Race planning

Plan Authentic Phidippides Run

Use the listed edition as your starting point. Each tool keeps imported race facts separate from the targets and assumptions you choose.

Listed edition: Nov 19, 2026 – Nov 23, 2026
Format: 200+ Mile
Distance: 485.3 km (Athens–Sparta–Athens); 524.9 km option to Marathon
Local start time: 6:00 AM Thursday
Duration / cutoff: 98 hours (8:00 AM Monday, November 23) for Athens–Sparta–Athens, with cutoffs at the main stations: Megara (39.4 km) at 5:30 hours and Sparta (242.5 km) at 43 hours. The Marathon option allows 100 hours (10:00 AM Monday) but requires reaching the Agora within 93 hours.
Crew and pacers: Crews are optional. They may help only at official aid stations, at least 30 m from the tables, and help between stations means disqualification. Support vehicles must be declared and marked, and are banned between aid stations 22/56 and 25/53 in both directions. Runners may rest in their support vehicle within 30 m of a checkpoint after telling the station official, but staying in any hotel or lodging during the race means disqualification. The regulations do not mention pacers.
Drop bags: Runners can send personal supplies to the 11 main stations, labeled with bib and table number. Bags are handed in the evening before the race and may be inspected.

Recorded facts reviewed Oct 20, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.

Pace & duration

Start with the recorded course distance. Choose a planning duration; this race has no single recorded time limit to import.

Choose a checklist suited to your expected duration. Add the organizer’s mandatory gear.

Bring across the race name and local start time. Add confirmed access points, distances and your own arrival estimates.