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Yiannis Kouros (Greek: Γιάννης Κούρος, pronounced [ʝiˈa.nis ˈku.ros]; born 13 February 1956 in Tripoli, Kingdom of Greece) is a Greek ultramarathon runner based in Greece. Kouros holds or formerly held many world records between 100 miles and 1,000 miles.
The first known written account of a run from Marathon to Athens occurs in the works of the Greek writer Plutarch (46–120 AD), in his essay "On the Glory of Athens". Plutarch attributes the run to a herald called either Thersippus or Eukles. Lucian, a century later, credits one "Philippides". It seems likely that in the 500 years between ...
The name "Marathon" (Μαραθών) comes from the herb fennel, called márathon (μάραθον) or márathos (μάραθος) in Ancient Greek, [3] [n 2] so Marathon literally means "a place full of fennel". [5] It is believed that the town was originally named so because of an abundance of fennel plants in the area.
Charilaos Vasilakos (Greek: Χαρίλαος Βασιλάκος, November 1875 – 1 December 1964) [1] [4] was a Greek athlete and the first man to win a marathon race. [5] He also won a copper medal [ a ] for second place finish at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens .
Nike of Marathon. The statue of Nike at Marathon (Greek: Νίκη του Μαραθώνα) is a larger than lifesize bronze statue of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, placed right outside of Marathon, Greece, as a monument to the fallen of the Battle of Marathon, a battle that took place in 490 BC against the Persian invaders.
It’s 10 p.m. on Antiparos, a small Greek island off of the coast of Paros (hence the name), and we’re scrambling to make what we’re convinced is the last ferry back.
Spartathlon is a 246-kilometre (153 mi) ultramarathon race held annually in Greece since 1983, between Athens and Sparti, the modern town on the site of ancient Sparta. The Spartathlon is based on the run of Pheidippides, [1] who ran from Athens to Sparta before the Battle of Marathon in a day and a
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