Athens Marathon. The Authentic
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Oct 15, 2026
Chris ThompsonHOST
Still a good time, but not the 3:30 I hoped for.
Chris ThompsonHOST
I'm running the Athens Marathon at the beginning of November and have a good training block so far.
Chris ThompsonHOST
I've had a lot more s- long, slow runs, and I'm feeling much fitter given that Athens will be warm.
Chris ThompsonHOST
Edinburgh was hot this year, and there is a long climb from 10 to 30K via flat Edinburgh.
10 MINS LATER
Chris ThompsonHOST
I was really well tapered and fueled for the day, so it seemed it just wasn't to be.
Chris ThompsonHOST
My questions are, how long should I give recovery before getting back to my running? And what's the sensible amount of time to leave between marathons? I'm m- I have mixed feelings of pride and a sense of achievement in making, finishing, but also that there's something unfinished business I need to address and can on a better day, which I may well attempt while, m- which I may well attempt whilst in shape.
Chris ThompsonHOST
Deep down I was hoping to beat my 2013 Athens Marathon time of four hours 30.
Chris ThompsonHOST
I was in my late 20s.
CamHOST
Anyway, both of us have been to Rome a bunch and, you know, if you've been to Rome too, you'll know that it's really impossible to miss the Castel Sant'Angelo if you're wandering around in the city anywhere near the Vatican or in the northern part of the old city.
CamHOST
But weirdly, even though we've been to Rome a bunch, neither one of us had ever actually visited the site, and we finally did so last November when we took a short trip to Rome after doing the Athens Marathon for the second time.
EmilyHOST
Now, I will say, like despite having seen it before, you know, at a distance, when we went to visit it this time it sort of shocked me how large it is and how imposing it is.
EmilyHOST
You know, it's this...
Trevor SpencerHOST
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Trevor SpencerHOST
That's marathontrainingacademy.com. All right, so we have the Athens Marathon coming up as our next marathon.
Trevor SpencerHOST
It's gonna be in November.
Angie SpencerHOST
It's actually less than a month away as of this recording.
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Some marathons are designed to showcase specific historical or geographical features.
speaker_4NARRATOR
The Athens Classic Marathon follows the original Aktsin 100 Seksunnojnsik route from the site of the ancient battle to the stadium in the city.
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Unique environmental challenges are offered by races like the Midnight Sun Marathon in Norway, which takes place far to the north.
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Other events are held in extreme locations, such as the North Pole, Antarctica, and the desert.
ElenaHOST
It's so fun.
ElenaHOST
[chuckles] And the Athens Marathon, which is also, like, the original.
ElenaHOST
There's some Greek people everywhere.
ElenaHOST
It was incredible.
GretchenHOST
And running has become a part of how Andy remembers.
GretchenHOST
Last year, just last year, he ran the Army 10-miler, the Marine Corps Marathon, the Athens Marathon, wearing more than 20 pounds of body armor.
GretchenHOST
And by the way, that's really hard if you haven't tried that yet.
GretchenHOST
and carrying memorial bracelets honoring 13 comrades lost in combat.
6 MINS LATER
GretchenHOST
Um, but last year you ran the army 10 miler, 10 miler, my new favorite distance, uh, Marine Corps marathon.
GretchenHOST
I'm going to be there this year, uh, with you all not running, uh, the show's going to be there.
GretchenHOST
Um, And the Athens marathon in body armor and then also carrying these memorial bracelets for the 13 comrades that you lost.
GretchenHOST
Why do you choose to carry them with you in that way on those miles with you?
Kamal DattaHOST
Thank you for sharing that.
Kamal DattaHOST
Um, I have a very curious, obvious question and, um, I'll leave up to, if you're, if you're on the channel or not, given your passion, right? Um, I'm just curious why Athens marathon is not part of the classic series, or is it part of the wire that you cannot align on your, your, your vision and mission for the series?
Marek TroninaGUEST
Hmm.
Marek TroninaGUEST
My answer, my Marek's answer.
Marek TroninaGUEST
Okay.
Marek TroninaGUEST
Athens Marathon was the first international marathon that I ran.
Marek TroninaGUEST
And I wanted to run my first international marathon in Athens.
Marek TroninaGUEST
Period.
Inga DengelGUEST
And then a friend of mine said, oh, there is a 10K.
Inga DengelGUEST
As part of the Athens marathon, there is a 10K run.
Inga DengelGUEST
Do you want to run? I said, well, yeah, I don't know, maybe.
Inga DengelGUEST
And she said, well, it's probably sold out anyway.
Letty LundquistHOST
this.
Letty LundquistHOST
Okay, so much to unpack.
Letty LundquistHOST
First, Greece-Athens Marathon 2024.
Letty LundquistHOST
I was there too.
Chris MalekHOST
So if you're listening to the show and you've taken a unique vacation, like I've had a bunch of people reach out to me.
Chris MalekHOST
I have a guest coming up that competed in the Athens Marathon.
Jen BachmanHOST
And I
Chris MalekHOST
want to talk about Athens, Greece, which I thought was really cool and really unique.
Manda ScottHOST
Which marathon?
Jamie DriscollGUEST
The Athens Marathon.
Manda ScottHOST
Good Lord.
Jamie DriscollGUEST
And that's, uh, it's a tough course, but it's the-
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