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Linking names that have the dimension of “myth” for the global running community, Sparta and Olympia.

The “Heyday Road” design aims at an authentic running challenge, with addition to a charming experience in historical places.

Pre-registration page for Heyday Road 2022 race are now open.

You can use the dedicated page of our web site: Athlete Registration

In the Spring of 2023, the Peloponnese will be home to a major road-running event. The “HEYDAY ROAD” (“Akmis Road”) is a sporting event with a historical background, aiming to directly gain the interest of the global road community, linking Sparta and Olympia - two internationally known historical places. The 21st century brought the establishment of road-running culture, and Greece is now attracting organization of events that take place throughout the country, practically all year round. The Peloponnese, a birthplace of history and a theater of historical and cultural events that shaped the world's civilization, takes an important step by establishing a long-distance road running event that links two of its most recognizable international places, Sparta and Olympia.

Welcome to the official presentation of an event, which we have prepared with all our care and we hope will win your hearts and get its place among the most important in the world. Either way, the story that accompanies it is unique and defined the following centuries and the events that sprung from them. It affected not only the culture and civilizations of the people but also their souls and minds. But let's start from the beginning.Three centuries before Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataees and amid endless conflicts, the Spartan Lycurgus met Helios Iphitus. The Olympic games and the Olympic truce were agreed upon and immediately entered into force. In other words, that sacred road was the forefather not only of the games but also of modern Olympism. And we come to today. In a few months and more precisely in the Spring of 2023, the first race, called "Heydayroad" will revive the sacred and historic route that preceded the historic meeting and agreement of Lycurgus with Iphitos.