RACINGTHEPLANET: GREECE 2025
250 KM / 155-MILE, 6-STAGE ULTRAMARATHON

28 September - 4 October 2025

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DAYS TO GO

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John WILLIAMSON

Self-Employed Businessman

South Africa

Andrea MORGAN

Almost Retired....

United Kingdom

Jo SCOTT

Artist / Illustrator

United Kingdom

David MILD

Farmer

Germany

Christopher BREON

United States

Amanda DE KOCK

Tax/HR

South Africa

Tania CHARLES

Insurance

New Zealand

Sandy KONDO

Japan

Bev BRAMMER

CP Captain

United Kingdom

Janka DOLEZAL

Germany

Lena SASSE

Doctoral Student (Psychology)

Germany

Monica ROSA

Emergency Room Nurse

United States

Juliet BRUNDIGE

United States

Anna DE GOUYON MATIGNON

France

Jacqueline "Jackie" LYONS

Nurse-Practice Education Practitioner

United Kingdom

Brenda ARMITAGE

Registered Nurse

Canada

Gerrit PIERIK

CEO/CFO retired

Netherlands

Nicky BUNCE

Fashion - ESG

France

Szilvia SZARKA

Self Employed

Hungary

Emoke IZER

Project manager

Hungary, Resident in Italy

Jessica GREEN

Registered Dietitian

United States

John WILLIAMSON

Self-Employed Businessman

South Africa

John Williamson is an experienced endurance athlete who finished the demanding Bull of Africa, a six-day non-stop adventure race in South Africa. He has also competed at a national level in the Landrover G4 Challenge and Southern Storm stage race. He describes himself as never turning down a challenge. This might explain how he is able to manage and own seven quick-service restaurants in South Africa. John volunteered at the Atacama Crossing (Chile) 2011 and RacingThePlanet: Nepal 2011 before completing races as a competitor at RacingThePlanet: Jordan 2012, RacingThePlanet: Iceland 2013, RacingThePlanet: Sri Lanka 2016, Gobi March (China) 2017 and RacingThePlanet: New Zealand 2019. He also volunteered at the Sahara Race (Namibia) 2016, Namib Race (Namibia) 2018, the Special Edition of RacingThePlanet (Georgia) 2022 and Gobi March (Mongolia) 2023. John is now returning for his seventh time on the volunteer team at the RacingThePlanet: Greece 2025.

Andrea MORGAN

Almost Retired....

United Kingdom

Jo SCOTT

Artist / Illustrator

United Kingdom

We are excited to welcome Jo Scott back to her sixth RacingThePlanet Ultramarathon. Jo also has lots of experience providing support for runners in other ultramarathons too - usually in colder and wetter conditions in the north of England. Jo is a full-time artist and illustrator who used to work with software providers for the arts and sporting industries, managing customers as diverse as the Tate Galleries and Silverstone Race Circuit. She has herself competed in triathlons and running events, and is a long-distance hiker. Jo designed the special poster given to finishers of the 4 Deserts Grand Slam (Plus).

David MILD

Farmer

Germany

Christopher BREON

United States

Amanda DE KOCK

Tax/HR

South Africa

Tania CHARLES

Insurance

New Zealand

Sandy KONDO

Japan

Sandy Kondo from Japan has volunteered at seventeen RacingThePlanet / 4 Deserts Races - she also raced in RacingThePlanet: Jordan 2012 and Madagascar 2014. Sandy worked for the South African Embassy in Tokyo before retiring in 2023 and has managed the RacingThePlanet office in Japan for more than ten years. She is a natural organizer with a flair for multi-tasking.

Kind and generous, Sandy is one of our best known cheer-leaders and has assisted dozens of 4 Deserts and RacingThePlanet competitors in preparing for the races. She also works and volunteers at the Comrades Marathon in South Africa, Tokyo Marathon in Japan and, most importantly, multiple 4 Deserts / RacingThePlanet events.

Bev BRAMMER

CP Captain

United Kingdom

Bev Brammer is a retired nutritionist from Manchester, UK who got bored being retired so now works part time in Customer Services for a large retail company. She followed the exploits of her husband Tony through his 4 Deserts Ultras as a competitor and then experienced life in the desert for herself as a volunteer in the Atacama Crossing (Chile) back in 2010. That was the start of a love for early morning starts & roughing it! Since then she has volunteered in 17 Racing the Planet or 4 Deserts events. Bev is not a novice to sporting achievements herself having climbed Ben Nevis, trekked 60 miles along the Great Wall of China and completed half and full marathons. She enjoys the gym, spin classes & hiking in the great outdoors. We welcome Bev back to her 20th RacingThePlanet Event at RacingThePlanet (Greece) 2025.

Janka DOLEZAL

Germany

Lena SASSE

Doctoral Student (Psychology)

Germany

Lena Sasse of Germany is a young doctoral student in psychology from Germany. Lena joins her fourth RacingThePlanet / 4 Deserts Ultramarathon after volunteering at the Gobi March (Mongolia) 2023, the Namib Race (Namibia) 2024 and RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race (Jordan) 2024. She loves to travel and see different landscapes and cultures. During her time at university, she met people from all over the world, which was an experience she really enjoyed. She enjoys volunteering at the races to combine her passions of travel and to give something to other people while also growing as a person.

Monica ROSA

Emergency Room Nurse

United States

Juliet BRUNDIGE

United States

Anna DE GOUYON MATIGNON

France

Jacqueline "Jackie" LYONS

Nurse-Practice Education Practitioner

United Kingdom

Brenda ARMITAGE

Registered Nurse

Canada

Gerrit PIERIK

CEO/CFO retired

Netherlands

Nicky BUNCE

Fashion - ESG

France

Szilvia SZARKA

Self Employed

Hungary

Emoke IZER

Project manager

Hungary, Resident in Italy

Jessica GREEN

Registered Dietitian

United States

RACINGTHEPLANET: GREECE 2025 250 KM / 155-MILE, 6-STAGE ULTRAMARATHON

DAYS TO GO

Race Coverage

RACE Coverage

John WILLIAMSON

Self-Employed Businessman

Andrea MORGAN

Almost Retired....

Jo SCOTT

Artist / Illustrator

David MILD

Farmer

Christopher BREON

Amanda DE KOCK

Tax/HR

Tania CHARLES

Insurance

Sandy KONDO

Bev BRAMMER

CP Captain

Janka DOLEZAL

Lena SASSE

Doctoral Student (Psychology)

Monica ROSA

Emergency Room Nurse

Juliet BRUNDIGE

Anna DE GOUYON MATIGNON

Jacqueline "Jackie" LYONS

Nurse-Practice Education Practitioner

Brenda ARMITAGE

Registered Nurse

Gerrit PIERIK

CEO/CFO retired

Nicky BUNCE

Fashion - ESG

Szilvia SZARKA

Self Employed

Emoke IZER

Project manager

Jessica GREEN

Registered Dietitian

John WILLIAMSON

Self-Employed Businessman

Andrea MORGAN

Almost Retired....

Jo SCOTT

Artist / Illustrator

David MILD

Farmer

Christopher BREON

Amanda DE KOCK

Tax/HR

Tania CHARLES

Insurance

Sandy KONDO

Bev BRAMMER

CP Captain

Janka DOLEZAL

Lena SASSE

Doctoral Student (Psychology)

Monica ROSA

Emergency Room Nurse

Juliet BRUNDIGE

Anna DE GOUYON MATIGNON

Jacqueline "Jackie" LYONS

Nurse-Practice Education Practitioner

Brenda ARMITAGE

Registered Nurse

Gerrit PIERIK

CEO/CFO retired

Nicky BUNCE

Fashion - ESG

Szilvia SZARKA

Self Employed

Emoke IZER

Project manager

Jessica GREEN

Registered Dietitian

RACINGTHEPLANET: GREECE 2025
250 KM / 155-MILE, 6-STAGE ULTRAMARATHON