2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Modelled energy-cost change 1.3% versus flat · net elevation 59 m
Decision summary
Lower than 48% of comparable mapped races
8:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Athens Marathon. The Authentic, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Athens Marathon. The Authentic route has 333 m of ascent, 274 m of descent and an estimated 1.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Athens Marathon. The Authentic route starts at Marathon and finishes at Panathenaic Stadium, Athens. Underfoot, expect road; final 170m on stadium tartan. It passes Nea Makri, Rafina junction, Pikermi, Pallini and Gerakas. Long uphill stretch from roughly the 17th to the 31st km (including the prolonged climbs at the 25th km and the Stavros junction at 30th-31st km), followed by a net descent into Athens to the Panathenaic Stadium finish.
Bag drop is available. The event uses closed-road arrangements. Wave starts are used.
The stored route produces 333 m of ascent, while a source states 383 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 1.3% slower than a flat course, with about 333 m of total ascent.