Agia Anna Viotia, Greece · Saturday, May 16, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Muses ultra race - Melpomene

Race completed

59 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

3.0 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 59 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 3.0 as a floor, not a verdict.

What the course asks

Time limit 9 hours 9:09 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the tightest 50K cut-offs we track. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~90 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (59km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, May

Daylight 14 h 19 m of light

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	59km	90	Marios Mantzos · 04:36:08	Alexandra Karzi · 06:09:48
2025	59km	70	Marios Mantzos · 04:40:53	Anna Giannadaki · 05:10:29
2024	59km	62	Georgios Tsoumanis · 05:08:39	Nektaria Boutsi · 05:27:21
2023	59km	53	Vlasis Karavasilis · 05:04:03	Georgia Malefitsaki · 06:40:30
2022	55km	62	Vlasis Karavasilis · 04:31:20	Maria Katsoula · 04:58:55
2019	59km	50	Spyridon Katsoulis · 05:18:33	Maria Loukopoulou · 06:10:25
2018	55km	37	Konstantinos Frydas · 04:55:58	Rodanthi-Niki Diamantea · 05:21:55

The field grew 29% between 2025 (70) and 2026 (90). 21% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (59km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

With road terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 59 km of road.

Trail Running Shoes 59 km of road — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 59 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 59 km, without the bounce.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 59 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Adidas

Adizero Evo SL

RunRepeat found the Adidas Adizero Evo SL to be lightweight and well-cushioned, with a 100% Lightstrike Pro midsole and world-class Continental outsole. irunfar…

★★★★★ 4.7

Salomon

Sense Ride 5

RunRepeat found the Salomon Sense Ride 5 to have immaculate lockdown and a smooth and stable ride, making it confident on moderate trails and steep downhills. I…

★★★★★ 4.5

Skratch Labs

Sport Hydration Mix

Clean electrolyte drink mix with real fruit flavor. Low sugar.

$20 ★★★★★ 4.5

Naked

Running Band

Minimalist waist-mounted running band. Ultra-light alternative to a vest for shorter races.

$60 ★★★★☆ 4.3

Garmin

Enduro 3

Ultra-endurance GPS watch with solar charging and 300+ hour battery in GPS mode.

$900 ★★★★★ 4.8

All gear guides →

Overview

The Muses ultra race - Melpomene, organised by International Club Euchidios Athlos, is a fixed-distance road race of 59 km held in Agia Anna Viotia, Greece, with an 80 Euro entry fee for its May 16, 2026 edition. This race has a field size larger than 76% of 2651 peer 50k races.

With a 9-hour time limit, this race has a tighter cutoff than 90% of 1011 peer 50k races, requiring a pace of 9.2 minutes per kilometre over the 59 km course. This challenging route, which the organiser describes as having "ups and downs," takes runners from Mount Helicon to Delphi.

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