Athens Classic Marathon – The 2500th Anniversary of "The Marathon" 31-10-10

I don’t even know where to start but can I ever top this marathon? Probably not. Today was history. Today, 2500 years later we retraced history. Everything about the day was special and the last 2 minutes of the video are almost worth the first 10 minutes.

Once again I try to show you the course and the people running it, as well as share my personal experience with you. I met people from all of the world. What I don’t show you or talk about are the smells. International marathons, or at least this one had some smelly people. If you smell the chances are I don’t interview you. Second, more men run than women and it feels like it is the exact opposite in the States. Also, the runners are much faster. I haven’t seen the official stats but the median finishing time has to be closer to 4 hours rather than most marathons in the States which seem to be around 5 hours.

The city of Athens stepped up and this marathon was managed very well. I felt it ran smoothly and have some suggestion for race directors that I Iearned today.

I also managed to PR which added to the day and my feelings but nothing beats running into the marble Olympic stadium in Athens. The music was pumping and the people never stopped cheering. It was amazing.

Now, I can start looking for the next international marathon to run. Join the email list in the center column and it will keep you in the loop because the Sole Runners had a great time and are going to make this an annual event.

Lastly, I have to thank all the Sole Runners that made the trip over with us, Michele for making our wings that everyone loved, and all our well wishers. I’ll see you State-side soon. Look for my Madrid video at the end of the week.

Train Focused, Steve Mackel – Head Coach Sole Runners

November 1, 2010 | Filed Under Travel 

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2 Responses to “Athens Classic Marathon – The 2500th Anniversary of "The Marathon" 31-10-10”

  1. Gary on November 8th, 2010

    Hey Steve,

    That was a fantastic video and very inspirational.

    The excitement must have been tremendous in the stadium.

    Congratulations on the PR but most of all, with helping lots of others finish the run.

    Gary

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