They’re racing for passion and history. Members of the Ridge Runners, a group of local runners that’s been in existence for three years, will be traveling to Greece for the Athens Classic Marathon, ...

The 42.2-kilometre (26.2-mile) race, named after the small town of Marathon near Athens, has become a byword for 'ordeal' and one of the highlights of every summer Olympics. p pulse Follow Athenss ...

The reference is to Spyridon Louis and the irony is the celebrated home winner of the first Olympic marathon is a fixed point in Greek sporting culture. He will never vanish. As the 125th anniversary ...

Athenss classic marathon is the grandsire of all long-distance races and on the bucket list of most self-respecting runners -- but for antiquity buffs, there are other Greek races with an even ...