The Laugavegur Ultramarathon is an annual

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race held on the

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. Running from

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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

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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

, 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

, 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

, 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

, who was born in 1944 and finished the race in 8:10:44 hours; the youngest participant was Elvar Þór Karlsson of

, 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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External links

Official website

Laugavegur Ultramarathon
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