13th OLYMPIC ROAD Arch. Nemea – Arch. Olympia 180 km
11/3/2026
The International Association of Long-distance Road Races "AETHLIOS" with co-organization or support of the Municipalities of Nemea, Argos - Mycenae, Tripoli, Gortynia and Anc. Olympia, Ephorates of Antiquities of Corinth, Ilia, & our sponsors, organizes on 21 - 22 May 2027:
13th Olympian Race 180 km Anc. Nemea - Anc. Olympia & 62 km Anc. Nemea - Levidi The start will be on 21/5/2027 at 14:30 in front of the Ancient Stadium of Ancient Nemea.
The two events will take place simultaneously on the same route and with a common starting point.
The route for the OLYMPIAN RACE with a distance of 180 km and a duration of twenty-eight (28) hours, is defined from Anc. Nemea to Anc. Olympia with twenty (20) basic supply/control stations and is a combination of asphalt and dirt routes.
For the 62 km lasting ten (10) hours is defined from Anc. Nemea to Levidi. All control and foods supply stations are common with the OLYMPIAN RACE and are time limit points.
The athletes start from the Stadium of Anc. Nemea, passing through the & Fliasia Chora" (Nemea) with its long history and the amazingly beautiful lowland and mountainous reliefs of the prefectures of Argolida, Arcadia and Ilia. With their over-effort ΄connect΄ the two most famous stadiums of antiquity (Nemea - Olympia), they reach Olympia where they follow in the footsteps of the ancient athletes who were thirsty for the cleos that offered them, after a victorious race in the sanctuary of Zeus, the title of the Olympic Champion.
The route has the direction of the ancient highway that led them beyond the Isthmus to Central Arcadia and Olympia through Fliounta Orchomenos and is symbolically connected with the chariot race Pelopos - Oinomaou. The winner of the Pelopon race, won both the daughter of Oenomaus Hippodameia and the kingdom of Elis, a fact that gave him the right to give his name to the Peloponnese (Pelopos island)
The layout of the route, in addition to its technical specifications, contains in its entirety areas richly endowed by nature and history, and we are called to highlight and protect this inexhaustible cultural and historical tradition as well as the natural reserve of points. where the athletes go. For more details as well as filling in the participation form you can visit the website www.aethlios.gr or contact the e-mail aethliosrace@yahoo.gr, F/B Aethlios-Αέθλιος. We wish you good preparation.
Yours sincerely
The Board of AETHLIOS
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