SPARTATHLON 2025

Participation Terms – SPARTATHLON 2025

Race Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025 (Start time: 07:00 a.m.)

Eligibility for Participation

Applications are open to experienced, healthy, and well-trained runners aged 18 and above.
All participants bear full personal responsibility for their health and condition before and during the race.

To participate, runners must first submit an application and receive official acceptance from the International Spartathlon Association (ISA).

Only the ISA Secretariat may provide binding instructions and legal information to participants.
Acceptance of these terms and race regulations is mandatory; non-compliance may lead to immediate disqualification.

Minimum Qualification Standards (Eligibility Criteria)

To apply for SPARTATHLON 2025, runners must meet at least one of the following qualifying standards achieved between 2023, 2024, or by February 25, 2025:

International Races

a) Men: ≥120 km / Women: ≥110 km in a 12-hour race
b) Completion of a 120 km race within 12:00 hours (both men & women)
c) 100-mile race completed in ≤21:00 hours (men) or ≤22:00 hours (women)
d) Western States 100: ≤24:00 (men) / ≤25:00 (women)
e) Men: ≥180 km / Women: ≥170 km in a 24-hour race
f) 200–220 km non-stop race completed in ≤29:00 (men) or ≤30:00 (women)
g) UltraBalaton 211 km: ≤29:00 (men) / ≤30:00 (women)
h) >220 km non-stop race: ≤36:00 (men) / ≤37:00 (women)
i) Badwater Ultramarathon: ≤39:00 (men) / ≤40:00 (women)
j) Grand Union Canal Race: ≤34:00 (men) / ≤35:00 (women)
k) Sakura Michi 250 km: ≤36:00
l) Yamaguchi 100 Hagi-O-Kan Maranic 120 km: ≤12:00
m) Men: ≥280 km / Women: ≥260 km in a 48-hour race

Races in Greece

a) Previous Spartathlon: ≤36:00
b) Olympios Dromos (Ancient Nemea – Olympia): ≤27:00 (men) / ≤28:00 (women)
c) Eychidios Hyperathlon 215 km: ≤33:00 (men) / ≤34:00 (women)
d) ROUT (Rodopi Advendurun 100 miles): ≤38:00 (men) / ≤39:00 (women)
e) Dolichos (Delphi–Olympia 255 km): ≤42:00 (men) / ≤43:00 (women)
f) VFUT Paranesti 100 miles: ≤32:00 (men) / ≤33:00 (women)
g) Dromos Athanaton 142 km: ≤17:00 (men) / ≤18:00 (women)
h) Frozen Peaks 261 km: ≤60:00
i) 3UltraSummits Tihiorace 250 km / 14,000 m D+: ≤70:00
j) Men: ≥120 km / Women: ≥110 km in a 12-hour race
k) Completion of a 120 km race in ≤12:00
l) 100-mile race in ≤21:00 (men) / ≤22:00 (women)
m) Men: ≥180 km / Women: ≥170 km in a 24-hour race
n) 200–220 km non-stop race: ≤29:00 (men) / ≤30:00 (women)
o) >220 km non-stop race: ≤36:00 (men) / ≤37:00 (women)
p) Men: ≥280 km / Women: ≥260 km in a 48-hour race

For full regulations, accepted races, and submission instructions, please visit the official website: https://www.spartathlon.gr

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