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Διεθνής Ποσειδώνιος Ημιμαραθώνιος Αθήνας (International Poseidon Athens Half Marathon)

Athens
Flisvos Marina
Flisvos Marina. Photograph by G Da, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser describes a half marathon with two turns that starts at the Palaio Faliro sports centre beside the Averof battleship, turns on Poseidonos Avenue near Alimos and Amfitheas Avenue, and finishes on the sports centre's track.

The course in short 3 lines
  • Two turns along the Faliro Bay coastTwo turns: Alimos on Poseidonos Avenue, then the Flisvos marina, ending on a track.
  • Flat by rule, with a 3 hour limitNegligible elevation differences; 3 hour limit, then the road reopens.
  • A marina, a battleship and a rooftop promenadeAverof and the Olympias trireme at the start, the Flisvos marina twice.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryTwo turns along the Faliro Bay coastTwo turns: Alimos on Poseidonos Avenue, then the Flisvos marina, ending on a track.

From the start the route crosses the Flisvos marina, runs out along Poseidonos Avenue towards Alimos and turns at Amfitheas Avenue. It returns to the Trocadero tram stop, goes by Agia Skepi and the Agios Georgios park to the Esplanade, then runs the road towards the Peace and Friendship Stadium and back to Agia Skepi. The second turn is at the Flisvos marina and the finish is on the track inside the sports centre.

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Whole courseGradientFlat by rule, with a 3 hour limitNegligible elevation differences; 3 hour limit, then the road reopens.

Water stations stand at the start and about every 2.5 km along the half marathon route. A runner who passes the limit may carry on along the pavement at their own risk.

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Whole courseLandmarkA marina, a battleship and a rooftop promenadeAverof and the Olympias trireme at the start, the Flisvos marina twice.

The organiser calls the route one that passes the best sights of the Faliro Bay waterfront, and says it knows of no comparable course with a rooftop path laid with tactile guidance for blind people.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Athens, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
21.1 km13.1 mi
cut-off
3:00 h

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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