
2nd Coastal Run of Patras 2026 Nikos Argyropoulos - 5km
Patras
Event Details
Date
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Start time: 10:00 • End time: 10:50
Start Location
Achaea
Event Type
5K
Distance
5 km
Organizer
Marathon Runners Association of Achaea 'Pheidippides'
Official Announcement
View ↗Registration Deadline
September 4, 2026
Important Information
2nd edition, dedicated to Balkan Marathon champion Nikos Argyropoulos.
Completely flat, fully asphalted coastal route along the Vrachneika seafront — ideal for fast times, with markers at every kilometer.
Start and finish at the Holy Church of Evangelistria on Vrachneika beach at 10:00; route via Alexiou Despotopoulou, Stavropoulou and 28is Oktovriou with a u-turn at the Roitika grove (2,500m).
Open to runners aged 12 and over (under-18s with guardian consent); participation cap 400 runners.
Time limit 50 minutes.
Water at 2.5km and at the finish.
Electronic chip timing; unofficial results at ftt.gr.
Commemorative medal to all finishers; trophies and sponsor gifts to the top 3 overall men and women and to the top 3 of each age category (six categories).
Award ceremonies around 11:00.
Registration until Friday 4 September 2026 at 23:59 or until the overall cap of 900 entries is reached; group registrations (10-20 people) at reduced fee, clubs over 20 people via excel file to smax_feidippidis@yahoo.com.
The Enhanced package adds a CROSSOVER technical t-shirt and is available until 30 August.
Bib pickup: OXYGEN STORE (Agiou Andreou 89-91, Patras) Friday 11/9 19:00-21:00 and DIMITRIOGLOU SPORT (Pantanassis 35, Patras) Saturday 12/9 18:00-21:00; race-day pickup 07:00-07:45 only for runners travelling from outside Patras.
Co-organised with the Region of Western Greece, under the aegis of the Municipality of Patras, the Achaea Chamber of Commerce, and EOSLMA-Y. Info: smax_feidippidis@yahoo.com, tel.
6906750495 & 6932319430.
Race Course Map

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