r/running • u/nuu2137 • 3d ago

Discussion Exceptional running races Europe

Hi guys.

Putting my racing calendar together and wonder whether to include any exceptional/weird/untypical running events.

Last year I did some trail ultra runs including one in Dolomites, night half marathon, local run in Slovakian Tatras and retro Eroica bike race in Italy.

Do you have any races that you will always remember?

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u/Arcadela 3d ago

Athens Authentic Marathon - The myth, the history, the finish and great organization.

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u/witchiligo 2d ago

Isn't the elevation killer though? I'm scared to even consider running the authentic one

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u/Arcadela 2d ago

It's not the race to run the fastest time you possibly can, but it's very runnable. I had a strategy/pace for different parts of the race (because of elevation) so I was thinking more about reaching the next milestone than about reaching the end. And the last 10k is downhill so if you paced the first 32k well then you are just flying in that final stretch.

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u/nuu2137 2d ago

Awesome