The Laugavegur Ultramarathon is an annual
ultramarathon
An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of . The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running.
Various distances, surfaces, and formats are raced competitively, from the ...
race held on the
Laugavegur
Laugavegur () is a hiking trail in South Iceland. It is the most popular trail in Iceland, with an estimated 75,000-100,000 people hiking it every year. In 2012, National Geographic listed it as one of the twenty best trails in the world.
Lau ...
in
Iceland
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. Running from
Landmannalaugar
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past the
Hrafntinnusker mountain and
Álftavatn lake, across the
Bláfjallakvísl river, through the
Emstrur plain and across the
Fremri-Emstruá river to
Þórsmörk, it covers a total of 55 km.
The race has been held annually since 1997; the 2011 race is scheduled for July 16, 2011.
Past races
2010
The 2010 race was held on July 17, 2010. A total of 279 runners started the race; 267 runners finished, among them 189 men and 78 women.
The oldest participant was
Jørgen Nautrup of
Denmark
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, who was born in 1942 and finished the race in 7:28:41; the youngest participants were
Jón Hinrik Höskuldsson and
Guðrún Ólafsdóttir of
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
, who were born in 1991 and finished the race in 8:46:02 and 7:02:57, respectively.
Top ten men
Top ten women
2009
The 2009 race was held on July 18, 2009. A total of 321 runners started the race; 313 runners finished, among them 238 men and 75 women.
The oldest participants were
Gunnar J. Geirsson and
Baldur Jónsson of
Iceland
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, who were born in 1944 and finished the race in 7:13:38 and 8:05:33, respectively; the youngest participant was
Karl Rúnar Martinsson of
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
, who was born in 1991 finished the race in 6:35:21.
Top ten men
Top ten women
2008
The 2008 race was held on July 12, 2008.
Nearly 250 runners started the race;
215 runners finished, among them 162 men and 53 women.
The oldest participant was
Pétur H Blöndal of
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
, who was born in 1944 and finished the race in 8:10:44 hours; the youngest participant was
Elvar Þór Karlsson of
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
, who was born in 1990 and finished the race in 6:56:27.
Top ten men
Top ten women
1997-2010 all-time best results
All-time top ten men
All-time top ten women
References
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, date = 2009-06-06
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External links
Official websiteLaugavegur Ultramarathonon
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Ultramarathons
Athletics competitions in Iceland
Recurring sporting events established in 1997
1997 establishments in Iceland