2026 U.S. Spartathlon Team
Following the lottery drawing (March 13th, 2026) the following lists are created:
Invited Athletes List: list composed of the auto-qualified athletes + athletes drawn in the lottery (will receive an official invitation to participate through email)
Waiting List: composed of athletes on the waiting list (as athletes from the invited list withdraw or fail to complete the requirements for participation in the time given, athletes from the waiting list will be moved to the Invited List).
Starting List: as invited athletes confirm participation and fulfill the requirements for participation, they will be moved to the starting list.
Starting List (updated April 24th 2026)
Andrew Readinger - BiB 10
Chris Rice - BiB 11
Andrei Nana - BiB 19
Christina Austin - BiB 27
Invited Athletes List ( updated April 24th 2026)
Camille Herron
Philip Sebastiani
Savannah Blessis
Robert Mueller
Robert Schwieder
Lara Zoeller
Evan Kimber
Nancy Levene
Todd Logan
Whitney Dutton
Arkady Krasovskiy
Natalie Larson
Waiting List (updated March 17th 2026)
Thomas Jackson
Jared Cozad
Giuseppe Cavallo
Paul Schoenlaub
Bob Hearn
Bryce Carlson
Athletes Residing in the US running for other countries (citizenship based)
Thierry Joffrain - France
Renee White - BiB 17 - Australia
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Spartathlon 2026 - Lottery Drawing
The lottery drawing for participation at the 2026 edition of the Spartathlon will take place on Friday (March 13th, 2026) at 19:00 Athens Times Zone
As in the past, at that point two lists will be created, one for the athletes who will receive an invitation to participate and one for the athletes places on the waiting list.
As athletes who receive an invitation will accept and complete the steps necessary for participation, a third list will be created, the starting list. When an athlete who receives an invitation either withdraws or fails to complete all the necessary steps in the time given, athletes from the waiting list will be moved to the invitation list and will receive invitations.
Best of Luck to all applicants!
2026 U.S. Spartathlon Team Applicants:
Andrei Nana (auto-qualified)
Philip Sebastiani (auto-qualified)
Andrew Readinger (auto-qualified)
Camille Herron (auto-qualified)
Bryce Carlson
Christina Austin
Nancy Levene
Giuseppe Cavallo
Savannah Blessis
Jared Cozad
Evan Kimber
Chris Rice
Lara Zoeller
Robert Mueller
Paul Schoenlaub
Bob Hearn
Natalie Larson
Arkady Krasovskiy
Whitney Dutton
Todd Logan
Thomas Jackson
Robert Schwieder
12/24/2025
Spartathlon 2026 - September 26th-27th, 2026
Application Process: January 25th, 2026 through February 25th, 2026
The right to apply for participation in SPARTATHLON 2026 race is open to Athletes who meet at least one of the following conditions (CRITERIA):
INTERNATIONAL RACES
a) Have covered the distance of at least 120 km for men or 110 km for women in a 12-hour race.
b) Have completed a 120 km race. within 12 hours for both men and women.
c) Finish the 100-mile race within 21:00 hours for men or 22:00 hours for women.
d) Finish the Western States 100-mile race within 24:00 hours for men or 25:00 hours for women.
e) Have covered the distance of at least 180 km for men or 170 km for women in a 24-hour race.
g) Have completed a 200-220 km non-stop race within 29:00 hours for men or 30:00 hours for women.
h) Have finished the UltraBalaton 211 km race within 29:00 hours for men or 30:00 hours for women.
i) Have completed a non-stop race of more than 220 km within 36:00 hours for men or 37:00 hours for women.
j) Finish the Badwater race within 39:00 hours for men or 40:00 hours for women.
k) Finish the Grand Union Canal Race within 34:00 hours for men or 35:00 hours for women.
l) Finish the Sakura Michi 250 km race within 36 hours.
m) Finish the Challenge Fuji Five Lakes Ultramarathon within 12:00 hours for both men and women.
n) Have covered the distance of at least 280 km for men or 260 km for women in a 48-hour race.
RACES IN GREECE
a) Have completed a SPARTATHLON race within 36:00 hours.
b) The OLYMPIAN road Ancient Nemea-Olympia must have been completed within 27:00 hours for men and 28:00 hours for women.
c) Have completed the 215 km EUCHIDEIOS YPERATHLON within 33:00 hours for men or 34:00 hours for women.
d) Finish the “ROUT” RODOPI ADVENDURUN 100 miles race within 38:00 hours for men or 39:00 hours for women.
e) Finish the DOLICHOS 255 km within 42:00 hours for men or 43:00 hours for women.
g) Finish the VFUT PARANESTI 100-mile race within 32:00 hours for men or 33:00 hours for women.
h) Finish the race ROAD OF IMMORTALS 142 km. Within 17:00 hours for men (16:30 effective from 2027) or 18:00 hours for women.
i) Have completed the FROZEN PEAKS 261 km race. within 60:00 hours.
j) Have completed the 3ULTRA SUMMITS TIHIORACE 250km / 14000 D+ within 70 hours.
k) Have covered the distance of at least 120 km for men or 110 km for women in a 12-hour race.
l) Have completed a 120 km race. within 12 hours for both men and women.
m) Have completed a 100-mile race within 21:00 hours for men or 22:00 hours for women.
n) Have covered the distance of at least 180 km for men or 170 km for women in a 24-hour race.
o) Have completed a non-stop race of 200-220 km within 29:00 hours for men or 30:00 hours for women.
p) Have completed a non-stop race of more than 220 km within 36:00 hours for men or 37:00 hours for women.
g) Have covered the distance of at least 280 km for men or 260 km for women in a 48-hour race.
Athletes must have achieved the above CRITERIA within the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 (until 25/02/2026).
See the rest of the details on the Spartathlon Participation Page
Terms of Participation SPARTATHLON 2026 - Spartathlon Ultra Race The right to apply for participation in the SPARTATHLON race is granted to runners who meet the required criteria. Participation terms and information.
10/27/2025
The story and beauty of 2025 Spartathlon in photos and videos in this short film.
2025 Spartathlon. Very deceptive weather. It seemed the easiest most favorable weather in recent years, especially during the first 12 hours. However with lower temperatures many athletes did not pay sufficient attention to hydration which lead to cramping, stomach issues and overheating.
Then the consistent cold rain started overnight and lasted well into the second day forcing the athletes to repeatedly go between overheating to freezing.
12 athletes started the race, 6 finished. Overall performance consistent with the international average finishing rate.
Congratulations to the 2025 U.S. Spartathlon Team finishers.
Bob Hearn: 33:14:37 (6th Spartathlon Finish)
Andrew Readinger: 34:33:36 (2nd Spartathlon Finish)
Whitney Dutton: 34:52:41 (1st Spartathlon Finish)
Andrei Nana: 35:16:30 (12th Spartathlon Finish)
Chris Rice: 35:20:45 (3rd Spartathlon Finish)
Franco Soriano: 35:56:01 (2nd Spartathlon Finish)
08/30/2025
4 weeks to the start of the 2025 Spartathlon!
Ather the lottery drawing, the 2025 U.S. Spartathlon Team is starting to fill in.
The athletes selected are required to confirm and fulfill their paperwork/financial obligations before being transfered to the final starting list. As in the past, the starting list will change several times; athletes from the wait list moving to the invited list and then the starting list. We will update the lists as time passes. (3 July 2025)
2025 U.S. Spartathlon Team - Starting List
Chris Rice - BiB 2
Christina Austin - BiB 4
Whitney Dutton - BiB 9
Jessica Hardy - BiB 12
Pamela Chapman - BiB 13
Amy Mower - BiB 21
Natalie Larson - BiB 22
Andrew Readinger - BiB 76
Andrei Nana - BiB 81
Bob Hearn - BiB 161
Andy Stankiewicz - BiB 285
Franco Soriano - BiB 297
2025 U.S. Spartathlon Team - Waiting List Athletes
Lisa Donchak
Robert Schwieder
Living/Residing in the US - Running under a different flag/country
Camilo Martinez - (Colombia)
Thierry Joffrain - BiB 85 - (France)
The 2025 Spartathlon Lottery will take place on Thursday, March 13th, 2025 at 19:00 Athens Time Zone
2025 U.S. Spartathlon Team Athletes
2025 Auto-Qualifed
Andrei Nana
Andrew Readinger
Jian Springer
Marisa Lizak
Jennifer Hoffman
2025 Lottery Entry
Whitney Dutton
Christina Austin
Franco Soriano
Paul Schoenlaub
Chris Rice
Amy Mower
Pamela Markle
Robert Schwieder
Jessica Hardy
Bob Hearn
Lisa Donchak
Natalie Larson
Andy Stankiewicz
Best of Success to all!
12/28/2024
Spartathlon 2025
27th-28th of September
Application for Participation
January 25th - February 25th, 2025
Terms of Participation
Terms of Participation SPARTATHLON 2025 - Spartathlon Ultra Race Spartathlon is a Historic ultra-race that takes place in September in Greece. It's one of the most difficult ultra-distance race in the world.
Huge Congratulations to all US athletes who crossed the finish line! This year 5 of 13 US athletes who started the race have become Spartathletes (Spartathlete: Official Spartathlon Race Finisher)
Marisa Lizak - 27:27:31 (4th time Finisher)
Jacob Moss - 33:07:47 (1st time Finisher)
Andrew Readinger - 33:56:23 (1st time Finisher)
Andrei Nana - 35:32:19 (11th time Finisher)
Chris Rice - 35:36:32 (2nd time Finisher)
09/28/2024
In 2 hours the start of the Spartathlon 2024 will offer the athletes an experience difficult to describe in words.
To follow their journey, you can go to the Official Spartathlon website where you can watch live broadcasting through their YouTube channel, or to track individual athletes you can use the link below.
Our athletes names and bib numbers can be found in the previous post.
Best of Success to all!
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09/07/2024
2024 U.S. Spartathlon Team - Starting List
Chris Rice - BiB 6
Andrew Readinger - BiB 78
Camille Herron - BiB 145
Alexander Fokas - BiB 149
Jacob Moss - BiB 197
Pamela Chapman - BiB 206
Franco Soriano - BiB 297
Marisa Lizak - BiB 298
Andrei Nana - BiB 333
Stefanie Bernosky - BiB 334
Mandie Holmes - BiB 342
Rachel Entrekin - BiB 351
Lukas Hathaway - BiB 357
Living/Residing in the US - Running under a different flag/country
Camilo Martinez - BiB 133 (Colombia)
Thierry Joffrain - BiB 210 (France)
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