On Holy Saturday, 1 May, as many Greek-Australians prepared for midnight mass, fellow marathon runner Stavros Michael took his own personal test of faith, endurance and performance by taking on a 100km ultra-marathon in the Wilsons Promontory National Park.
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Speaking to Neos Kosmos about his relationship with running and the personal goals he fulfills by participating in each Marathon, Stavros Michael said “What is more of a Greek sport than a Marathon. Every time I run, something new wakes up inside of me. With every course and there is a new road”.
“Together with the other marathon runners – beginners, those more experienced – we started off before sunrise in the dark, around unknown figures and on untouched paths, with our heads held high, our feet forward and with a smile; There is nothing that feels more Greek than running a Marathon,” he continued.