Dec12SatRoad running
12th Chania Night Road Race
Chania · Crete
5 km · 10 km
Source: TheRun · checked 28/09/2026
Road running
24th Minoan Athlos 2026
Faistos – Knosos, IrakleioCrete
Sunday 6 December 2026
70 km / 3 × 23 km relay
Place and distances (catalogue): Crete Marathon Runners · checked 07/09/2026 · 39 days ago
Registration: cretanmarathon.com · read 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
Dec6Sun
51
days until the start
Distances
Values are as the organiser publishes them, with the source and the day we read it next to each value.
- Start times
- 70 km run and 3x23 km relay: 08:00 from Phaistos (athletes meet 07:30 at the Phaistos archaeological site). 140 km bike: 07:00 from Knossos (gather 06:45)cretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Distances
- The organiser’s pages disagree
- 70 km ultra run Phaistos to Knossos; 140 km non-competitive bike ride Knossos - Phaistos - Knossoscretanmarathon.com/
24os-minoikos-athlos-2026-faistos-knososreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago - Landing page also lists a 3x23 km relay as a new official event (3 legs of about 23 km, teams of three)cretanmarathon.com/
24os-minoikos-athlos-2026readread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago - Event info page title names only the 70 km run and the 140 km bike ridecretanmarathon.com/
24os-minoikos-athlos-2026-faistos-knososreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- 70 km ultra run Phaistos to Knossos; 140 km non-competitive bike ride Knossos - Phaistos - Knossoscretanmarathon.com/
- Distances · Relay
- 3x23 km relay: 3 legs of about 23 km, teams of three athletescretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Start location
- Run and relay: archaeological site of Phaistos. Bike: outside the archaeological site of Knossoscretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Finish location
- Run: archaeological site of Knossos, Heraklion. Bike returns to Knossos. Prize-giving at the Palace of Knossoscretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Time limits
- 70 km
- overall limit 9 hours
- intermediate limit 1 at 21.150 km = 3 hours
- intermediate limit 2 at about 42 km (marathon check) = 6 hours
- Field size · Previous edition
- 2025 edition (23rd), not 2026: 42 started and 36 finished the 70 km run; 13 cyclists on the 140 km ridecretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Entry fees
- 70 km run: EUR 70. 140 km bike (non-competitive): EUR 30. No early/late tiers stated on the organiser pagescretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Minimum age
- 18+ (adult athletes only); all participants must have a recent medical check and take part at own riskcretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Prizes
- Cups and medals for the first three men and women; a commemorative medal for all finishers (runners and cyclists)cretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Aid stations
- 70 km stations listed at km 7 Μοίρες, 16 Γόρτυνα, 21 check, 26 Μούλια, 32 Αγία Βαρβάρα, 42 marathon check, 50 Δαφνές, 54 Αθάνατοι, plus Αγ. Θωμάς, Σίβας, Γιόφυρος, Χανιόπορτα, Όαση, Μπεντεβήcretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Bike requirements
- Non-competitive; 18+, helmet, recent bike technical check, spare tube, pump, windbreaker, road-code compliance; road traffic is not closedcretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Travel and accommodation
- 50% ferry discount for athletes and companions on Piraeus-Heraklion (Minoan Lines, ANEK Blue Star); free accommodation for the first 15 athletes from outside Crete, first come first servedcretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
Before you go
Registration and terms
- Registration status
- Open: the organiser pages carry a registration button and an entry deadline of 29 November; no closed or sold-out notice on the organiser pagescretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Registration deadlines
- 29 November 2026 for the 70 km run, the 3x23 km relay and the 140 km bike ridecretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- How to register
- Official registration through the RaceTime platform (linked from the organiser landing page); an interest form on the organiser site is for contact onlycretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Entry fees · What is included
- 70 km: technical race shirt, backpack, technical sock, medal. 140 km bike: technical race shirt, various gifts, medalcretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
Start and race day
- Start times · Athlete bus
- Free bus for athletes to Phaistos leaves at 06:00 from Plateia Eleftherias, Heraklioncretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Start times · Prize giving
- 13:30 at the Palace of Knossoscretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Bib pick-up
- Saturday 5 December 2026, 10:00-14:00, Pili Iisou (Plastira - Evans junction), Heraklion; pasta party at the same place 13:30-14:15 (offered by Mailo's Heraklion)cretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
Organiser
- Organiser
- Σύλλογος Μαραθωνοδρόμων Κρήτης «Ίκαρος» (Marathon Runners Club of Crete "Ikaros"); co-organiser Περιφέρεια Κρήτης, in cooperation with the Municipalities of Heraklion, Gortyna and Phaistos; under the auspices of ΕΟΣΛΜΑ-Υcretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Edition
- 24th International Ultra Distance Race "Minoikos Athlos" (Μινωικός Άθλος), Sunday 6 December 2026cretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Organiser contact
- Καμπαξής Σπυρίδων (responsible person): office 2810344774, mobile 6955547666; club email marathoncreta@gmail.comcretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
- Organiser site
- cretanmarathon.com/
24os-minoikos-athlos-2026-faistos-knososcretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
Results and previous editions
- Previous edition results
- racetime.gr (23rd edition, 7 December 2025)cretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
The race has not taken place yet, so there are no 2026 results. The links go to pages of the organiser.
We do not copy results tables; we link to the official source.
Course
No GPX file from the organiser is recorded. When one exists, it will appear here with its source and date.
What we do not know yet
We do not print anything without a source and a date. Every line says when it was checked.
Registration opensNot published by the organisercretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
Entry fees · RelayNot published by the organisercretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
Time limits · Bike and relayNot published by the organisercretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
Elevation gainNot published by the organisercretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
Field sizeNot published by the organisercretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
ResultsNot published by the organisercretanmarathon.comreadread 30/09/2026 · 16 days ago
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How this page was checked37 items
| Item | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalogue listing | 6 December 2026 · Listed in an official source | Crete Marathon Runners | 07/09/202639 days ago |
| Date | 6 December 2026 | Crete Marathon Runners | 07/09/202639 days ago |
| Distances | 70 km / 3 × 23 km relay | Crete Marathon Runners | 07/09/202639 days ago |
| Place | Faistos – Knosos, Irakleio · Crete | Crete Marathon Runners | 07/09/202639 days ago |
| Organiser | Σύλλογος Μαραθωνοδρόμων Κρήτης «Ίκαρος» (Marathon Runners Club of Crete "Ikaros"); co-organiser Περιφέρεια Κρήτης, in cooperation with the Municipalities of Heraklion, Gortyna and Phaistos; under the auspices of ΕΟΣΛΜΑ-Υ | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Edition | 24th International Ultra Distance Race "Minoikos Athlos" (Μινωικός Άθλος), Sunday 6 December 2026 | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Organiser contact | Καμπαξής Σπυρίδων (responsible person): office 2810344774, mobile 6955547666; club email marathoncreta@gmail.com | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Organiser site | cretanmarathon.com/ | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Registration status | Open: the organiser pages carry a registration button and an entry deadline of 29 November; no closed or sold-out notice on the organiser pages | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Registration opens | Not published by the organiser | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Registration deadlines | 29 November 2026 for the 70 km run, the 3x23 km relay and the 140 km bike ride | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| How to register | Official registration through the RaceTime platform (linked from the organiser landing page); an interest form on the organiser site is for contact only | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Minimum age | 18+ (adult athletes only); all participants must have a recent medical check and take part at own risk | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Entry fees | 70 km run: EUR 70. 140 km bike (non-competitive): EUR 30. No early/late tiers stated on the organiser pages | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Entry fees · Relay | Not published by the organiser | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| What is included | 70 km: technical race shirt, backpack, technical sock, medal. 140 km bike: technical race shirt, various gifts, medal | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Start times | 70 km run and 3x23 km relay: 08:00 from Phaistos (athletes meet 07:30 at the Phaistos archaeological site). 140 km bike: 07:00 from Knossos (gather 06:45) | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Athlete bus | Free bus for athletes to Phaistos leaves at 06:00 from Plateia Eleftherias, Heraklion | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Prize giving | 13:30 at the Palace of Knossos | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Bib pick-up | Saturday 5 December 2026, 10:00-14:00, Pili Iisou (Plastira - Evans junction), Heraklion; pasta party at the same place 13:30-14:15 (offered by Mailo's Heraklion) | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Time limits | 70 km: overall limit 9 hours; intermediate limit 1 at 21.150 km = 3 hours; intermediate limit 2 at about 42 km (marathon check) = 6 hours | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Time limits · Bike and relay | Not published by the organiser | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Distances · version 1 | 70 km ultra run Phaistos to Knossos; 140 km non-competitive bike ride Knossos - Phaistos - Knossos | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Distances · version 2 | Landing page also lists a 3x23 km relay as a new official event (3 legs of about 23 km, teams of three) | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Distances · version 3 | Event info page title names only the 70 km run and the 140 km bike ride | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Distances · Relay | 3x23 km relay: 3 legs of about 23 km, teams of three athletes | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Start location | Run and relay: archaeological site of Phaistos. Bike: outside the archaeological site of Knossos | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Finish location | Run: archaeological site of Knossos, Heraklion. Bike returns to Knossos. Prize-giving at the Palace of Knossos | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Elevation gain | Not published by the organiser | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Field size | Not published by the organiser | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Previous edition | 2025 edition (23rd), not 2026: 42 started and 36 finished the 70 km run; 13 cyclists on the 140 km ride | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Results | Not published by the organiser | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Previous edition results | racetime.gr/ | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Prizes | Cups and medals for the first three men and women; a commemorative medal for all finishers (runners and cyclists) | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Aid stations | 70 km stations listed at km 7 Μοίρες, 16 Γόρτυνα, 21 check, 26 Μούλια, 32 Αγία Βαρβάρα, 42 marathon check, 50 Δαφνές, 54 Αθάνατοι, plus Αγ. Θωμάς, Σίβας, Γιόφυρος, Χανιόπορτα, Όαση, Μπεντεβή | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Bike requirements | Non-competitive; 18+, helmet, recent bike technical check, spare tube, pump, windbreaker, road-code compliance; road traffic is not closed | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
| Travel and accommodation | 50% ferry discount for athletes and companions on Piraeus-Heraklion (Minoan Lines, ANEK Blue Star); free accommodation for the first 15 athletes from outside Crete, first come first served | cretanmarathon.com | 30/09/202616 days ago |
The catalogue listing for this race comes from Crete Marathon Runners, checked 07/09/2026. The details on this page were read from the organiser’s pages on 30/09/2026. The organiser is shown as the main source only when its page was actually read.