The connections exist all around us in overt ways — monumental buildings that evoke classical Greek architecture — and in more subtle ways, like running itself.
The pre-run warm up starts on the rooftop of the Ansonia among the monumental obelisks overlooking the Upper West Side and the twin Greek-temples atop the San Remo.
The Ansonia's neoclassical elements are an interpretation of ancient temples while the towers on the San Remo are nearly exact replicas of the "Choragic Monument of Lysicrates" built in 335 BC which still stands in Athens today.
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For the new spring campaign, we explored the seeds of ancient Athens in the heart of one of the world’s most modern cities.
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The origins of running are rooted in ancient Greece. The Greeks created running as a sport and they are the culture that gave us the Marathon.
To put on your shoes and run in Central Park, or anywhere, is participating in classical Greek tradition in the same way as reading philosophy by Aristotle.
The run moves from the Upper West Side to the Metropolitan Museum, to visit the Hall of Greek Sculpture.
Ancient Greek sculpture is intended to evoke feelings and speak to ideals –– a harmonious blend of physical, mental and spiritual aspects including purity, strength, wisdom, reason, balance, and beauty in motion.
Walking among the statues, some up to 30 centuries old, you get to feel their presence physically, the ancient ideals still present –– and take a step out of the modern world to reconnect to the distant past.
The run’s final stretch is down Fifth Avenue past the Guggenheim Museum.
On the day of the Marathon, runners pass by some of the most iconic architecture in New York in their final stretch before the finish in Central Park.
These monumental buildings, these temples, bear witness as bystanders to that ceremonial 42.2km route – inspired by a messenger's run from Marathon through the mountains to Athens long ago.
New York now hosts the largest Marathon in the world — a testament to the connection across time between the two cultures.
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