Laugavegur Ultramarathon

The Laugavegur Ultramarathon is an annual ultramarathon race held on the Laugavegur 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.[1]

The race has been held annually since 1997; the 2011 race is scheduled for July 16, 2011.[2]

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.[3] The oldest participant was Jørgen Nautrup of 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, who were born in 1991 and finished the race in 8:46:02 and 7:02:57, respectively.[4]

Top ten men

№ Athlete Country Time (hours:minutes:seconds) Year of birth Age group (years)
1 Þorlákur Jónsson  Iceland 4:48:01 1965 40-49
2 Helgi Júlíusson  Iceland 4:49:43 1970 40-49
3 Valur Þórsson  Iceland 4:54:09 1975 30-39
4 Craig J. Mattocks  United Kingdom 4:58:00 1973 30-39
5 Flóki Guðmundsson  Iceland 5:02:35 1976 30-39
6 Friðleifur K Friðleifsson  Iceland 5:07:07 1970 40-49
7 Höskuldur Ólafsson  Iceland 5:07:55 1965 40-49
8 Esko Kranz  Germany 5:14:39 1966 40-49
9 Daníel Smári Guðmundsson  Iceland 5:15:58 1961 40-49
10 Magnús Fjalar Guðmundsson  Iceland 5:16:36 1973 30-39

Top ten women

№ Athlete Country Time (hours:minutes:seconds) Year of birth Age group (years)
1 Helen Ólafsdóttir  Iceland 5:21:12 1971 30-39
2 Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir  Iceland 5:28:10 1974 30-39
3 Sif Jónsdóttir  Iceland 5:49:15 1959 50-59
4 Guðbjörg Margrét Björnsdóttir  Iceland 5:53:51 1973 30-39
5 Christine Buchholz  Iceland 5:54:02 1966 40-49
6 Kate Jenkins  United Kingdom 5:57:46 1974 30-39
7 Jónína Gunnarsdóttir  Iceland 6:08:34 1975 30-39
8 Sigrún Erlendsdóttir  Iceland 6:09:10 1972 30-39
9 Alma María Rögnvaldsdóttir  Iceland 6:11:00 1970 40-49
10 Þuríður Guðmundsdóttir  Iceland 6:15:08 1964 40-49

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.[5] The oldest participants were Gunnar J. Geirsson and Baldur Jónsson of Iceland, 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.[6]

Top ten men

№ Athlete Country Time (hours:minutes:seconds) Year of birth Age group (years)
1 Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson  Iceland 4:20:32 1982 18-29
2 Guðmundur Sigurðsson  Iceland 4:54:15 1960 40-49
3 Tuomas Veli Tapio Maisala  Finland 5:03:43 1976 30-39
4 Gauti Höskuldsson  Iceland 5:04:40 1961 40-49
5 Stefán Guðmundsson  Iceland 5:09:22 1986 18-29
6 Jóhann Gylfason  Iceland 5:10:09 1964 40-49
7 Örn Gunnarsson  Iceland 5:13:28 1961 40-49
8 Höskuldur Ólafsson  Iceland 5:13:58 1965 40-49
9 Max Du Jardin  France 5:15:56 1961 40-49
10 Daníel Smári Guðmundsson  Iceland 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  Iceland 5:33:10 1974 30-39
2 Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir  Iceland 5:36:15 1967 40-49
3 Rakel Ingólfsdóttir  Iceland 5:49:59 1985 18-29
4 Sif Jónsdóttir  Iceland 5:57:45 1959 50-59
5 Borghildur Valgeirsdóttir  Iceland 6:04:31 1980 18-29
6 Bára Agnes Ketilsdóttir  Iceland 6:04:41 1968 40-49
7 Ásta Ósk Stefánsdóttir  Iceland 6:08:19 1983 18-29
8 Helen Ólafsdóttir  Iceland 6:10:17 1971 30-39
9 Þóra Björg Magnúsdóttir  Iceland 6:10:41 1967 40-49
10 Christine Faye Little  Canada 6:14:38 1968 40-49

2008

The 2008 race was held on July 12, 2008.[7] Nearly 250 runners started the race;[7] 215 runners finished, among them 162 men and 53 women.[8] The oldest participant was Pétur H Blöndal of Iceland, 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.[8]

Top ten men

№ Athlete Country Time (hours:minutes:seconds) Year of birth Age group (years)
1 Daníel Smári Guðmundsson  Iceland 4:54:28 1961 40-49
2 Simon Möller Grimstrup  Denmark 4:59:21 1976 30-39
3 Gauti Höskuldsson  Iceland 4:59:52 1961 40-49
4 Bazin Sylvain  France 5:01:59 1978 30-39
5 Jósep Magnússon  Iceland 5:13:30 1977 30-39
6 Sigurður Þórarinsson  Iceland 5:13:35 1967 40-49
7 Matthew Aram Bedoukian  United States 5:15:26 1980 18-29
8 Stefán Viðar Sigtryggsson  Iceland 5:16:08 1970 18-29
9 Paul Rassam  United States 5:19:26 1972 18-29
10 Sigurjón Sigurbjörnsson  Iceland 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  Iceland 5:42:23 1971 30-39
2 Björg Árnadóttir  Iceland 5:43:15 1964 40-49
3 Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir  Iceland 5:53:16 1967 40-49
4 Michaela Mccallum  United Kingdom 6:02:19 1966 40-49
5 Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir  Iceland 6:03:50 1974 30-39
6 Sif Jónsdóttir  Iceland 6:05:42 1959 40-49
7 Þóra Jóhanna Hjaltadóttir  Iceland 6:12:36 1963 40-49
8 Guðbjörg Margrét Björnsdóttir  Iceland 6:14:03 1973 30-39
9 Inga Dagmar Karlsdóttir  Iceland 6:17:38 1972 30-39
10 Katharine Grace Jones  United Kingdom 6:24:18 1961 40-49

1997-2010 all-time best results

All-time top ten men

№ Athlete Country Time (hours:minutes:seconds) Year Year of birth Age group (years)
1 Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson  Iceland 4:20:32 2009 1982 18-29
2 Charles Hubbard  United States 4:39:21 2001 1961
3 Andrew Shaw 4:40:52 2004 1961 40-49
4 Þorlákur Jónsson  Iceland 4:48:01 2010 1965 40-49
5 Arnaldur Gylfason  Iceland 4:49:28 1999 1972 18-29
6 Helgi Júlíusson  Iceland 4:49:43 2010 1970 40-49
7 Sveinn Margeirsson  Iceland 4:49:43 2007 1978 30-39
8 Steinar Jens Friðgeirsson  Iceland 4:53:50 2004 1957 40-49
9 Guðmann Elísson  Iceland 4:54:08 2001 1958 40-49
10 Valur Þórsson  Iceland 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  Iceland 5:21:12 2010 1971 30-39
2 Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir  Iceland 5:28:10 2010 1974 30-39
3 Bryndís Ernstsdóttir  Iceland 5:31:15 1999 1971 18-29
4 Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir  Iceland 5:33:10 2009 1974 30-39
5 Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir  Iceland 5:36:15 2009 1967 40-49
6 Rannveig Oddsdóttir  Iceland 5:37:42 2007 1973 30-39
7 Rakel Ingólfsdóttir  Iceland 5:41:42 2007 1985 18-29
8 Eva Margrét Einarsdóttir  Iceland 5:42:23 2008 1971 30-39
9 Björg Árnadóttir  Iceland 5:43:15 2008 1964 40-49
10 Irene Gulli  Norway 5:47:35 2002 1957 40-49

References

  1. ^ "Laugavegur Ultramarathon - The Course". Reykjavíkurmaraþon. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  2. ^ "Laugavegur Ultramarathon - Program 2011". Reykjavíkurmaraþon. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  3. ^ "Laugavegur Ultramarathon - Results 2010". Reykjavíkurmaraþon. 2010-07-17. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  4. ^ "Laugavegur Ultramarathon - Results 2010 - Flokkaúrslit". Reykjavíkurmaraþon. 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  5. ^ "Laugavegur Ultramarathon - Results 2009". Reykjavíkurmaraþon. 2009-07-18. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  6. ^ "Laugavegur Ultramarathon - Results 2009 - Flokkaúrslit". Reykjavíkurmaraþon. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  7. ^ a b "Iceland Ultra Marathon - Race Report". Wellsphere. 2009-06-06. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  8. ^ a b "Laugavegur Ultramarathon - Results 2008". Reykjavíkurmaraþon. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

External links

  • Official website
  • Laugavegur Ultramarathon on Facebook