Arkalos Team

The Sfakia Sky Marathon races are registered in ITRA and UTMB. Therefore, each competitor will receive an appropriate number of points in both organizations depending on the result achieved. ITRA created a system for evaluating competitors’ achievements during mountain races several years ago, and although it is not entirely transparent to us, it presents a quite reliable points system which is known worldwide.

After only 300 m of running we leave Loutro, or to be more precise, we leave the seaside boulevard. The route turns sharply to the left and begins to climb narrow streets, which are actually a sequence of stairs, only occasionally interspersed with flat sections. However, all this only lasts a moment, Loutro is a microscopic village, we pass the last house and a gate protecting the inhabitants from the invasion of sheep and goats.

We are pleased to announce that the Sfakia Sky Marathon now has two new Partner Races: Ursa Trail and Argithea Mountain Race. And both cases there are events organized by true mountain enthusiasts, like us. Competitions that we know, that have amazing routes, and the organization is at the highest level.

Sfakia Sky is an exceptional competition, right from the start. Or rather, even before the start. We gather in the town of Chora Sfakion, which is not where we start running. The starting point – Loutro – is a village that has no connection with the world by any asphalt road (or any road at all).

Sfakia Sky Marathon is a competition held on the last weekend of October, on Crete, Greece. The starting point is located on the southern coast of the island, about 70 km from the city of Chania. The most convenient way to get to Chania is by plane (many flights from various European cities) or by ferry from Pireus/Athens.