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Scott Jurek Earns Second Consecutive Spartathlon Title
Posted October 2nd, 2007 at 7:43 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Trail / Ultra
On 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.
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To hear Scott discuss his experience and victory at last year’s Spartathlon, check out: Episode 34 of The Final Sprint Podcast
Scott Jurek to defend Spartathlon title; Run in the footsteps of Pheiddipides
Posted September 19th, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Trail / Ultra
In a recent blog post, America’s top ultra-elite runner Scott Jurek writes about his plans to defend his title at the 25th annual Spartathlon.
The Spartathlon is a legendary, 152.85 mile (246 km) ultramarathon race held in Greece since 1983 between Athens and Sparta. Now in it’s 25th year, the Spartathlon will take place from September 28-29, when in excess of 300 international runners will participate in the classic event.
In 2006, Jurek became the first American man to ever win the Sparathlon; crossing the finish line in a time of 22:52:18
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