The Spata Run returns for its fifth year on Sunday 29 November 2026, starting from the Spata Municipal Stadium. Registration opened on Wednesday 21 October on the athletin.gr platform; entry is free for all races and places are limited.
The race features two distances for adults – 5 and 10 kilometres – and two children’s races – 1,000 and 200 metres. The organisers have set a limit: a total of 500 places for the 5 and 10 kilometre races, 150 for the 1,000-metre race and 150 for the 200-metre race. Each race will close as soon as its quota is filled, regardless of how much time remains until race day.
“Places are limited,” the organisers note in their announcement, urging anyone wishing to take part not to leave it until the last minute. The announcement is aimed at both those looking to set a personal best and those who simply want to run with their friends.
How to register
Registration is only available online, on the race page at athletin.gr, where you can choose your distance. As the 500-place limit applies to both the 5km and 10km races, the distance you choose does not guarantee you a place if you are late. Parents who wish to run alongside their children must register separately for each race.
Before that: the children’s races on 8 November
Three weeks earlier, on Sunday 8 November, the day of the 43rd Athens Authentic Marathon, two neighbouring municipalities are organising children’s races along the Marathon route.
At Pallini, enrolment for primary school pupils opens on Thursday 22 October and closes on Wednesday 4 November, or earlier if places run out. Applications must be made in person at the 5th Pallini Sports Centre (7 Marathonos Avenue, tel. 210 6032245 and 210 6030475), Monday to Friday, 10.30 am–7.00 pm, on a strictly first-come, first-served basis. Numbers will be collected on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 November. Pupils in Years 1–3 set off at 08:50 from 21 Marathon Avenue, and those in Years 4–6 at 09:00 from 67 Marathon Avenue, at the main set of traffic lights. The finish line is at the ‘G. Dedis’ sports ground and all children will receive a medal. The announcement does not specify whether children from other municipalities are welcome, so please ring the numbers provided before you go.
In Rafina and Pikermi, entries for the 1,000-metre children’s race for children aged 6–12 are being accepted via a sworn declaration on gov.gr until Tuesday 3 November. Full details are available here.
At both events, parents are responsible for transporting their children and ensuring they undergo a medical check-up.
Source: announcement by the organisers of the Spata Run 5 and the registration page at athletin.gr, 21 October 2026; Pallini Municipality, announcement dated 21 October 2026.
