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Athens Marathon (Greece) Runner Comments
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Course 4.2 
Organization 4.3 
Spectators 3.7
Number of comments: 140 [displaying comments 131 to 137]
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(Jimmy) from Munich, Germany
(11/4/2002)
 "Organization have to improve for the olympics" (about: 2001)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 3 It was my 21st marathon and it was THE marathon! My expectations were huge and some of them didn´t come true. Especially the organganization was a kind of bad. To pick up the bib, we were sent to a 'dead' office, from there a bus took us about an hour through Athens, the pasta was cold, the start was chaotic, the back back was kept in the rain in the old Olympic stadium, the diploma was a print out with no name on it! There were also some nice little things: the traditional course, the excellent finisher medal, a one way course! But anyway: You got to go there! | |
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Th. Maletsidis Greece from Ioannina, Greece
(5/3/2002)
 "Unique Experience...2002 years old..!" (about: 2001)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This was my first marathon in November 2001! The weather couldn't be worse...Wind and rain accompanied us all the way until the 42km mark, where the emotions took over!!! The course was challenging and the few spectators brave-due to rainstorm- But after all, this IS the authentic marathon course...I consider myself lucky for participating and I'm already training for next year's one! Hope to see you there. | |
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A Runner from Cooperstown, NY, USA
(3/15/2002)
 "Ratings don't do the experience justice" (about: 2000)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 I ran this race in Nov of 2000 and give it a thumbs up. The course was difficult in that after a relatively flat first 10 kilometers, the next 13 miles were uphill. Mercifully the final 10k was gradually downhill as the temp had reached 82. Strangely, it felt as if we runners were not much more than a curiosity to the locals. This seemed odd in that the race was 'invented' here and on this course. Overall, I would rate this as a fantastic experience and give a huge endorsement to Apostolos Group Tours. They offered many terrific 'takeaways' and just knowing you have completed the original course is a great feeling. | |
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A Runner from San Diego, California
(2/27/2002)
 "Great water stops, easy negative splits" (about: 1998)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The second part of the course was more downhill making for a very good race. Water, Sponges, Gu, Gatorade all in abundance. So was the traffic. Overall it was one of the best marathons | |
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A Runner from Athens, Greece
(2/9/2002)
"The Original Race !" (about: 2000)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 I have just run once, in the 2000 race in Athens Marathon. I can say I have not experience about other marathon races worldwide, but I can assure you that it is the history behind this event that forces you to the finish line in the olympic stadium. Have in mind that the name 'Marathon' comes from the village in Greece where the race begins! Don't miss this race in your future plants. I'll be there again in 2002. | |
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A Runner from Illinois
(12/23/2000)
"Worth the Trip" (about: 2000)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 3 Definitely a unique experience. Just the history itself gets your blood pumping. The course is challenging, beginning on the flat plains of Marathon. After 10k you begin to climb, and climb, and climb. You're running on wide open asphalt highway with temperatures in the upper 70s. By the time you hit the 20 mile mark you are saying to yourself 'Why couldn't Phiadippides have died here?'. The last 10k is finally downhill in the city of Athens, and finishing in the 1896 Olympic Stadium makes it all worth while. The organization is only fair; apparently they ran out of H2O for the slower runners. Crowds are sparse at times, but appreciative and enthusiastic. | |
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A Runner from Wisconsin, USA
(11/24/2000)
 "A fabulous race!" (about: 2000)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 The history behind the Athens Greece Marathon is unbeatable! The course is a bit challenging and the weather is sort of unpredictable as it was in the low 80's when I ran it. But the feeling you have as you enter the Olympic Stadium at the finish is one that will remain with you forever!! It leaves you speechless! |
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