Less than 3 weeks remain for the 10th annual Olympus marathon that will be held on June 30th 2013. This alpine marathon has been warmly embraced by the runners and friends of Mt. Olympus, home of the Gods.
The support provided by the volunteers is essential in the smooth running of the event. Much has been planned and last minute details are being attended to so that everyone will be ready to offer their help to the participants of the 10th OM.
Specifically, the Katerini department of the Greek Red Cross, “The Good Samaritan” Rescue and Life Guard division will, for another year, undertake the first aid and rescue tasks. The Pieria Amatuer Radio Association will be covering the race on the airwaves. Dr. Thanos Spiliotopoulos and Dr. Michalis Katsamakas with their medical team, made up of 5 colleagues, will provide medical assistance at Muses’ Range, Prionia, Kastana and the finish line. The Alpine Association of Dion, Karitsa and Litochoro, apart from cleaning the mountain paths are getting ready to greet and help the athletes at Orlia station(Karitsa), while at Dion, the residents will be at stations Xerolaki and St. Constantinos. The members of the Thessaloniki Alpine Association will greet the athletes at Petrostrouga station. Those in charge of the Christos Kakalos and Spilios Agapitos refuges, along with the help of the volunteers will also greet the athletes as a few days before the race they will have assured the athletes safe crossings from difficult points on the course. There will also be athletes from previous OMs at different stations on the course thus contributing in their own special way to this year’s OM. Over 300 volunteers, in total, will show their support and provide their services to this year’s OM.
This year’s OM is being sponsored by BUFF, ΔΕΟΔΟ, Power bar-Dimitriadis (energy gels and shots), Novonordisk pharmacutical company, Solo Energy (a Greek organic energy bar), Era Energy, Zaphiraki farms, the gourmet restaurant “Gastronomio en Olympou”, Traditional Katerini Bardaki and the Greek company Proto S.A. with their seasonal fruit Protofanousis. Ostracon company will be responsible for the medical insurance of the runners while Natura Pharm will donate foot products Gehwol to all the participants. Lastly, this year’s race is also sponsored by the legal company ARAG, the Pieria Commerce Associatioin, Pierias Bank and the district of Pieria.
For yet another year Go Experience will be in charge of photographing the entire event, while Stamos Birsim of Olyvon, in collaboration with Go Experience, will videotape the 10th annual Olympus Marathon. Footage will be available on the internet at the end of the event