Alexander the Great Marathon

Alexander the Great Marathon
White Tower of Thessaloniki near the finish
DateMid-April
LocationPella–Thessaloniki, Greece
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorbwin
Established2006 (18 years ago) (2006)
Course recordsMen's: 2:11:37 (2006)
Kenya Moses Arusei
Women's: 2:28:22 (2006)
Algeria Souad Aït Salem
Official siteAlexander the Great Marathon
Participants682 finishers (2022)
540 finishers (2021)
1,284 finishers (2019)[1]

The Alexander the Great Marathon (Greek: Μαραθώνιος Μέγας Αλέξανδρος) 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,[2] and its editions of 2010[3] and 2011[4] 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.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Marathon - ΜΑΡΑΘΩΝΙΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ "ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ"-ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΕΣ/ALEXANDER THE GREAT MARATHON-ENTRIES". Archived from the original on 2020-02-19.
  2. ^ AIMS Race Directory Archived 2016-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS (2010). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  3. ^ Baraki and Stanko prevail in Thessaloniki Marathon. IAAF (2010-04-18). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  4. ^ Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF (2011-04-10). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  5. ^ 10Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  6. ^ 5Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.