Hercules Nicolaou started his supported attempt at the Mainland Greece Crossing FKT at 05:25:00 on Friday 8th May 2026 and finished at 22:24:24 on Thursday 21st May 2026. He started his attempt at the Ormenio Train Station near the northern border with Bulgaria, ran south, and finished at Cape Tainaron Lighthouse on the Mediterranean coast.
Support was provided by a 4-person crew utilising 2 vehicles. Hercules had support runners throughout most of his FKT attempt, who carried water and food for him. The main support runner was his brother Lucas Nicolaou. He was also joined by Kaif Razzak, Mo Abdin, and Jonny Davies, among others.
Hercules's final time was 13 days 16 hours 59 minutes 24 seconds.
Day / Date / Distance / Start Time of Day / Elapsed Activity Time
- Day 1 / 8th May / 81.24km / 5:25 am / 09:53:16
- Day 2 / 9th May / 89.71km / 05:26 am / 11:07:17
- Day 3 / 10th May / 96.55km / 05:23 am / 12:15:31
- Day 4 / 11th May / 92.82km / 05:45 am / 11:23:42
- Day 5 / 12th May / 94.28km / 05:40 am / 11:59:24
- Day 6 / 13th May / 88.47km / 05:41 am / 11:58:34
- Day 7 / 14th May / 85.94km / 05:42 am / 12:01:52
- Day 8 / 15th May / 74.26km / 05:40 am / 11:08:23
- Day 9 / 16th May / 66.84km / 05:19 am / 12:13:02
- Day 10 / 17th May / 74.04km / 06:30 am / 12:23:07
- Day 11 / 18th May / 83.02km / 06:00 am / 12:36:23
- Day 12 / 19th May / 84.66km / 05:35 am / 14:05:06
- Day 13 / 20th May / 113.12km / 08:10 am / 19:57:57
- Day 14 / 21st May / 83.25km / 08:14 am / 14:10:24