Race ID | 5 |
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Title | 1987 |
Year | 1987 |
Race Athletes Start | 16 |
Race Athletes Finish | 16 |
Race Start | 1987-09-25 07:00:00 |
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Registration Start | 1987-02-01 05:00:00 |
Registration End | 1987-04-26 20:59:00 |
# | Full Name | #BIB Athlete Number | Nationality |
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1 | Van Tichelen Leo | 0 | Belgium |
2 | Leinonen Seppo Tapio | 0 | Finland |
3 | Debladis Serge | 0 | France |
4 | Reisert Waltraud | 0 | Germany |
5 | Skoulis Takis | 0 | Hellas |
6 | Zarei James | 0 | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
7 | Nishimura Timothy | 0 | Japan |
8 | Larsson Rune | 0 | Sweden |
9 | Fairbrother Alan | 0 | United Kingdom |
10 | Macke Patrick | 0 | United Kingdom |
11 | Meadowcroft Robert | 0 | United Kingdom |
12 | Gevaert Gilbert | 173 | Belgium |
13 | Koroniotis Sotiris | 314 | Hellas |
14 | Mayer Miklos | 428 | Hungary |
15 | Teunisse Ronald | 725 | Netherlands |
16 | Walker Hilary | 778 | United Kingdom |
# | Full Name | #BIB Athlete Number | Nationality | Finish DateTime | Finish Time |
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1 | Larsson Rune | 0 | Sweden | 1987-09-26 07:41:46 | 24:41:46 |
2 | Macke Patrick | 0 | United Kingdom | 1987-09-26 09:41:51 | 26:41:51 |
3 | Zarei James | 0 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1987-09-26 10:27:16 | 27:27:16 |
4 | Teunisse Ronald | 725 | Netherlands | 1987-09-26 11:38:22 | 28:38:22 |
5 | Mayer Miklos | 428 | Hungary | 1987-09-26 13:23:45 | 30:23:45 |
6 | Fairbrother Alan | 0 | United Kingdom | 1987-09-26 13:32:00 | 30:32:00 |
7 | Leinonen Seppo Tapio | 0 | Finland | 1987-09-26 13:54:44 | 30:54:44 |
8 | Gevaert Gilbert | 173 | Belgium | 1987-09-26 14:11:08 | 31:11:08 |
9 | Skoulis Takis | 0 | Hellas | 1987-09-26 14:15:33 | 31:15:33 |
10 | Walker Hilary | 778 | United Kingdom | 1987-09-26 14:23:30 | 31:23:30 |
11 | Meadowcroft Robert | 0 | United Kingdom | 1987-09-26 14:41:37 | 31:41:37 |
12 | Debladis Serge | 0 | France | 1987-09-26 16:29:43 | 33:29:43 |
13 | Van Tichelen Leo | 0 | Belgium | 1987-09-26 18:04:40 | 35:04:40 |
14 | Reisert Waltraud | 0 | Germany | 1987-09-26 18:31:56 | 35:31:56 |
15 | Koroniotis Sotiris | 314 | Hellas | 1987-09-26 18:31:56 | 35:31:56 |
16 | Nishimura Timothy | 0 | Japan | 1987-09-26 18:41:36 | 35:41:36 |
Described as the world's most grueling race, the Spartathlon runs over rough tracks and muddy paths (often it rains during the race), crosses vineyards and olive groves, climbs steep hillsides and, most challenging of all, takes the runners on the 1,200 meter ascent and descent of Mount Parthenio in the dead of night.
This is the mountain, covered with rocks and bushes, on which it is said Pheidippides met the god Pan.
Spartathlon is the event that brings this deed to attention today by drawing a legend out of the depths of history. The idea for its creation is belongs to John Foden, a British RAF Wing Commander. As a lover of Greece and student of ancient Greek history, Foden stopped his reading of Herodotus' narration regarding Pheidippides, puzzled and wondering if a modern man could cover the distance from Athens to Sparta, i.e. 250 kms, within 36 hours.