Eurocross for a Cause - Ralph Mesquita
In Summer 2017 25-year old Belgian-Brazilian ultrarunner Ralph Mesquite ran across Europe to raise awareness about the health problems associated with obesity worldwide and to...
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Pheidippides Feat II- Yiannis Kouros
Sep 27, 2011
Athens, Greece
Sep 29, 2011
Athens, Greece
The flame that burned inside the ancient Athenian message runner Pheidippides, calling Spartans for help to conquer the Persians in the Battle of the Marathon, burns also inside Yiannis. Spartathlon The great historian of antiquity Herodotus (490 B.C.) described the details of the Battle of Marathon. He mentioned Pheidippides, an Athenian messenger (530 BC–490 BC), who was sent by his generals to Sparta, hoping to get military aid to reinforce the Athenian forces against the forthcoming Asiatic incursion. Herodotus wrote that Pheidippides ran 246K in 1,5 day to deliver his message in Sparta.In 1982 four English men followed the route description of Herodotus to find...
Pheidippides Feat I - Yiannis Kouros
Sep 29, 2005
Athens, Greece
Oct 1, 2005
Athens, Greece
Yannis Kouros is a legend and inspiration for ultra runners worldwide. He’s the number one Ultra-Marathon runner, having broken more than 160 world records up to now. When Yiannis was 51, he broke his own world record though, which he made 21 years earlier! He ran the first Spartathlon (246K) from Athens to Sparta in 21h53’40” in 1983, improved it 1984 with 20h25’00”, and set a course record that still holds today. Spartathlon The great historian of antiquity Herodotus (490 B.C.) described the details of the Battle of Marathon. He mentioned Pheidippides, an Athenian messenger (530 BC–490 BC), who was sent...
