Get to Know the History of Greece at Heroes Ultra (and Win Free Tickets!)

Based on one of the finest military operations of WWII, Heroes Ultra traces the escape route of the 1944 abduction of General Heinrich Kreipe, the commander of German occupation forces in Crete, by British SOE agents Major Patrick Leigh Fermor and Captain William Stanley Moss and members of the local resistance. Most recently revisited by Christopher McDougall, the best-selling author of Born to Run, in his latest book, Natural Born Heroes, the story sees an unlikely cast of heroes take on the full might of the German military command in Crete, pulling off the unthinkable: the near-bloodless kidnapping of a high ranking officer in time of war.

Tackling the 154 km and 5,500 m elevation gain of the mountainous route from the start at the spectacular 17th century Vosakou Monastery, over the snow-covered slopes of Mt. Ida to the seaside finish at Peristeres beach will not be easy. Unlike the original mission of Fermor and Moss, runners will have no enemy patrols nor search parties after them and there will be no General to haul over the mountains. Ιnstead they will be expected to battle against the clock and cover the entire course in a mere 30 hours rather than the near-20 days it took the original abduction party to reach the evacuation beach.

The course, which has received ITRA accreditation, will award a maximum of 6 points to all finishers towards qualification for such events as the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), trail ultra running's most prestigious Alpine event. 

Win your FREE entry to the event! MyNextRun and Heroes Ultra are giving you the opportunity to sample the atmosphere of this great new event in Crete. For a chance to win two tickets to the event, send us an e-mail by 29/2 to enter the ticket draw.