Like a back-lot set used in a post-apocalyptic movie, the 2004 Athens Olympic stadium sits mostly abandoned east of downtown. The whole campus is immense. The group took a tour of it on bicycles.
But not before training with Greek coaches.
These coaches, some former Olympic athletes, demonstrated and taught proper form for a handful of games that the ancient Greeks also competed in: discus, javelin, long jump, and shot-put.
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The quiet tennis courts…
…and the glassy swimming hole where Michael Phelps won his first medals.
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It all comes down to the main event being the scene of the main event.
Still, of all Greek sporty-ness, my favorite is the plains of Marathon that we visited this morning.
The story is amazing and the symbolism is profound.
And I have plans to return here VERY soon.
For that, stay tuned…
-Noah D.
