They’re racing for passion and history. Members of the Ridge Runners, a group of local runners that’s been in existence for three years, will be traveling to Greece for the Athens Classic Marathon, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Lightning struck ...

Athenss classic marathon is the grandsire of all long-distance races and on the bucket list of most self-respecting runners -- but for antiquity buffs, there are other Greek races with an even ...

ATHENS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - At 88, Greek runner Ploutarchos Pourliakas has proved yet again that age is just a number and poses no barrier to determination after he completed the 41st edition of the ...

The 42.2-kilometre (26.2-mile) race, named after the small town of Marathon near Athens, has become a byword for 'ordeal' and one of the highlights of every summer Olympics. p pulse Follow Athenss ...