The Santorini Experience sports tourism event, which takes place for a 4th consecutive year on the Greek island of Santorini, on October 5-7, 2018, has confirmed further details for this year’s event. Three different trail running routes will feature this October, as well as a music concert that will be offered for free to all the swim and run event participants of Santorini Experience.
Building the social events on the island in October, the Municipal Sports Cultural Environmental Organization of Santorini (DAPPOS) will organize an open concert for the public in the surrounding area of the Indoor Hall DAPPOS on Saturday afternoon, October 6th. Here, the music band C:Real will feature, and the concert will be offered for free to all Santorini Experience participants.
On Saturday October 6th, the event’s racing schedule includes three different trail running routes ‘especially for fans of running’, which have as a background unique views of the volcano overlooking the caldera of the island.
The run routes also take in the settlements at Imerovigli, Firostefani and Oia. In particular, the 5km ‘Aristides Alafouzos route’, is positioned as being ideal for running and dynamic walkin. The 10km route is designed for more experienced runners; and the 15km route is ‘for those who love power, stamina, technique and adrenaline’.
All routes start from the desalination plant in Oia, including parts of trail track, and finish in Oia. The running routes were designed by the former marathon runner, Greek record holder, running trainer and director of All About Running, Nikos Polias. He said “It is a great pleasure for us, to be on the beautiful island of Santorini, for the fourth consecutive year, to live another breath-taking experience with three splendid routes on the Caldera, having as a backdrop the island’s world-famous volcano.
“[There are] three quite demanding routes, with a 135m minimum altitude and a 334m maximum altitude, on a dirt path with recessed stones, with paved and asphalt road in some points, making it even more difficult for the runners. Our goal this year is to see as many runners as possible from many places around the world, since last year we had the impressive number of participants from more than 40 countries.”
He added, “Santorini Experience has been established in the runners’ consciousness and we wish everyone who chooses this event to be completely satisfied.”
Registrations will close on August 31, 2018 with athletes able to register via the following link: https://activemedia.travelotopos.com
Santorini Experience is a co-organization by the Municipality of Santorini, Municipal Sports Cultural Environmental Organization of Santorini (DAPPOS) and Active Media Group. The event is held under the auspices of the Greek National Tourism Organization.
