The Reykjavík Marathon (Icelandic: Reykjavíkurmaraþon) is an annual marathon set in Reykjavík, Iceland, held to coincide with the city's Cultural Night Festival in mid-August. It has taken place every year since 1984, with the exception of 2020 and 2021.[1] Along with the full marathon a half marathon and several races of shorter distances are arranged. In 2011 a total of 12,481 people competed in the various events that were held,[2] 595 solely in the full marathon.[3]
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 Finish line of the 2011 Reykjavík Marathon | |
| Date | August |
| Location | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run |
| Primary sponsor | Íslandsbanki |
| Established | 1984 |
| Course records | Men's: 2:17:06 (1993) Ceslovas KundrotasWomen's: 2:38:47 (1996)  Angharad Mair |
| Official site | Reykjavík Marathon |
| Participants | 1,180 (2019) |
Since 2006 the marathon has been sponsored by the Icelandic bank Íslandsbanki, known as Glitnir between 2006 and 2009.
Past winners (marathon) edit
Key: Course record
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Past winners (Half marathon) edit
Key: Course record
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Homepage edit
References edit
- ^ "About us" (in Icelandic), Reykjavik Marathon site Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Blog post on the official web site
- ^ List of results from the 2011 full marathon Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine