This year, “Navarino Challenge” – which gained recognition as a highly important initiative on sports tourism with a Gold Award at the Tourism Awards 2014 – will showcase an enhanced schedule and varied routes.
“Navarino Challenge” one of the main sporting events in Greece last year, is set to return for a second run from 19th to 21st of September 2014.
The Greek-American ultramarathon man Dean (Konstantinos) Karnazes will set the pace across the three day running event in the Messinian region, southwest Peloponnese, and through his participation, will contribute once again to raising awareness of the global issue of childhood obesity and the benefits of the Mediterranean diet.
Karnazes will again lead the way in the event’s races, joined by a number of other leading and distinguished athletes.
This year, “Navarino Challenge” – which gained recognition as a highly important initiative on sports tourism with a Gold Award at the Tourism Awards 2014 – will showcase an enhanced schedule and varied routes.
On Saturday September 20th, “Navarino Challenge” will include a special route in the Messinian capital Kalamata, while on Sunday, September 21st 2014, races for both adults and children will take place, all with a starting point at Navarino Dunes, Costa Navarino.
For guests of The Westin Resort Costa Navarino, the schedule of “Navarino Challenge” will include an informative workshop on childhood obesity as well as encouraging a healthy lifestyle though taekwondo lessons for children and adults from the twice Olympic medalist Alexandros Nikolaidis.
Furthermore, pilates trainer Mandy Persaki, will undertake the warm up of participants, before each race, while pilates lessons will be offered throughout the weekend. In addition, workshops for Greek traditional dances will take place, and the three-day event will conclude with a great feast, showcasing the Greek culinary heritage with traditional products.
The message: “Eat well, run well, live well” that was promoted during the event’s inaugural year is captured in the highlights of the event’s promo video.
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