate medal, as well as a certificate of participation.
Prizes will be awarded to the first six men and the first 6 women. Furthermore, the first male and female athletes will receive the medal, depicting the Master of Long Distances in our country - the late Panagiotis Skoulis! Also the first man , and the first woman, ONLY for this year he/ she will take the anniversary ring of the 10th organization!
SOUVENIR T-SHIRTS
This year, due to the anniversary of the event and given the fact that the race is dedicated to Hellenism around the Globe , the dry fit technical T-shirts will be as well... ANNIVERSARY! What is certain is that they will be on a black background, due to the mourning for the dead Greek Heroes of all times! They will also bear both the Greek and the Cypriot flags, the two flags of the Greeks!!!
Finally.....AND ONLY FOR THIS YEAR, ALL THE T-SHIRTS OF THE PARTICIPANTS WILL CARRY THE NAME OF EACH PARTICIPANT PRINTED ON IT! For this reason, in order to plan better, you should sign up as soon as possible, and pay the corresponding fee of the race as soon as possible, in order for us to keep our promise of getting your name printed on the commemorative T-shirt of the race! So registering your participation STRICTLY this year will be until Monday, October 14, 2024 midnight, while the fee must have been paid by Tuesday, October 15, 2024, in order to give us the possibility of printing your name on the commemorative t-shirt!!! Beyond this date, registrations will not be accepted! Also, if someone has registered and paid within the dates we have already mentioned, and for reasons of force majeure they are unable to participate in the end, then we will send them a commemorative T-shirt with their name printed on it at our own expense! On the participation form where each athlete will make their participation registration, there will be a special field, where they will mention the exact name which they wish to be printed on their commemorative anniversary T-shirt, in Greek or Latin characters! So we would very much ask you to be really careful, and especially sure about the name you wish to have on your anniversary T-shirt!
OTHER SOUVENIRS
In addition to the commemorative anniversary T'shirt mentioned above, other souvenirs will be given to you at the race secretariat, some of which will be given for the first time at the race in question!
REGISTRATION
To make your registration please follow the link:
https://results.chronolog.gr/registrationc1.aspx?h=c45abc5e0d1f71d256e6eabf646ddce6&l=EN
until Monday 14/10/2024
ATHLETES' ESCORTS
You will be able to have as many escorts as you wish with you! For those in question, you do not need to register them anywhere, except during the delivery of the numbers at the race secretariat! Simply on the participation form there will be a special question about whether you will bring your own escort to the race! For escorts, you are not required to pay any fees and their participation in the race is FREE! For one of your escorts and only one of them you choose, we'll provide you with the standard commemorative escort T-shirt - a T-shirt that we give away every time at our event - completely free of charge! The escorts must fully comply with the special requirements of the race, and obey any instructions of the organization, OTHERWISE THERE IS A RISK OF EXCLUSION OF THEIR ATHLETE DURING THE COMPETITION! The escort's vehicle must ALWAYS carry, in a distinctive place, the special form of the organization, which will be given to tem at the start of the race, the name and surname as well as the athlete's BIB he will be accompanying will be written on! Also at the secretariat, a special form of instructions will be given to the escorts - instructions which must be respectfully followed by the escorts so that there are no problems at all! At this point we just have to mention that although there is no entry fee for escorts, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EAT FROM THE ATHLETES' DRINKS STATIONS - unless all the athletes have passed and there is still food left and the station managers let the escorts consume them! Therefore, during the race the consumption of food items from the tables in question is prohibited by the escorts! During the race you will pass through several villages, as well as Sparta, from where you will be able to find places to eat at.
RACE AWARDS
The awards of the race will take place immediately after the end of the race and after a small ceremonial - dance at 14.00 on Sunday 26/10/2024. The commemorative medals as well as the commemorative trophy will be given to everyone by name during the award ceremony!
RACE SIGNAGE
The signage of the race is with white paint, and there will be a kilometer indicator every 5 km!
TRANSPORTATION OF ATHLETES
There will be transportation for the athletes to and from Athens, for the race. The coach of the organization will set out from Athens at 8.30 am. on October 26 from Karaiskaki Square (Metaxourgeio). The return will take place on Sunday, October 27 at approximately 15:30, and after the completion of all the scheduled events of the race. You don't need to register anywhere for your transportation on the coach of the organization, you can do this at the link with the participation form below. For your transportation on the coach, an additional cost of €30.00 is required apart from what is already stated for each athlete. Also, those athletes who wish to leave their vehicles in Tripoli before the start of the race can do so, and the coach of the organization, after the end of the race returning to Athens, will stop in Tripoli, so that they can get to your vehicles!
COMPETITION COST
The cost for anyone who wants to participate in the IMMORTALS' ROAD RACE is €80.00. In the event of making use of the bus, it amounts to €110.00. You are requested to deposit the amount in question, until Tuesday 15/10/2024, in order for your participation to be considered valid - AND FOR YOUR NAME TO BE PRINTED ON THE COMMEMORATIVE ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT (BANK EXPENSES ARE ON THE DEPOSITOR, SO YOU ARE ASKED TO GET INFORMED WHEN DOING YOUR BANK TRANSACTION, WHO IS BURDENED WITH THE BANK COSTS SO AS TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND SURNAME IN THE CORRESPONDING FIELD).
Piraeus Bank account number: 50 7306 3798 547
IBAN: GR 0801 7207 3000 5073 0637 98 547
Beneficiary name: GORANITIS PAVLOS.
Please write down your name on the deposit receipt or present the receipt with the amount in question, at the OLYMPUS Sports Prize Shop, located at 124, Alexandrou Papanastasiou Avenue, PIRAEUS, from 08.00 – 16.00 every day, except Saturday and Sunday (tel. 215 5408840).
Just by writing your name in the bank transaction receipt, we will be able to crosscheck your payment.
Your registration will be considered invalid if your participation payment does not meet the stipulated date, and you will not be able to take part in the race.
Payments on the day of the race will not be accepted.
ACCOMMODATION
The organization of the race is not involved at all with the accommodation of the athletes. Athletes who wish can stay either on the eve of the race in Tripoli, or in Kalamata at their own expense. However, the organization will have taken care for the athletes who wish to bathe in an adjacent place, close to the finishing line of the race.
DROP BAGS
There will be a special place in a designated area at the start of the race, where you will be able to leave things you find at any station you wish during the race! You will be able to leave things at the following stations - cp:
- 5th Drinks Station: 24.2 km. Paparis
- 8th Drinks Station: 37.0 km. Evrota Springs
- 9th Drinks Station: 45.0 km.Loganikos
- 11th Drinks Station: 52.0km Georgitsi
- 12th Drinks Station: 56.0 km Alevrou (Dionysis Athanasopoulos Station)
- 13th Drinks Station: 60.0 km Kastori
-15th Drinks Station: 66.3km Bordonia-intersection
-17th Drinks Station: 74.8 km. Karavas - central square
-18th Drinks Station: 80.0 km. Sparta (Leonida statue)
-19th Drinks Station: 85.7km Mystras (Christos Bougadis Station)
-20th Drinks Station: 89.5km Pikoulianika-Mazaraki Cafe
-23rd Drinks Station: 100.7km Panagitsa
-24th Drinks Station: 106.7 km. Touristico
-26th Drinks Station: 118.0km Ladas
-27th Drinks Station: 122.0 km. Karveli
-29th Drinks Station: 132.0km Location Flag (overlooking the city of Kalamata)
-30th Drinks Station: 136.0km (Leonidas Papadopoulos Station)
RACE DETAILS
-Behind the last athlete, there will be a sweeper vehicle of the organization - the so-called 'broom", which will collect the athletes who have dropped out of the race and do not have their own means of transport or an escort . The vehicle, when it arrives at the Sparta station, will transfer the athletes who have abandoned the race to the organization coach that will already be there with their belongings and will depart immediately after the station closes at 02:00 for the final destination – Kalamata.
ATTENTION!!! Any athlete who leaves the race after Sparta, and does not have their own means of transportation, will use the organization's sweeper vehicle, which will, however, reach the finish line almost at the end of the race
STATEMENTS OF PARTICIPATION
To register, you should do so at the following link:
https://results.chronolog.gr/registrationc1.aspx?h=832281361d780d643b91d9f94416f5fb&l=GR
Until Monday 14/10/2024 at 00.00 midnight. beyond that date no entries will be accepted.
MEALS
2 meals will be provided to the runners. One will be a pasta party, which will be held close to the start of the race, in Tripoli, on the day of the race from 11.30 am on Saturday 26/10/2024. Also after the end of the race, lunch will be provided to all participants in Kalamata at the KENTRIKON restaurant, approximately 300 meters behind the Central Square of Kalamata where the finish line is. For the meal at Kalamata, you will be given a meal voucher at the start of the race at the secretariat!
PICKING UP YOUR PARTICIPATION PACKAGE
You will be able to pick up your participation package, together with all accompanying souvenirs, on the following days and times, near the start of the race, at the Statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis, Areos Square in Tripoli:
- Friday 25/10: 18.00 - 21.00
-Saturday 26/10: 10.45 - 13.30
As for the drop bags you wish to leave, you will be able to do so during the time the secretariat is open for you to receive your number on Saturday!
RACE PROGRAM
Friday 25/10/2024
-18.00 - 21.00: Secretariat function in Areos Square, near the start of the race.
Saturday 26/10/2024
- 08.30: Coach departure with the athletes from Athens
- 10.45: Opening of the secretariat near the start of the race, in Areos Square in Tripoli
- 11:30: Pasta party
- 14.00: Start of the race THE IMMORTALS' ROAD.
Sunday 27/10/2024
-13.00: Completion of the race
-13.15: Small traditional dance ceremony
-13.30 - 13.45: Awarding of prizes
-15:30: Expected coach departure for Athens
