For the second consecutive year Icelandic runner, Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson set a new record in the endurance race Laugavegshlaupið in the central highlands. Þorbergur finished the 55 km (34.5 mi) run in a time of 3hr 59min 13sec. That is 8 minutes faster than his previous record (4:7:47) which again was 12min faster than the previous record.
The course follows Iceland’s most famous hiking trail between Landmannalaugar and the Þórsmörk nature reserve and is usually done in three to five days.
The runner in the second place was Vajin Armstrong from New Zealand, finishing at 4:31:19. The fastest woman was Amber Ferreira from USA, who came in at 5:48:47. Of the 400 runners that started, 361 finished the run.
The route takes the runners up and volcano hills, over glacial rivers and clear blue water streams, alongside glaciers, through lava fields and green valleys. Due to late thawing in the central highland’s the runners had to negotiate a much longer stretch in snow than in a normal year, or around 8 km (5 mi).
This was the 19th Laugavegur run. It’s Iceland’s most popular endurance race.
Full results and more information at marathon.is
For the second consecutive year Icelandic runner, Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson set a new record in the endurance race Laugavegshlaupið in the central highlands. Þorbergur finished the 55 km (34.5 mi) run in a time of 3hr 59min 13sec. That is 8 minutes faster than his previous record (4:7:47) which again was 12min faster than the previous record.
The course follows Iceland’s most famous hiking trail between Landmannalaugar and the Þórsmörk nature reserve and is usually done in three to five days.
The runner in the second place was Vajin Armstrong from New Zealand, finishing at 4:31:19. The fastest woman was Amber Ferreira from USA, who came in at 5:48:47. Of the 400 runners that started, 361 finished the run.
The route takes the runners up and volcano hills, over glacial rivers and clear blue water streams, alongside glaciers, through lava fields and green valleys. Due to late thawing in the central highland’s the runners had to negotiate a much longer stretch in snow than in a normal year, or around 8 km (5 mi).
This was the 19th Laugavegur run. It’s Iceland’s most popular endurance race.
