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Spartathlon – Planning the Route over Mount Parthenio (1982)
As you know the British Spartathlon Team have always been keen to promote this great race and provide support to anyone longing to make this special journey, but given the historical significance of, and our undisputed love for the event, we thought it would also be great to share some of the historical information and…
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2022 team confirmed
British Spartathlon are pleased to announce the full team line up for this year’s 40th Anniversary edition. Over the coming weeks we will proudly be sharing the runners profiles as well as some reflection on the history of the event. Runners taking part are: The team is a good blend of experienced and new runners.…
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2021 team confirmed
Following the announcement that Spartathlon 2021 is planning to go ahead, we are pleased to announce the full team line up for this year’s race. Runners taking part are: Dominic Osman-alluMichael ScandrettJason SkirrowIan ThomasAlastair HigginsRich CranswickLaurence ChownsmithDanny HawkinsAndy ‘Daysey’ Day James EllisTim YoungDavid BoneAndrew MckillopGabriel FloresFabio RizzoRiccardo GiussaniPete SummersSam Heward The team is a good…
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British Spartathlon Team News – August 2019
Hello everyone, we are now around 6 weeks away from the race and it’s time to bring you up to date on some team news. British Spartathlon Team Kit Thanks to the work of the British Spartathlon Team committee, sponsors funding has been secured and kit design has been finalised, ordered and delivered. We now…
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British Spartathlon Team Training Day
Shane Benzie from Running Reborn kindly hosted a running technique workshop for members of the British Spartathlon Team where he introduced his coaching work on body movement and efficiency of running based on his study and experience of working with a range of athletes including elite ultra-marathon and marathon runners. This workshop was designed to…
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British Spartathlon Team News
Hey everyone, we have some exciting news for you all! Firstly, details of the 2019 team has ‘nearly’ (there may be one or two late additions once the entry/payment deadline has elapsed) been finalised and you can read all about this years British Spartathlon runners by visiting the page here and reading the individual runners…
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Website Updates
We have added the following articles/updates to the website. Qualifying FAQ updated to reflect changes from 2020 (By Paul Ali) updated here 2018 British Spartathlon Team report (By Darren Strachan) added here Interview with Dora Papadopoulou (By David Bone) added here Enjoy!
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Good Luck!
Good luck to the British Spartathlon Team who are running tomorrow. You can track the runners progress as follows: British Team GPS Tracking http://www.racedrone.net/event/spartathlon Spartathlon Checkpoint Timings https://www.spartathlon.gr/en/live-data-en.html Live Streaming https://beta.vidblee.com/spartathlon.htm
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Press Release: Sep 2018
Is this the toughest Team GB you’ve never heard of? 25 British runners to attempt the gruelling 153-mile Spartathlon race in Greece this September Team includes Welsh International Nathan Flear who recorded the fourth best British time ever at the 2017 race. Race includes a number of obstacles including a 3,900ft mountain pass at 100…