The Alexander the Great Marathon () is an annual marathon race held in mid-April between Pella (birthplace of Alexander the Great) and Thessaloniki, Greece, since 2006.

It is an AIMS-certified race,AIMS Race Directory . AIMS (2010). Retrieved on 2019-04-03. and its editions of 2010Baraki and Stanko prevail in Thessaloniki Marathon. IAAF (2010-04-18). Retrieved on 2019-04-03. and 2011Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF (2011-04-10). Retrieved on 2019-04-03. received IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status.

In addition to the marathon race, the day's events include popular fun runs over five and ten kilometres.10Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.5Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.

History

The marathon was first held on .

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.

Course

The race starts from Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the Great and capital of Ancient Macedonia, and finishes in Thessaloniki.Marathon . Alexander the Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.

Winners

Key: Course record (in bold)

Ed. Year Men's winner Time Women's winner Time Rf. 1 2006 2:11:37 2:28:22 https://www.radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/tags/souad-aït-salem 2 2007 2:13:49 2:36:04 3 2008 2:13:08 2:35:04 4 2009 2:12:28 2:36:54 5 2010 2:15:11 2:41:18 6 2011 2:13:12 2:40:41 Ramsak, Bob (2011-04-10). Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-14. 7 2012 2:18:44 2:56:33 April 2012 Results . AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-04. 8 2013 2:19:29 2:41:46 9 2014 2:21:14 2:47:04 10 2015 2:18:06 2:40:49 11 2016 2:17:41 2:41:50 12 2017 2:28:12 2:45:02 13 2018 2:16:04 2:45:19 14 2019 2:33:21 2:48:13 2020 postponed due to coronavirus pandemic 15 2021 2:27:33 2:45:19 16 2022 2:26:21 3:02:15 17 2023 2:26:19 2:51:48 18 2024 2:23:40 2:45:02

Statistics

Winners by country CountryMen's raceWomen's raceTotal 6 7 13 7 4 11 4 3 7 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1

Multiple winners AthleteCountryWinsYearsSonia Tsekini-Boudouri32017, 2019, 2021Stamatia Noula22023, 2024Michalis Parmakis22017, 2019Magdaliní Gazéa22013, 2014Teklu Geto22012, 2013Elizabeth Chemweno22007, 2008

See also Athens Classic Marathon

Notes

References

External links Official website Race profile from MarathonInfo