Spartanion Tel Aviv Race Categories
24-Hour Race
The goal of this race is to run as many kilometers as possible within 24 hours.
To enter the 2026 Spartathlon lottery, runners must meet the basic qualification standards in a 24-hour race:
Women: 170 km
Men: 180 km
To secure an automatic Spartathlon qualification (no lottery required), runners must complete:
Women: 212.5 km
Men: 225 km
This race is also a recognized qualifier for continental and world championship events.
The Israeli course record for men is held by Ariel Rosenfeld with 227.65 km (Spartanion 2020).
The Israeli women’s record and course record is held by Liz Malka, who ran 213.94 km (Spartanion 2020).
12-Hour Race
The goal of this race is to run as many kilometers as possible within 12 hours.
To enter the 2026 Spartathlon lottery, participants must meet the basic qualifying standards in a 12-hour race:
Women: 110 km
Men: 120 km
To earn a guaranteed Spartathlon entry (no lottery required), participants must reach:
Women: 137.5 km
Men: 150 km
This race also serves as a qualifier for continental and world championships.
The best performance in this category at Spartanion was set by Lithuanian runner Aleksandr Sorokin with a world record of 177.410 km, with a world record with 10:51:39 for 100-mile at Spartanion 2022.
The best Israeli result was achieved by Eyal Hevroni with 131.310 km (Spartanion 2025).
The women’s course record is held by Shimrit Shulman with 117.064 km.
100-Mile Race (160.934 km)
The goal of this category is simple: run the 100-mile distance as fast as you can.
To enter the 2026 Spartathlon lottery, participants must meet the minimum qualifying standard in a 100-mile race:
Women: under 22 hours
Men: under 21 hours
To guarantee entry into the Spartathlon without a lottery, runners must achieve the following times:
Women: under 16:30 hours
Men: under 15:45 hours
This race also serves as a qualifying event for continental and world championships.
The men’s 100-mile world record was set in this very race by Lithuanian ultra-runner Aleksandr Sorokin in 2022, with a mind-blowing time of 10:51:39. It’s the only 100M run of uman being in under 11 hours.
The Israeli course record is held by Yaniv Shinorn with 14:10:48 (Spartanion 2023).
The women’s course record is held by Sofi Wexler-Cohen with 18:32:11 (Spartanion 2023).
100K Race
The goal of this race is to complete 100 kilometers as fast as possible.
As of 2021, the 100K race no longer serves as a qualifying standard for the Spartathlon.
However, it remains an official qualifier for continental and world championships.
Panta Gizacho holds the Israeli national record for men: 7:33:51 while David Smidtlechner from Austrelia hols the course record (and 100k WR quilifier) with 6:40:17. (Spartanion 2020)
Liz Malka holds the Israeli and Spartanion course record for women: 8:47:35.
The goal of this race is to cover as many kilometers as possible within 6 hours.
This race does not serve as a qualifying standard for the Spartathlon.
However, it is recognized by the IAU and the Israeli Athletics Federation, and serves as a qualifier for continental and world championships.