Argyrios Papathanasopoulos

Born and raised in Athens, Greece, Argyrios is an Emergency Physician who is now living in England. He started running marathons when he was studying medicine and achieved his personal best at the Venice Marathon 1994 in 2:44’. In 1995, he turned to ski mountaineering as an alternative sport for his training, and a few years later, was selected to the Greek national team of ski mountaineering and had competed in many European and World Championships from 2002 to 2004. He started running on the trails in 2005, and has since participated in some of the most challenging ultramarathon races around the world - Marathon des Sables, Atacama Crossing, Al- Andalus Ultimate Trail, Hong Kong Vibram 100, Namib Desert Challenge, Western States 100, El Cruce Columbia, Leadville 100, Tarawera Ultramarathon, Ultra Caballo Blanco, esprtathlon, The Last Secret Bhutan, Badwater 135, The Hidden Treasure Albania, Bromo Tengger Semeru Ultra, and Ultra Trail Pelion. He hopes to survive the freezing conditions of the North Pole Marathon, so that he can participate in the Antarctic Ice Marathon next, to complete his dream of running in all the 7 continents. He keeps a Blog of his running adventures at: www.ultra-pegasus.blogspot.co.uk.