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

AthleteCountryTime (hours:minutes:seconds)Year of birthAge group (years)
1Þorlákur Jónsson Iceland4:48:01196540-49
2Helgi Júlíusson Iceland4:49:43197040-49
3Valur Þórsson Iceland4:54:09197530-39
4Craig J. Mattocks United Kingdom4:58:00197330-39
5Flóki Guðmundsson Iceland5:02:35197630-39
6Friðleifur K Friðleifsson Iceland5:07:07197040-49
7Höskuldur Ólafsson Iceland5:07:55196540-49
8Esko Kranz Germany5:14:39196640-49
9Daníel Smári Guðmundsson Iceland5:15:58196140-49
10Magnús Fjalar Guðmundsson Iceland5:16:36197330-39

Top ten women

AthleteCountryTime (hours:minutes:seconds)Year of birthAge group (years)
1Helen Ólafsdóttir Iceland5:21:12197130-39
2Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir Iceland5:28:10197430-39
3Sif Jónsdóttir Iceland5:49:15195950-59
4Guðbjörg Margrét Björnsdóttir Iceland5:53:51197330-39
5Christine Buchholz Iceland5:54:02196640-49
6Kate Jenkins United Kingdom5:57:46197430-39
7Jónína Gunnarsdóttir Iceland6:08:34197530-39
8Sigrún Erlendsdóttir Iceland6:09:10197230-39
9Alma María Rögnvaldsdóttir Iceland6:11:00197040-49
10Þuríður Guðmundsdóttir Iceland6:15:08196440-49

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

AthleteCountryTime (hours:minutes:seconds)Year of birthAge group (years)
1Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson Iceland4:20:32198218-29
2Guðmundur Sigurðsson Iceland4:54:15196040-49
3Tuomas Veli Tapio Maisala Finland5:03:43197630-39
4Gauti Höskuldsson Iceland5:04:40196140-49
5Stefán Guðmundsson Iceland5:09:22198618-29
6Jóhann Gylfason Iceland5:10:09196440-49
7Örn Gunnarsson Iceland5:13:28196140-49
8Höskuldur Ólafsson Iceland5:13:58196540-49
9Max Du Jardin France5:15:56196140-49
10Daníel Smári Guðmundsson Iceland5:16:53196140-49

Top ten women

AthleteCountryTime (hours:minutes:seconds)Year of birthAge group (years)
1Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir Iceland5:33:10197430-39
2Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir Iceland5:36:15196740-49
3Rakel Ingólfsdóttir Iceland5:49:59198518-29
4Sif Jónsdóttir Iceland5:57:45195950-59
5Borghildur Valgeirsdóttir Iceland6:04:31198018-29
6Bára Agnes Ketilsdóttir Iceland6:04:41196840-49
7Ásta Ósk Stefánsdóttir Iceland6:08:19198318-29
8Helen Ólafsdóttir Iceland6:10:17197130-39
9Þóra Björg Magnúsdóttir Iceland6:10:41196740-49
10Christine Faye Little Canada6:14:38196840-49

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

AthleteCountryTime (hours:minutes:seconds)Year of birthAge group (years)
1Daníel Smári Guðmundsson Iceland4:54:28196140-49
2Simon Möller Grimstrup Denmark4:59:21197630-39
3Gauti Höskuldsson Iceland4:59:52196140-49
4Bazin Sylvain France5:01:59197830-39
5Jósep Magnússon Iceland5:13:30197730-39
6Sigurður Þórarinsson Iceland5:13:35196740-49
7Matthew Aram Bedoukian United States5:15:26198018-29
8Stefán Viðar Sigtryggsson Iceland5:16:08197018-29
9Paul Rassam United States5:19:26197218-29
10Sigurjón Sigurbjörnsson Iceland5:20:43195550-59

Top ten women

AthleteCountryTime (hours:minutes:seconds)Year of birthAge group (years)
1Eva Margrét Einarsdóttir Iceland5:42:23197130-39
2Björg Árnadóttir Iceland5:43:15196440-49
3Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir Iceland5:53:16196740-49
4Michaela Mccallum United Kingdom6:02:19196640-49
5Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir Iceland6:03:50197430-39
6Sif Jónsdóttir Iceland6:05:42195940-49
7Þóra Jóhanna Hjaltadóttir Iceland6:12:36196340-49
8Guðbjörg Margrét Björnsdóttir Iceland6:14:03197330-39
9Inga Dagmar Karlsdóttir Iceland6:17:38197230-39
10Katharine Grace Jones United Kingdom6:24:18196140-49

1997-2010 all-time best results

All-time top ten men

AthleteCountryTime (hours:minutes:seconds)YearYear of birthAge group (years)
1Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson Iceland4:20:322009198218-29
2Charles Hubbard United States4:39:2120011961
3Andrew Shaw4:40:522004196140-49
4Þorlákur Jónsson Iceland4:48:012010196540-49
5Arnaldur Gylfason Iceland4:49:281999197218-29
6Helgi Júlíusson Iceland4:49:432010197040-49
7Sveinn Margeirsson Iceland4:49:432007197830-39
8Steinar Jens Friðgeirsson Iceland4:53:502004195740-49
9Guðmann Elísson Iceland4:54:082001195840-49
10Valur Þórsson Iceland4:54:092010197530-39

All-time top ten women

AthleteCountryTime (hours:minutes:seconds)YearYear of birthAge group (years)
1Helen Ólafsdóttir Iceland5:21:122010197130-39
2Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir Iceland5:28:102010197430-39
3Bryndís Ernstsdóttir Iceland5:31:151999197118-29
4Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir Iceland5:33:102009197430-39
5Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir Iceland5:36:152009196740-49
6Rannveig Oddsdóttir Iceland5:37:422007197330-39
7Rakel Ingólfsdóttir Iceland5:41:422007198518-29
8Eva Margrét Einarsdóttir Iceland5:42:232008197130-39
9Björg Árnadóttir Iceland5:43:152008196440-49
10Irene Gulli Norway5:47:352002195740-49

References

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