535 Roman Miles In 120 Days

The Virtual race “Via Egnatia Challenge: 535 Roman miles in 120 days” is inspired by the ancient Roman road “Via Egnatia” which is considered to be one of the biggest roads of the ancient world.

The ancient ‘’Via Egnatia’’ was built by the Romans on the tracks of an even more ancient road called the “Kato Odos”. According to Thucydides, “Kato Odos” was used by the Persian king Xerxes during his campaign against Greece in 480 BC. It was also used by Alexander the Great during his campaign in Asia.

The Romans began to build the road that would connect the capital city of the Roman Empire with the East in the 2nd century BC. The road was crossing the Balkan Peninsula starting from present-day Durres, Albania (Ancient Greek city Epidamnos – Corfu colony) and ending in the Kipoi Evrou (Traianoupolis). The street got its name from the viceroy of Macedonia Gnaio Egnatios (Gneus Egnatius).

According to the Greek geographer Strabo (63 BC – 23 AD) ‘’Via Egnatia’’ was completed around 120 BC and its length was 535 Roman miles.

Runners are now required to cover within 120 days, this 535 Roman miles distance (791,265 kilometers).

The  791,265km in 120 days challenge  is a virtual race in which you can join from wherever you are and you can either run or walk starting from March 1^st 2021 at 0:00 (local time) and ending no later than the 28^th of June 2021 at 23:59 (local time).   

Participation by bicycle or any other mean of transportation is not allowed. The distances you will run / walk should be recorded by your smartwatch or the app you use and you must upload it in your account in the app of Strava. If you don’t have a Strava account you must send us a photo of your daily activity from your smartwatch or app by email in the address marathonrunners.com@gmail.com Beware that every activity edited by you and not by your gps tracker will not be accepted.

The ranking lists with the athletes and the up to date distances they ran, will be published weekly in our website and our social media. For that reason it is very important to sync your smartwatches and apps very often.

The provisional results will be announced by 01 July 2021. In case you wish to submit an objection, you must notify us by email by July 08, 2021, when the final results will be announced.

Half- Marathon (21,1km)

The “Via Egnatia Challenge:  Half- Marathon (21,1km)” it’s a virtual race and you can join from wherever you are and you can either run or walk starting from March 1^st 2021 at 0:00 (local time) and ending no later than the 30^th of April 2021 at 23:59 (local time).

You must run or walk the distance of the 21,1km in a unique activity. Furthermore you can run / walk this distance several times inside the specific timeframe and to choose to upload the quickest run.

Participation by bicycle or any other mean of transportation is not allowed. The distances you will run / walk should be recorded by your smartwatch or the app you use and you must upload it in your account in the app of Strava. If you don’t have a Strava account you must send us a photo of your daily activity from your smartwatch or app by email in the address marathonrunners.com@gmail.com Beware that every activity edited by you and not by your gps tracker will not be accepted. The treadmill workouts are accepted.

The ranking lists with the athletes and the up to date distances they ran, will be published weekly in our website and our social media. For that reason it is very important to sync your smartwatches and apps very often.

The provisional results will be announced by 03 May 2021. In case you wish to submit an objection, you must notify us by email by May 08, 2021, when the final results will be announced.

Ten Kilometers (10km)

The “Via Egnatia Challenge:  10km” it’s a virtual race and you can join from wherever you are and you can either run or walk starting from March 1^st 2021 at 0:00 (local time) and ending no later than the 30^th of April 2021 at 23:59 (local time).

You must run or walk the distance of the 10km in a unique activity. Furthermore you can run / walk this distance several times inside the specific timeframe and to choose to upload the quickest attempt.

Participation by bicycle or any other mean of transportation is not allowed. The distances you will run / walk should be recorded by your smartwatch or the app you use and you must upload it in your account in the app of Strava. If you don’t have a Strava account you must send us a photo of your daily activity from your smartwatch or app by email in the address marathonrunners.com@gmail.com Beware that every activity edited by you and not by your gps tracker will not be accepted. The treadmill workouts are accepted.

The ranking lists with the athletes and the up to date distances they ran, will be published weekly in our website and our social media. For that reason it is very important to sync your smartwatches and apps very often.

The provisional results will be announced by 03 April 2021. In case you wish to submit an objection, you must notify us by email by April 08, 2021, when the final results will be announced.