ENGLISH EDITIONAthens gearing up for annual Authentic Marathon race, which sets off at 9:00 a.m.
The annual Authentic Marathon of Athens will formally begin at 9:00 on Sunday morning in Marathonas, the town identified with ancient Marathon, where Persians fought the Athenians and lost the battle in 490 BC and from where legend has it a messenger ran to Athens with the news, before he collapsed and died from exhaustion.