There are several obvious reasons for foreign marathon runners to pick Reykjavik, not least the fact that the running conditions are usually extremely comfortable – the route is smoothly paved and very flat, while the weather tends to be breezy and in the mid-teens centigrade.
The atmosphere surrounding a race is also a hugely important factor for most runners, and the atmosphere at the Reykjavík race is electric. While the Icelanders would enthusiastically support the race anyway, it is actually planned to coincide with ‘Culture Night’ (Menningarnótt), a national event that brings up to a third of the entire population of Iceland onto the streets of the capital.
Entry fees are in Icelandic Krona (ISK) and are as follows:
Distance | Early bird 20% discount Jan 12 – May 15 |
Preregistration May 16 – Aug 16 at 13:00 |
EXPO – Late entry 20% higher (?) Aug 16-17 |
Fun Run | 2320 ISK | 2900 ISK | 3500 ISK |
Fun Run, children/teenagers born 1999-2018 | 1520 ISK | 1900 ISK | 2300 ISK |
10 km race | 5200 ISK | 6500 ISK | 7800 ISK |
10 km race, children/teenagers born 1999-2006 | 3760 ISK | 4700 ISK | 5600 ISK |
Half marathon | 6320 ISK | 7900 ISK | 9500 ISK |
Half marathon, teenagers born 1999-2003 | 4720 ISK | 5900 ISK | 7100 ISK |
Marathon | 10320 ISK | 12900 ISK | 13600 ISK |
Timetable (subject to change):
08:40 Marathon and Half Marathon
09:35 10 km
12:15 Fun Run
14:40 End of race timing
The time limit for the marathon is six hours.
Reykjavik Marathon will start and finish in Laekjargata located in the center of Reykjavik.
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