British Spartathlon Team

August 9, 2020

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 […]

August 17, 2019

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 […]

July 10, 2019

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 […]

June 20, 2019

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 […]

January 12, 2019

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!

September 27, 2018

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

September 19, 2018

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 […]

July 13, 2018

Runner, Lizzy Hawker Book Release

Lizzy Hawker is a one of Britain’s most successful ultra marathon runners and former Spartathlete having completed the event in 2012 finishing 3rd overall in 27.02. Lizzy’s book “A Short story about a long run” has recently been reissued and David Bone has kindly offered a brief review of the book. Having read “Runner – A short story […]

July 8, 2018

2018 British Spartathlon Team T-Shirts & Hoodies

Hello everyone, we hope all the runners are training hard and crew/supporters are getting excited about Spartathlon. In addition to the team kit supplied thanks to the wonderful generosity of our sponsors Ultramarathon Running Store, Oyster Wealth and Peak Pinole we are offering some casual T-Shirts and Hoodies for sale through the Teespring fulfilment site […]

May 31, 2018

British Spartathlon Team Update (June 2018)

Hey everyone, it’s been a little while since we wrote our last team post and we have various news we wanted to update you on. Team News We have had a few changes to the team with drop-outs and withdrawals meaning a few lucky people on the waiting list have now been offered places. We […]

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