Laugavegur Ultramarathon
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The Laugavegur Ultramarathon is an annual ultramarathon
race held in Iceland
. Running from Landmannalaugar
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 16th 2011.
, 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
, who were born in 1991 and finished the race in 8:46:02 and 7:02:57, respectively.
, 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
, who was born in 1991 finished the race in 6:35:21.
, who was born in 1944 and finished the race in 8:10:44 hours; the youngest participant was Elvar Þór Karlsson of Iceland
, who was born in 1990 and finished the race in 6:56:27.
Ultramarathon
An ultramarathon is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of .There are two types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during specified time...
race held in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. Running from Landmannalaugar
Landmannalaugar
Landmannalaugar is a region near the volcano Hekla in southern section of Iceland's highlands.The Landmannalaugar area is a popular tourist destination and hiking hub in Iceland's highlands. The area displays a number of unusual geological elements, like the multicolored rhyolite mountains and...
past the Hrafntinnusker mountain and Álftavatn lake, across the Bláfjallakvísl river, through the Emstrur plain and across the Fremri-Emstruá river to Þórsmörk
Þórsmörk
Thórsmörk is a mountain ridge in Iceland that was named after the Norse god Thor . It is situated in the south of Iceland between the glaciers Tindfjallajökull and Eyjafjallajökull...
, it covers a total of 55 km.
The race has been held annually since 1997; the 2011 race is scheduled for July 16th 2011.
2010
The 2010 race was held on July 17th 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 DenmarkDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, 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
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, who were born in 1991 and finished the race in 8:46:02 and 7:02:57, respectively.
Top ten men
| № | Athlete | Country | Time (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Þorlákur Jónsson | 4:48:01 | 1965 | 40-49 | |
| 2 | Helgi Júlíusson | 4:49:43 | 1970 | 40-49 | |
| 3 | Valur Þórsson | 4:54:09 | 1975 | 30-39 | |
| 4 | Craig J. Mattocks | 4:58:00 | 1973 | 30-39 | |
| 5 | Flóki Guðmundsson | 5:02:35 | 1976 | 30-39 | |
| 6 | Friðleifur K Friðleifsson | 5:07:07 | 1970 | 40-49 | |
| 7 | Höskuldur Ólafsson | 5:07:55 | 1965 | 40-49 | |
| 8 | Esko Kranz | 5:14:39 | 1966 | 40-49 | |
| 9 | Daníel Smári Guðmundsson | 5:15:58 | 1961 | 40-49 | |
| 10 | Magnús Fjalar Guðmundsson | 5:16:36 | 1973 | 30-39 |
Top ten women
| № | Athlete | Country | Time (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Ólafsdóttir | 5:21:12 | 1971 | 30-39 | |
| 2 | Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir | 5:28:10 | 1974 | 30-39 | |
| 3 | Sif Jónsdóttir | 5:49:15 | 1959 | 50-59 | |
| 4 | Guðbjörg Margrét Björnsdóttir | 5:53:51 | 1973 | 30-39 | |
| 5 | Christine Buchholz | 5:54:02 | 1966 | 40-49 | |
| 6 | Kate Jenkins | 5:57:46 | 1974 | 30-39 | |
| 7 | Jónína Gunnarsdóttir | 6:08:34 | 1975 | 30-39 | |
| 8 | Sigrún Erlendsdóttir | 6:09:10 | 1972 | 30-39 | |
| 9 | Alma María Rögnvaldsdóttir | 6:11:00 | 1970 | 40-49 | |
| 10 | Þuríður Guðmundsdóttir | 6:15:08 | 1964 | 40-49 |
2009
The 2009 race was held on July 18th 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 IcelandIceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, 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
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, who was born in 1991 finished the race in 6:35:21.
Top ten men
| № | Athlete | Country | Time (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson | 4:20:32 | 1982 | 18-29 | |
| 2 | Guðmundur Sigurðsson | 4:54:15 | 1960 | 40-49 | |
| 3 | Tuomas Veli Tapio Maisala | 5:03:43 | 1976 | 30-39 | |
| 4 | Gauti Höskuldsson | 5:04:40 | 1961 | 40-49 | |
| 5 | Stefán Guðmundsson | 5:09:22 | 1986 | 18-29 | |
| 6 | Jóhann Gylfason | 5:10:09 | 1964 | 40-49 | |
| 7 | Örn Gunnarsson | 5:13:28 | 1961 | 40-49 | |
| 8 | Höskuldur Ólafsson | 5:13:58 | 1965 | 40-49 | |
| 9 | Max Du Jardin | 5:15:56 | 1961 | 40-49 | |
| 10 | Daníel Smári Guðmundsson | 5:16:53 | 1961 | 40-49 |
Top ten women
| № | Athlete | Country | Time (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir | 5:33:10 | 1974 | 30-39 | |
| 2 | Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir | 5:36:15 | 1967 | 40-49 | |
| 3 | Rakel Ingólfsdóttir | 5:49:59 | 1985 | 18-29 | |
| 4 | Sif Jónsdóttir | 5:57:45 | 1959 | 50-59 | |
| 5 | Borghildur Valgeirsdóttir | 6:04:31 | 1980 | 18-29 | |
| 6 | Bára Agnes Ketilsdóttir | 6:04:41 | 1968 | 40-49 | |
| 7 | Ásta Ósk Stefánsdóttir | 6:08:19 | 1983 | 18-29 | |
| 8 | Helen Ólafsdóttir | 6:10:17 | 1971 | 30-39 | |
| 9 | Þóra Björg Magnúsdóttir | 6:10:41 | 1967 | 40-49 | |
| 10 | Christine Faye Little | 6:14:38 | 1968 | 40-49 |
2008
The 2008 race was held on July 12th 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 IcelandIceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, who was born in 1944 and finished the race in 8:10:44 hours; the youngest participant was Elvar Þór Karlsson of Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, who was born in 1990 and finished the race in 6:56:27.
Top ten men
| № | Athlete | Country | Time (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daníel Smári Guðmundsson | 4:54:28 | 1961 | 40-49 | |
| 2 | Simon Möller Grimstrup | 4:59:21 | 1976 | 30-39 | |
| 3 | Gauti Höskuldsson | 4:59:52 | 1961 | 40-49 | |
| 4 | Bazin Sylvain | 5:01:59 | 1978 | 30-39 | |
| 5 | Jósep Magnússon | 5:13:30 | 1977 | 30-39 | |
| 6 | Sigurður Þórarinsson | 5:13:35 | 1967 | 40-49 | |
| 7 | Matthew Aram Bedoukian | 5:15:26 | 1980 | 18-29 | |
| 8 | Stefán Viðar Sigtryggsson | 5:16:08 | 1970 | 18-29 | |
| 9 | Paul Rassam | 5:19:26 | 1972 | 18-29 | |
| 10 | Sigurjón Sigurbjörnsson | 5:20:43 | 1955 | 50-59 |
Top ten women
| № | Athlete | Country | Time (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eva Margrét Einarsdóttir | 5:42:23 | 1971 | 30-39 | |
| 2 | Björg Árnadóttir | 5:43:15 | 1964 | 40-49 | |
| 3 | Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir | 5:53:16 | 1967 | 40-49 | |
| 4 | Michaela Mccallum | 6:02:19 | 1966 | 40-49 | |
| 5 | Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir | 6:03:50 | 1974 | 30-39 | |
| 6 | Sif Jónsdóttir | 6:05:42 | 1959 | 40-49 | |
| 7 | Þóra Jóhanna Hjaltadóttir | 6:12:36 | 1963 | 40-49 | |
| 8 | Guðbjörg Margrét Björnsdóttir | 6:14:03 | 1973 | 30-39 | |
| 9 | Inga Dagmar Karlsdóttir | 6:17:38 | 1972 | 30-39 | |
| 10 | Katharine Grace Jones | 6:24:18 | 1961 | 40-49 |
All-time top ten men
| № | Athlete | Country | Time (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson | 4:20:32 | 2009 | 1982 | 18-29 | |
| 2 | Charles Hubbard | 4:39:21 | 2001 | 1961 | ||
| 3 | Andrew Shaw | 4:40:52 | 2004 | 1961 | 40-49 | |
| 4 | Þorlákur Jónsson | 4:48:01 | 2010 | 1965 | 40-49 | |
| 5 | Arnaldur Gylfason | 4:49:28 | 1999 | 1972 | 18-29 | |
| 6 | Helgi Júlíusson | 4:49:43 | 2010 | 1970 | 40-49 | |
| 7 | Sveinn Margeirsson | 4:49:43 | 2007 | 1978 | 30-39 | |
| 8 | Steinar Jens Friðgeirsson | 4:53:50 | 2004 | 1957 | 40-49 | |
| 9 | Guðmann Elísson | 4:54:08 | 2001 | 1958 | 40-49 | |
| 10 | Valur Þórsson | 4:54:09 | 2010 | 1975 | 30-39 |
All-time top ten women
| № | Athlete | Country | Time (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Ólafsdóttir | 5:21:12 | 2010 | 1971 | 30-39 | |
| 2 | Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir | 5:28:10 | 2010 | 1974 | 30-39 | |
| 3 | Bryndís Ernstsdóttir | 5:31:15 | 1999 | 1971 | 18-29 | |
| 4 | Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir | 5:33:10 | 2009 | 1974 | 30-39 | |
| 5 | Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir | 5:36:15 | 2009 | 1967 | 40-49 | |
| 6 | Rannveig Oddsdóttir | 5:37:42 | 2007 | 1973 | 30-39 | |
| 7 | Rakel Ingólfsdóttir | 5:41:42 | 2007 | 1985 | 18-29 | |
| 8 | Eva Margrét Einarsdóttir | 5:42:23 | 2008 | 1971 | 30-39 | |
| 9 | Björg Árnadóttir | 5:43:15 | 2008 | 1964 | 40-49 | |
| 10 | Irene Gulli | 5:47:35 | 2002 | 1957 | 40-49 |
External links
- Official website
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