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30. Islandsbanki Reykjavik Marathon takes place on Saturday August 24th, 2013 ©Islandsbanki Reykjavik Marathon
30. Islandsbanki Reykjavik Marathon takes place on Saturday August 24th, 2013
Since then the Reykjavik Marathon has been held every year and now attracts around 13.000 participants with more than 1500 foreign runners taking part mainly in the marathon and the half marathon. In 2012 almost 13.500 runners participated in all six distances of the Reykjavik Marathon.
Reykjavik Marathon became a member of AIMS in 1984. AIMS is a member based organization of more than 300 of the world's leading distance races from over 85 countries.
World famous runners have participated in our marathon, among those are Stefano Baldini, Frank Shorter, Hugh Jones, Grete Waitz, Waldemar Cierpinski and Fred Lebow.
Every year the Reykjavik Marathon issues a magazine.
Click here to view all race magazines that have been published since 1984.
The 2013 Islandsbanki Reykjavik Marathon will take place on August 24th. The 2013 event will be the 30th Reykjavik Marathon.
Timetable in Lækjargata on August 24th 2013
08:40 Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay
09:35 10 km
12:00 Warm up for the 3 km Fun Run
12:15 Fun Run, 3 km
14:40 End of race timing
The time limit for the marathon and the relay race is six hours.
Reykjavik Marathon 2013 will start and finish in Lækjargata located in the center of Reykjavik. Press here to see Lækjargata on a map and here how to get there by bus.
The information center will be in a building behind the big white school building by the start/finish (see photo below). To get to the information center it is best to go on the left of the school building. It is open on race day from 7:30 to 15:00.
The Lazy Town Run
The Lazy Town Run for children takes place in Hljomskalagardur, a beautiful garden in the center of Reykjavik by the Pond. Further information will be available later.
Hljomskalagardur – location on map
Bus to Hljomskalagardur – information site
Islandsbanki Reykjavik Marathon
Where is Iceland
Iceland (Ísland in Icelandic) is a Nordic European island country situated at the confluence of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
The country has a population of about 320,000 and a total area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), which makes it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.
The capital and largest city is Reykjavík, with the surrounding areas in the southwestern region of the country being home to two-thirds of the country's population.
Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior consists mainly of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle.
Click here for a list of things that you might think is good to know before you travel to Iceland.
