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Scott Jurek Earns Second Consecutive Spartathlon Title

Posted October 1, 2007 at 11:16 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Destinations, International, News, Race Recaps, Ultramarathons

Scott Jurek crowned champion after winning 2006 Spartathlon on legendary course from Athens to SpartaOn Saturday, American ultramarathon runner Scott Jurek once again followed in the footsteps of legendary messenger Pheidippides and successfully defended his Spartathlon title.  Jurek completed the 152.85 mile (246 km) course from Athens to Sparta in 23 hours, 12 minutes, 14 seconds.

Piotr Kurylo from Poland finished second in 24:29:41 and Valmir Nunes of Brazil finished third with a time of 25:37:40.

Jurek’s time is the sixth fastest in race history.  Last year, Jurek became the first North American to win the legendary race and ran the fifth fastest time in the modern race’s 25-year history.

The iconic Yannis Kouros still holds the course record of 20 hours, 25 minutes which he set in 1984; a year after the race began.  Kouros competed in four Spartahlons - winning each of them (including the inaugural race) - and holds the four fastest times ever recorded.

Although 332 runners began this year’s race at the Acropolis in Athens, only 125 were able to finish the grueling ultramarathon and cross the finish line in Sparta.

For more information, please visit the Spartathlon website: http://www.spartathlon.gr/

To hear Scott discuss his experience and victory at last year’s Spartathlon, check out: Episode 34 of The Final Sprint Podcast

PHOTOGRAPH: Jurek crowned champion of the 2006 Spartathlon
(Courtesy of Nikos Apostolakis)


5 Responses to “Scott Jurek Earns Second Consecutive Spartathlon Title” (Leave a reply)
  1. seo services from around said:

    Yannis Kouros became well-known from the “Spartathlon” run in 1983, the first races organized on the original route run by Phidippides.

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  3. Wow, this guy must be in killer shape.  152 miles?  I’m lucky if I can run 3 miles… it’s not surprising that there aren’t many people to finish the race.  It’s incredible that he was able to win 2 years in a row.

  4. Yeah, that is a crazy distance.  You have to be in Lance Armstrong shape to make it that distance.  I would like to start training to eventually run a marathon, which is a huge step in itself for me.

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