The Reykjavik Marathon, in cooperation with the Íslandsbanki bank, will be held for the 31st time on Saturday, August 23rd. Participants can choose to run six different routes of varied distances so that everyone is able to participate.
The number or runners has increased year by year. In the first year, 1984, just 214 runners from eight different countries took up the challenge. Last year, the number had increased to 14,272, and so far this year, over 6,000 people have registered, including 1,700 foreign nationals from six different countries.
The race starts and ends at the same place, at Lækjargata street by the Pond (Tjörnin), close to the city hall in the center of Reykjavik.
The Reykjavik Marathon, in cooperation with the Íslandsbanki bank, will be held for the 31st time on Saturday, August 23rd. Participants can choose to run six different routes of varied distances so that everyone is able to participate.
The number or runners has increased year by year. In the first year, 1984, just 214 runners from eight different countries took up the challenge. Last year, the number had increased to 14,272, and so far this year, over 6,000 people have registered, including 1,700 foreign nationals from six different countries.
The race starts and ends at the same place, at Lækjargata street by the Pond (Tjörnin), close to the city hall in the center of Reykjavik.
