Spartathlon
Spartathlon is a 246-kilometre (153 mi) ultramarathon race held annually in Greece since 1983, between Athens and Sparta, the modern town on the site of ancient Sparta. The Spartathlon is based on the run of Pheidippides,[1] an Athenian messenger who travelled from Athens to Sparta before the Battle of Marathon in a day and a half to seek aid against the Persians. Five Royal Air Force officers attempted the course in 1982 and the competition was started the next year.[2]
Considered one of the most difficult ultramarathons because of its stringent cutoff times, hilly terrain, limited crew support opportunities and hot weather, the race has gained exceptional popularity, attracting runners from each continent. Entry spots are also highly coveted as organizers limit the field to 400, forcing most applicants into a lottery.
Spartathletes must run from Athens along the coast of the Megara Gulf, across the Isthmus of Corinth and over Mount Parthenion before descending into Sparta, passing through 75 check points.
Origin
The Spartathlon aims to trace the footsteps of Pheidippides, an Athenian messenger sent to Sparta in 490 BC to seek help against the Persians in the Battle of Marathon. Pheidippides, according to an account by Greek historian Herodotus, arrived in Sparta the day after he departed.[3] Herodotus wrote: "On the occasion of which we speak when Pheidippides was sent by the Athenian generals, and, according to his own account, saw Pan on his journey, he reached Sparta on the very next day after quitting the city of Athens."[4]
Based on this account, John Foden, an officer of the Royal Air Force and a long distance runner, went to Greece in 1982 with four officers to test whether it was possible to cover the nearly 250 kilometres (155 miles) in a day and a half (36 hours).[4] Three of them were successful in completing the distance: Foden himself in 37 hours and 37 minutes; John Scholtens in 34:30, and John McCarthy in 39:00.[5] The following year a team of enthusiastic supporters (British, Greek and other nationalities) based at the British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce in Athens and led by Philhellene Michael Callaghan organised the running of the first Open International Spartathlon Race. The event was run under the auspices of SEGAS, the Hellenic Amateur Athletics Association. Forty-four men and one woman from twelve countries were entered into the first Spartathlon in 1983.[6]
Race
The Spartathlon is usually held around late September to roughly coincide with the date of the Battle of Marathon. Runners have 36 hours to run 246 kilometres (153 mi), roughly the equivalent of six consecutive marathons, between Athens and Sparti, the site of ancient Sparta. Runners have to deal with the Greek heat in the day, the cold of the night, and the mountainous terrain. There are 75 checkpoints along the way, where runners are disqualified for safety reasons if they fail to meet time cut-offs. Many runners have crews that support them during the race, such as helping them resupply at the checkpoints. Any non-finishers are picked up by a bus and taken to Sparta together.[3]
The race begins at 7:00 am, roughly when dawn breaks, at the foot of the Acropolis of Athens, near the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and the Agora of Athens.[3] The runners head westwards and the first major checkpoint is at 80 kilometres (50 mi), at the Corinth Canal on the Isthmus of Corinth that connects the Peloponnese to mainland Greece. Runners then proceed to the site of ancient Corinth.[3]
Runners ascend the 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) high Sangas mountain pass on Mount Parthenion, and then descend towards Tegea, which is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the start of the race. According to Herodotus, Pheidippides had a vision of Pan at Tegea, in what may be the first recorded case of exercise-induced hallucination. The rest of the race is a 50 kilometres (31 mi) downhill segment to the town of Sparta.[3]
The end of the race is a statue of Leonidas I, the Spartan king who died at the Battle of Thermopylae fighting the Persians ten years after Marathon, which is placed at the end of the main street in Sparta. Runners who finish the race receive a laurel wreath and water from schoolgirls dressed in chitons, and have access to medical tents. The national anthem of the winner is also played.[3]
No monetary award is given to any of the finishers, but winning the race is considered prestigious and generates publicity that is helpful in attracting sponsors. Unlike Pheidippides, none of the runners have to make the return run back to Athens.[3]
Entry requirements
In order to run in this race an individual must have recently performed at least one of a number of qualifying feats, such as:
- Finishing a race of at least 100 km (62 mi) in less than 10 hours (male) or 10 hours 30 minutes (female).
- Competing in an event of more than 200 km (120 mi) and completing it in less than 29 hours (male) or 30 hours (female).
- Competing in Spartathlon within the two previous years and overcoming the mountain to reach the Nestani checkpoint at 172 km (107 mi) in less than 24 hours 30 minutes.
The criteria have been tightened at least once in the past and a ballot introduced, since the increasing prestige of the race and the gradual increase in the number of qualifying athletes mean that it is now always oversubscribed; however, elite athletes who can exceed the criteria by a large margin (25%, formerly 20%) are able to avoid the ballot and qualify automatically. Entries are now capped at 400 each year with non-automatic qualifiers chosen through a lottery system.
Records
Fotis Zisimopoulos of Greece holds the course record with a time of 19 hours 55 minutes and 2 seconds, set in 2023. He is the first and only runner so far to break 20 hours. Zisimopoulos and Yiannis Kouros hold the record for most wins among men, with four each while Sweden's Mary Larsson has the overall record with five wins. Camille Herron holds the women's course record with a time of 22 hours 35 minute and 31 seconds set in 2023. Herron was the first woman to run under 24 hours and placed third overall.
Hubert Karl of Germany holds the record for most finishes with 25. András Lőw of Hungary meanwhile holds the record for most consecutive finishes with 19.
In 2017, the 35th anniversary competition had a record 264 finishers under the 36-hour cut-off time. In 2018, the later stages of the race were substantially disrupted by the Medicane Zorbas, though almost all runners capable of finishing within the cut-off time were eventually able to do so.
Following are the winners of the Spartathlon:
Men
| Year | 1st | Nationality | Time | 2nd | Nationality | Time | 3rd | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Yiannis Kouros | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21:53:42 | Dušan Mravlje [sl] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:40:38 | Alan Fairbrother | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:39:14 |
| 1984 | Yiannis Kouros | Script error: No such module "flag". | 20:25:00 | Dušan Mravlje [sl] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:44:00 | Patrick Macke | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:32:05 |
| 1985 | Patrick Macke | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:18:00 | Dušan Mravlje [sl] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:39:22 | Jean Calbera | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:42:00 |
| 1986 | Yiannis Kouros | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21:57:00 | Ernő Kis-Király | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:07:00 | Peter Mann | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:41:00 |
| 1987 | Rune Larsson [sv] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:41:46 | Patrick Macke | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:41:51 | James Zarei | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:27:16 |
| 1988 | Rune Larsson [sv] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:42:05 | James Zarei | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:59:42 | Georges Makris | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:47:00 |
| 1989 | Patrick Macke | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:32:05 | Rune Larsson [sv] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:28:48 | Seiichi Morikawa | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:08:18 |
| 1990 | Yiannis Kouros | Script error: No such module "flag". | 20:29:04 | Patrick Macke | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:08:41 | János Bogár | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:49:19 |
| 1991 | János Bogár | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:15:31 | James Zarei | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:48:50 | George Stoakes | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:50:35 |
| 1992[7] | Rusko Kadiev [bg] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:08:13 | Paul Beckers [nl] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:05:48 | Roy Pirrung | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28:33:02 |
| 1993[8][9] | Rune Larsson [sv] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:57:12 | Marcel Foucat | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:46:37 | Milan Furin | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28:51:37 |
| 1994 | James Zarei | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:15:00 | Kenji Okiyama | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:55:00 | Peeter Kirppu | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:07:00 |
| 1995 | James Zarei | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:59:42 | Vasilios Chalkias | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:49:46 | Kazuyoshi Ikeda | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28:12:00 |
| 1996 | Roland Vuillemenot [fr] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:21:00 | Dušan Mravlje [sl] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:55:00 | Roy Pirrung | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:56:32 |
| 1997 | Constantinos Reppos | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:37:00 | Kenji Okiyama | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:55:00 | Rune Larsson [sv] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28:11:00 |
| 1998 | Constantinos Reppos | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:11:41 | Kenzi (Kenji) Okiyama | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:13:13 | James Zarei | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:44:04 |
| 1999 | Jens Lukas | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:38:03 | Jean Pierre Guyomarch [fr] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:08:57 | Jun Onoki | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:16:36 |
| 2000 | Masayuki Ohtaki (Otaki, Ōtaki) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:01:10 | Jens Lukas | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:59:54 | Cees Verhagen | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:35:50 |
| 2001 | Valmir Nunes | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:18:05 | Jens Lukas | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:46:51 | Ryōichi Sekiya | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:27:30 |
| 2002 | Ryōichi Sekiya | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:47:54 | Markus Thalmann [de] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:16:56 | Jeffry Oonk | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:58:55 |
| 2003 | Markus Thalmann [de] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:28:24 | Valmir Nunes | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:30:35 | Jean-Jacques Moros | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:26:16 |
| 2004 | Jens Lukas | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:49:59 | Markus Thalmann [de] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:20:02 | Martin Juri | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:19:15 |
| 2005 | Jens Lukas | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:20:39 | Jean-Jacques Moros | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:03:30 | Markus Thalmann [de] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:34:42 |
| 2006 | Scott Jurek | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22:52:18 | Ryōichi Sekiya | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:14:11 | Masayuki Ohtaki (Otaki, Ōtaki) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:19:12 |
| 2007 | Scott Jurek | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:12:14 | Piotr Kuryło [pl] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:29:41 | Valmir Nunes | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:37:40 |
| 2008 | Scott Jurek | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22:20:01 | Markus Thalmann [de] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:52:09 | Lars Skytte Christoffersen | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:29:41 |
| 2009 | Ryōichi Sekiya | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:48:24 | Lars Skytte Christoffersen | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:32:00 | Jon Harald Berge | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:10:00 |
| 2010 | Ivan Cudin [it] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:03:06 | Jan Albert Lantink | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:31:00 | Jan Prochaska | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:56:00 |
| 2011 | Ivan Cudin [it] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22:57:40 | Yuji Sakai | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:22:24 | Michael Vanicek | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:55:59 |
| 2012 | Stu Thoms | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:28:19[10] | Tetsuo Kiso | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:36:23 | Markus Thalmann [de] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:14:25 |
| 2013 | João Oliveira | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:28:31 | Florian Reus [de] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:29:11 | Ivan Cudin [it] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:53:44 |
| 2014 | Ivan Cudin [it] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22:27:57 | Florian Reus [de] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:56:19 | Andrzej Radzikowski | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:48:25 |
| 2015 | Florian Reus [de] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:16:44 | Dan Lawson | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:53:05 | Hansen Kim | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:53:52 |
| 2016 | Andrzej Radzikowski | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:02:23 | Marco Bonfiglio | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:36:58 | Radek Brunner [cs] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:07:29 |
| 2017 | Aleksandr Sorokin | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22:04:04 | Radek Brunner [cs] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22:49:37 | Nikolaos Sideridis | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22:58:40 |
| 2018 | Yoshihiko Ishikawa | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22:55:13 | Radek Brunner [cs] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:37:25 | João Oliveira | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:34:30 |
| 2019 | Bódis Tamás | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:29:24 | Csécsei Zoltán | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:16:59 | Radek Brunner [cs] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:26:20 |
| 2021 | Fotis Zisimopoulos [el] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21:57:36 | Radek Brunner [cs] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:17:49 | Milan Sumny | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:53:19 |
| 2022 | Fotis Zisimopoulos [el] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21:00:48 | Toru Somiya | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21:18:04 | Yoshihiko Ishikawa | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:06:45 |
| 2023 | Fotis Zisimopoulos [el] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 19:55:09 (Course Record) | Simen Holvik | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22:17:23 | Fernando Andres Martinez Roman | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:32:59 |
| 2024 | Fotis Zisimopoulos [el] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 20:18:23 | Martínez Roman Fernando Andres | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:28:46 | Robin Florian | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:51:30 |
| 2025 | Radek Brunner [cs] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 21:24:35 | Perini Francesco | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22:05:27 | Ishikawa Yoshihiko | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:54:23 |
Women
Time = hours:minutes:seconds
| Year | 1st | Nationality | Time | 2nd | Nationality | Time | 3rd | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Eleanor Robinson (formerly Adams) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 32:37:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Mary Hanudel (later Mary Larsson [sv]) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:27:00 | Marcy Schwam Lorna Richey (later Lorna Michael) |
Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "flag". |
34:15:10 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Mary Hanudel (later Mary Larsson [sv]) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 34:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Mary Hanudel (later Mary Larsson [sv]) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:46:45 | Waltraud Reisert | Script error: No such module "flag". | 33:21:00 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | Hilary Walker | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:23:30 | Waltraud Reisert | Script error: No such module "flag". | 35:31:56 | - | - | - |
| 1988 | — | ||||||||
| 1989 | Mary Hanudel (later Mary Larsson [sv]) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:57:23 | Monika Kuno | Script error: No such module "flag". | 34:10:00 | Eiko Endo | Script error: No such module "flag". | 34:36:49 |
| 1990 | Anne-Marie Deguilhem | Script error: No such module "flag". | 34:07:41 | Pascale Mahé [fr] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 35:08:03 | Mary Hanudel-Larsson [sv] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 35:31:30 |
| 1991 | Ursula Blasberg | Script error: No such module "flag". | 34:42:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Hilary Walker | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:23:30 | Mary Hanudel-Larsson [sv] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 33:47:00 | Miyako Yoshikoshi | Script error: No such module "flag". | 33:47:52 |
| 1993 | Sigrid Lomsky | Script error: No such module "flag". | 32:46:17 | Marie Bertrand [fr] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 33:47:12 | Miyako Yoshikoshi | Script error: No such module "flag". | 34:18:00 |
| 1994 | Helga Backhaus | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:39:00 | Kazuko Kaihata | Script error: No such module "flag". | 34:12:17 | Miyako Yoshikoshi | Script error: No such module "flag". | 34:33:21 |
| 1995 | Helga Backhaus | Script error: No such module "flag". | 29:33:00 | Miyako Yoshikoshi | Script error: No such module "flag". | 33:47:52 | Kimie Funada (later Kimie Noto) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 34:53:34 |
| 1996 | Helga Backhaus | Script error: No such module "flag". | 29:50:00 | Mary Hanudel [sv] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:27:00 | Kimie Funada (later Kimie Noto) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 34:12:00 |
| 1997 | Helga Backhaus | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:39:00 | Kimie Funada (later Kimie Noto) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 33:36:00 | Heike Pawzik | Script error: No such module "flag". | 33:46:00 |
| 1998 | Mary Larsson [sv] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28:46.58 | Kimie Funada (later Kimie Noto) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 29:32:21 | Helga Backhaus | Script error: No such module "flag". | 29:53:49 |
| 1999 | Anny Monot | Script error: No such module "flag". | 35:38:08 | Kimie Funada (later Kimie Noto) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 35:41:31 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Hiroko Okiyama | Script error: No such module "flag". | 29:16:37 | Mary Larsson [sv] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:56:16 | Helga Backhaus | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:35:24 |
| 2001 | Alzira Portela-Lario | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:31:41 | Kimie Funada (later Kimie Noto) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 33:49:17 | Heike Pawzik | Script error: No such module "flag". | 34:41:10 |
| 2002 | Irina Reutovich [ru] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28:10:48 | Hiroko Okiyama | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:25:49 | Mayumi Okabe | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:33:35 |
| 2003 | Akiko Sakamoto | Script error: No such module "flag". | 29:07:44 | Sumie Inagaki | Script error: No such module "flag". | 29:38:54 | Barbara Szlachetka | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:50:23 |
| 2004 | Kimie Noto | Script error: No such module "flag". | 29:57:40 | Hiroko Okiyama | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:01:17 | Anke Drescher | Script error: No such module "flag". | 32:55:26 |
| 2005 | Kimie Noto | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:23:07 | Elke Streicher | Script error: No such module "flag". | 32:19:59 | Anke Drescher | Script error: No such module "flag". | 32:52:23 |
| 2006 | Sumie Inagaki | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28:37:20 | Takako Furuyama | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:40:31 | Mary Larsson-Hanudel [sv] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:41:56 |
| 2007 | Akiko Sakamoto | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:09:24 | Brigitte Bec [fr] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:56:03 | Kimie Noto | Script error: No such module "flag". | 32:11:05 |
| 2008 | Sook-Hue Hur | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:03:22 | Stacey Bunton | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:25:59 | Heinlein Marika | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:39:19 |
| 2009 | Sumie Inagaki | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:39:49 | Yoshiko Matsuda | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:16:00 | Lisa Bliss | Script error: No such module "flag". | 32:27:00 |
| 2010 | Emily Gelder | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:17:03 | Heather Fouwdlink-Hawker | Script error: No such module "flag". | 32:43:00 | Yoshiko Matsuda | Script error: No such module "flag". | 33:31:00 |
| 2011 | Szilvia Lubics [hu] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 29:07:39 | Ruth Podgornik Res | Script error: No such module "flag". | 32:17:19 | Mimi Anderson | Script error: No such module "flag". | 32:33:23 |
| 2012 | Elizabeth Hawker (also 3rd overall that year)[3] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:02:17[10] | Leonie van den Haak | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28:42:36 | Szilvia Lubics [hu] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 29:45:56 |
| 2013 | Szilvia Lubics [hu] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28:03:04 | Antje Krause | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:07:15 | Heike Bergmann | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:22:03 |
| 2014 | Szilvia Lubics [hu] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:53:40 | Katalin Nagy | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28:55:03 | Eva Esnaola | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:52:41 |
| 2015 | Katalin Nagy | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:06:05 | Alyson Venti | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:50:51 | Szilvia Lubics [hu] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 29:18:44 |
| 2016 | Katalin Nagy | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:22:26 | Smith Pam | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:11:53 | Zsuzsanna Maraz | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:44:01 |
| 2017 | Patrycja Bereznowska | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:48:18 | Zsuzsanna Maraz | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:43:40 | Aleksandra Niwińska [pl] | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:28:48 |
| 2018 | Zsuzsanna Maraz | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:05:28 | Kateřina Kašparová | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:47:16 | Teija Honkonen | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28:36:08 |
| 2019 | Zsuzsanna Maraz | Script error: No such module "flag". | 30:16:18 | Irina Masanova | Script error: No such module "flag". | 31:18:08 | Natasa Robnik | Script error: No such module "flag". | 32:15:31 |
| 2021 | Diana Dzaviza | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:24:25 | Zsuzsanna Maraz | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:00:14 | Noora Honkala | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:27:14 |
| 2022 | Diana Dzaviza | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:03:07 | Marisa Lizak | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:34:00 | Mica Morgan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 27:23:44 |
| 2023 | Camille Herron | Script error: No such module "flag". | 22:35:31 (Course Record) | Noora Honkala | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:23:03 | Satu Lipiainen | Script error: No such module "flag". | 23:48:34 |
| 2024 | Noora Honkala | Script error: No such module "flag". | 24:25:08 | Perez Serano Carmen Maria | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:34:13 | Caliskaner Line | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:24:51 |
| 2025 | Andrea Mórocza | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:09:06 | Simantrakou Despoina | Script error: No such module "flag". | 25:37:44 | Robnik Natasa | Script error: No such module "flag". | 26:09:38 |
All-Time top 50 Women's performances
| Athlete | Time | Country | Year | Place | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camille Herron | 22:35:31 | USA | 2023 | 1 | 41 |
| 2 | Noora Honkala | 23:23:03 | FIN | 2023 | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | Satu Lipiainen | 23:48:34 | FIN | 2023 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Noora Honkala | 24:25:08 | FIN | 2024 | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | Patrycja Bereznowska | 24:48:18 | POL | 2017 | 1 | 41 |
| 6 | Diana Dzaviza | 25:03:41 | LAT | 2022 | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Katalin Nagy | 25:07:12 | USA | 2015 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | Andrea Mórocza | 25:09:06 | HUN | 2025 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 | Katalin Nagy | 25:23:52 | USA | 2016 | 1 | 37 |
| 10 | Diana Dzaviza | 25:24:25 | LAT | 2021 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Perez Serano Carmen Maria | 25:34:13 | ESP | 2024 | 2 | 42 |
| 12 | Marisa Lizak | 25:34:18 | USA | 2022 | 2 | 43 |
| 13 | Simantrakou Despoina | 25:37:44 | GRE | 2025 | 2 | 33 |
| 14 | Zsuzsanna Maraz | 25:43:40 | HUN | 2017 | 2 | 47 |
| 15 | Zsuzsanna Maraz | 26:00:14 | HUN | 2021 | 2 | 51 |
| 16 | Robnik Natasa | 26:09:38 | SLO | 2025 | 3 | 50 |
| 17 | Caliskaner Line | 26:24:51 | NOR | 2024 | 3 | 52 |
| 18 | Noora Honkala | 26:27:14 | FIN | 2021 | 3 | 29 |
| 19 | Aleksandra Niwińska | 26:28:48 | POL | 2017 | 3 | 31 |
| 20 | Manta Georgia | 26:42:42 | GRE | 2024 | 4 | 47 |
| 21 | Alyson Venti | 26:50:51 | USA | 2015 | 2 | 33 |
| 22 | Szilvia Lubics | 26:53:40 | HUN | 2014 | 1 | 40 |
| 23 | Stine Rex | 26:58:16 | DEN | 2017 | 4 | 38 |
| 24 | Lizzy Hawker | 27:02:17 | GBR | 2012 | 1 | 36 |
| 25 | Marisa Lizak | 27:05:08 | USA | 2021 | 4 | 42 |
| 26 | Zsuzsanna Maraz | 27:05:28 | HUN | 2018 | 1 | 48 |
| 27 | Pam Smith | 27:13:31 | USA | 2016 | 2 | 42 |
| 28 | Zsuzsanna Maraz | 27:16:26 | HUN | 2019 | 1 | 49 |
| 29 | Liouta Lamprini | 27:18:43 | GRE | 2025 | 4 | 35 |
| 30 | Veronika Jurisic | 27:19:27 | CRO | 2017 | 5 | 40 |
| 31 | Micah Morgan | 27:24:01 | USA | 2022 | 3 | 39 |
| 32 | Marisa Lizak | 27:27:31 | USA | 2024 | 5 | 45 |
| 33 | Sumie Inagaki | 27:39:49 | JPN | 2009 | 1 | 43 |
| 34 | Zsuzsanna Maraz | 27:45:42 | HUN | 2016 | 3 | 46 |
| 35 | Kateřina Kašparová | 27:47:16 | CZE | 2018 | 2 | 32 |
| 36 | Simantrakou Despoina | 27:52:09 | GRE | 2024 | 6 | 32 |
| 37 | Szvetlana Zétényi | 27:57:49 | HUN | 2023 | 4 | 47 |
| 38 | Szilvia Lubics | 28:03:04 | HUN | 2013 | 1 | 39 |
| 39 | Irina Reutovich | 28:10:48 | RUS | 2002 | 1 | 52 |
| 40 | Antje Krause | 28:13:57 | GER | 2017 | 6 | 45 |
| 41 | Irina Masanova | 28:18:16 | RUS | 2019 | 2 | 35 |
| 42 | Rex Stine | 28:18:35 | DEN | 2023 | 5 | 44 |
| 43 | Szvetlana Zétényi | 28:26:25 | HUN | 2021 | 5 | 45 |
| 44 | Teija Honkonen | 28:36:08 | FIN | 2018 | 3 | 41 |
| 45 | Georgia Manta | 28:36:15 | GRE | 2018 | 4 | 41 |
| 46 | Sumie Inagaki | 28:37:20 | JPN | 2006 | 1 | 40 |
| 47 | Leonie den van Haak | 28:42:36 | NLD | 2012 | 2 | 31 |
| 48 | Mary Larsson-Hanudel | 28:46:58 | USA | 1998 | 1 | 38 |
| 49 | Cat Simpson | 28:52:03 | GBR | 2018 | 5 | 34 |
| 50 | Katalin Nagy | 28:55:03 | USA | 2014 | 2 | 35 |
All-time top 50 Men's performances
| Athlete | Time | Country | Year | Place | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fotis Zisimopoulos | 19:55:09 | GRE | 2023 | 1 | 41 |
| 2 | Fotis Zisimopoulos | 20:18:43 | GRE | 2024 | 1 | 42 |
| 3 | Yiannis Kouros | 20:25:00 | GRE | 1984 | 1 | 28 |
| 4 | Yiannis Kouros | 20:29:04 | GRE | 1990 | 1 | 34 |
| 5 | Fotis Zisimopoulos [el] | 21:00:48 | GRE | 2022 | 1 | 39 |
| 6 | Toru Somiya | 21:18:04 | JPN | 2022 | 2 | 42 |
| 7 | Radek Brunner | 21:24:35 | CZE | 2025 | 1 | 50 |
| 8 | Yiannis Kouros | 21:53:42 | GRE | 1983 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Yiannis Kouros | 21:57:00 | GRE | 1986 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | Fotis Zisimopoulos [el] | 21:57:36 | GRE | 2021 | 1 | 38 |
| 11 | Aleksandr Sorokin | 22:04:04 | LTU | 2017 | 1 | 36 |
| 12 | Perini Francesco | 22:05:27 | ITA | 2025 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Simen Holvik | 22:17:23 | NOR | 2023 | 2 | 46 |
| 14 | Scott Jurek | 22:20:01 | USA | 2008 | 1 | 34 |
| 15 | Ivan Cudin [it] | 22:29:29 | ITA | 2014 | 1 | 39 |
| 16 | Radek Brunner [cs] | 22:49:37 | CZE | 2017 | 2 | 42 |
| 17 | Scott Jurek | 22:52:18 | USA | 2006 | 1 | 32 |
| 18 | Yoshihiko Ishikawa | 22:55:13 | JPN | 2018 | 1 | 30 |
| 19 | Ivan Cudin [it] | 22:57:40 | ITA | 2011 | 1 | 36 |
| 20 | Nikolaos Sideridis | 22:58:40 | GRE | 2017 | 3 | 36 |
| 21 | Andrzej Radzikowski | 23:02:23 | POL | 2016 | 1 | 35 |
| 22 | Ivan Cudin [it] | 23:03:06 | ITA | 2010 | 1 | 35 |
| 23 | Yoshihiko Ishikawa | 23:06:45 | JPN | 2022 | 3 | 34 |
| 24 | Patrick Macke | 23:08:41 | GBR | 1990 | 2 | 35 |
| 25 | Scott Jurek | 23:12:14 | USA | 2007 | 1 | 33 |
| 26 | Florian Reus [de] | 23:17:31 | GER | 2015 | 1 | 31 |
| 27 | Radek Brunner [cs] | 23:17:49 | CZE | 2021 | 2 | 48 |
| 28 | Patrick Macke | 23:18:00 | GBR | 1985 | 1 | 30 |
| 29 | Valmir Nunes | 23:18:05 | BRA | 2001 | 1 | 37 |
| 30 | Yoshihiko Ishikawa | 23:20:56 | JPN | 2017 | 4 | 29 |
| 31 | Tibor Eros | 23:23:53 | HUN | 2022 | 4 | 46 |
| 32 | Markus Thalmann [de] | 23:28:24 | AUT | 2003 | 1 | 39 |
| 33 | Martínez Roman Fernando Andres | 23:28:46 | URU | 2024 | 2 | 49 |
| 34 | Joao Oliveira | 23:29:08 | POR | 2013 | 1 | 36 |
| 35 | Bodis Tamas | 23:29:24 | HUN | 2019 | 1 | 31 |
| 36 | Jan Lantink-Albert | 23:31:22 | HOL | 2010 | 2 | 52 |
| 37 | Fernando Andres Martinez Roman | 23:32:59 | URU | 2023 | 3 | 48 |
| 38 | Marco Bonfiglio | 23:36:58 | ITA | 2016 | 2 | 39 |
| 39 | Kostas Reppos | 23:37:00 | GRE | 1997 | 1 | 31 |
| 40 | Radek Brunner [cs] | 23:37:25 | CZE | 2018 | 2 | 44 |
| 41 | Valdenir Jandosa | 23:37:33 | BRA | 2023 | 4 | 44 |
| 42 | Peter Gaspar | 23:41:56 | HUN | 2023 | 5 | 42 |
| 43 | Dušan Mravlje [sl] | 23:44:00 | YUG | 1985 | 2 | 32 |
| 44 | Ryōichi Sekiya | 23:47:54 | JPN | 2002 | 1 | 35 |
| 45 | Ryōichi Sekiya | 23:48:24 | JPN | 2009 | 1 | 42 |
| 46 | Florian Robin | 23:51:30 | FRA | 2024 | 3 | |
| 47 | Milan Sumny | 23:53:19 | CZE | 2021 | 3 | 46 |
| 48 | Dan Lawson | 23:53:32 | GBR | 2015 | 2 | 42 |
| 49 | Ishikawa Yoshihiko | 23:54:23 | JPN | 2025 | 3 | 37 |
| 50 | Kim Hansen | 23:54:37 | DEN | 2015 | 3 | 40 |
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