The Athens International Ultramarathon Festival 2015 drew to a close this afternoon with Nikitas Nomikos securing his second victory in the 6 day race with 650 km. Jaques Morel from France took second place and only woman, third overall, was German walker Martina Hausmann with 517 km.
In the 72 hour, Simon Schmid who led from the start was finally caught with less than three hours to go by Dimitris Besyris who 134 km on the final day to snatch the win. Ladies winner was Annabel Hepworth from Australia.
The 48 hour race saw Alexandros Afentoulidis take the top spot with 342 km. Michalis Maipas was second with 232 km and first lady, third overall was Scotland’s Lorna Maclean with 227 km.
The 24 hour race was a little more closely contested with Mohamed Saoute putting in a steady climb to first position finally passing Nikos Sideridis who finished third, just after the 18 hour point. Saoute’s excellent performance is the third best of the year so far. Christine Kioureli was the only female entrant and pulled out early on at 67 km.
Athens International Ultramarathon Festival 2015 – Final Results
| Pos | Name | Gender | Nat | Km | |
| 6 Day Race | |||||
| 1 | Nikitas | Nomikos | M | GRE | 650 |
| 2 | Jacques | Morel | M | FRA | 566 |
| 3 | Martina | Hausmann | F | GER | 517 |
| 4 | Drazen | Jovicic | M | BIH | 478 |
| 5 | Stefan | Mack | M | GER | 453 |
| 6 | Jaroslav | Pruckner | M | CZK | 436 |
| 7 | Walter | Zimmerman | M | GER | 90 |
| 72 Hour Race | |||||
| 1 | Dimitris | Besyris | M | GRE | 411 |
| 2 | Simon | Schmid | M | CHE | 403 |
| 3 | Nikos | Thanos | M | GRE | 379 |
| 4 | Panagiotis | Kalogiros | M | GRE | 330 |
| 5 | Spenser | Lane | M | GBR | 324 |
| 6 | Annabel | Hepworth | F | AUS | 284 |
| 7 | John | Mclean | M | GBR | 280 |
| 8 | Panagiotis | Kaldis | M | GRE | 211 |
| 48 Hour Race | |||||
| 1 | Alexandros | Afentoulidis | M | GRE | 342 |
| 2 | Michalis | Maipas | M | GRE | 232 |
| 3 | Lorna | Maclean | F | GBR | 227 |
| 4 | Giorgos | Louloudas | M | GRE | 208 |
| 5 | Christos | Dimopoulos | M | GRE | 187 |
| 6 | Anagnostis | Kokonias | M | GRE | 150 |
| 7 | Christos | Kanellos | M | GRE | 150 |
| 8 | Denis | Konovalov | M | RUS | 140 |
| 24 Hour Race (Top Ten) | |||||
| 1 | Mohamed | Saoute | M | MOR | 247 |
| 2 | Christos | Mavrikios | M | GRE | 241 |
| 3 | Nikos | Sideridis | M | GRE | 220 |
| 4 | Paul | Gilbert-Corderoy | M | GBR | 202 |
| 5 | Antonio | Tallarita | M | ITA | 190 |
| 6 | Spiros | Pappas | M | GRE | 186 |
| 7 | George | Panos | M | GRE | 180 |
| 8 | Ioannis | Papamichail | M | GRE | 169 |
| 9 | Adam | Chatzis | M | GRE | 163 |
| 10 | Alexandros | Tsekouras | M | GRE | 157 |
| 18 | Christine | Kioureli | F | GRE | 67 |
Full results available on the race website.
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