Date
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Start
17:00
Venue
Marathon Town to Panathenaic Stadium, Athens
Athens, Greece
Countdown
November
A short, friendly 5 km run through central Athens that still finishes in the Panathenaic Stadium. Good first race, and open to runners from age 12.
Key facts
01Minimum age 12
0260-minute time limit to finish
03Point-to-point: you finish at a different place from the start
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The course
The route
Athens
Distance5km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.1 km
Weather
Early-November, Athens
20°CTypical high
14°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
23%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 14°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 23% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserSEGAS (Hellenic Athletics Association)
Websiteathensauthenticmarathon.gr
Instagram@athensauthenticmarathon
Running since1983
Training
Training for the Athens Marathon. The Authentic 5 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Athens Marathon. The Authentic 5 km plan targets
Typical sessions
5 km
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Steady mileage with one or two quality days a week
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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