All registration details will be published on the official Athens Marathon website once the 2024 event has concluded.

The annual Classic City Marathon was held in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2024. The 26.5-mile course started on North Lumpkin Street, between East Hancock Avenue and East Washington Street.

The marathon as a modern sporting event, inspired by the Pheidippides legend, was introduced at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. In 1908, the current marathon distance of 26.2 ...

Pericles insisted that Athens would win the war by superior planning ... Phidippides' & the First Marathon When the Persian army landed at Marathon in 490 BC, the Athenians chose Phidippides ...

After crossing the finish line in Athens Saturday at the Classic City Marathon, all marathon and half-marathon runners will be in for a commemorative treat from Creature Comforts Brewing Co.