26 thousand enthusiasts and professional athletes will take part in the race, which is dedicated this year to the centenary of the birth of the Greek politician, athlete and champion of peace, George Lambrakis.
At 11 am, mayoral and municipal workers gathered outside the offices of their trade union organization (POE-OTA) in Karaiskaki Square to set off to Syntagma Square with posters, shouts and music.
The latest poll shows that Antonis Samaras is still the most suitable for prime minister and that the voters prefer the triple coalition to a single-party government of SYRIZA.