Laugavegur Ultramarathon

The Laugavegur Ultramarathon is an annual ultramarathon race held on the Laugavegur in Iceland. Running from Landmannalaugar 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 Denmark, who was born in 1942 and finished the race in 7:28:41; the youngest participants were Jón Hinrik Höskuldsson and Guðrún Ólafsdóttir of Iceland, who were born in 1991 and finished the race in 8:46:02 and 7:02:57, respectively.

Top ten men

№	Athlete	Country	Time	Year of birth	Age group
1	Þorlákur Jónsson		4:48:01	1965	40-49
2	Helgi Júlíusson		4:49:43	1970	40-49
3	Valur Þórsson		4:54:09	1975	30-39
4	Craig J. Mattocks		4:58:00	1973	30-39
5	Flóki Guðmundsson		5:02:35	1976	30-39
6	Friðleifur K Friðleifsson		5:07:07	1970	40-49
7	Höskuldur Ólafsson		5:07:55	1965	40-49
8	Esko Kranz		5:14:39	1966	40-49
9	Daníel Smári Guðmundsson		5:15:58	1961	40-49
10	Magnús Fjalar Guðmundsson		5:16:36	1973	30-39

Top ten women

№	Athlete	Country	Time	Year of birth	Age group
1	Helen Ólafsdóttir		5:21:12	1971	30-39
2	Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir		5:28:10	1974	30-39
3	Sif Jónsdóttir		5:49:15	1959	50-59
4	Guðbjörg Margrét Björnsdóttir		5:53:51	1973	30-39
5	Christine Buchholz		5:54:02	1966	40-49
6	Kate Jenkins		5:57:46	1974	30-39
7	Jónína Gunnarsdóttir		6:08:34	1975	30-39
8	Sigrún Erlendsdóttir		6:09:10	1972	30-39
9	Alma María Rögnvaldsdóttir		6:11:00	1970	40-49
10	Þuríður Guðmundsdóttir		6:15:08	1964	40-49

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 Iceland, 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 Iceland, who was born in 1991 finished the race in 6:35:21.

Top ten men

№	Athlete	Country	Time	Year of birth	Age group
1	Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson		4:20:32	1982	18-29
2	Guðmundur Sigurðsson		4:54:15	1960	40-49
3	Tuomas Veli [Tapio Maisala]		5:03:43	1976	30-39
4	Gauti Höskuldsson		5:04:40	1961	40-49
5	Stefán Guðmundsson		5:09:22	1986	18-29
6	Jóhann Gylfason		5:10:09	1964	40-49
7	Örn Gunnarsson		5:13:28	1961	40-49
8	Höskuldur Ólafsson		5:13:58	1965	40-49
9	Max Du Jardin		5:15:56	1961	40-49
10	Daníel Smári Guðmundsson		5:16:53	1961	40-49

Top ten women

№	Athlete	Country	Time	Year of birth	Age group
1	Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir		5:33:10	1974	30-39
2	Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir		5:36:15	1967	40-49
3	Rakel Ingólfsdóttir		5:49:59	1985	18-29
4	Sif Jónsdóttir		5:57:45	1959	50-59
5	Borghildur Valgeirsdóttir		6:04:31	1980	18-29
6	Bára Agnes Ketilsdóttir		6:04:41	1968	40-49
7	Ásta Ósk Stefánsdóttir		6:08:19	1983	18-29
8	Helen Ólafsdóttir		6:10:17	1971	30-39
9	Þóra [Björg Magnúsdóttir]		6:10:41	1967	40-49
10	Christine Faye Little		6:14:38	1968	40-49

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 Iceland, who was born in 1944 and finished the race in 8:10:44 hours; the youngest participant was Elvar Þór Karlsson of Iceland, who was born in 1990 and finished the race in 6:56:27.

Top ten men

№	Athlete	Country	Time	Year of birth	Age group
1	Daníel Smári Guðmundsson		4:54:28	1961	40-49
2	Simon Möller Grimstrup		4:59:21	1976	30-39
3	Gauti Höskuldsson		4:59:52	1961	40-49
4	Bazin Sylvain		5:01:59	1978	30-39
5	Jósep Magnússon		5:13:30	1977	30-39
6	Sigurður Þórarinsson		5:13:35	1967	40-49
7	Matthew Aram Bedoukian		5:15:26	1980	18-29
8	Stefán Viðar Sigtryggsson		5:16:08	1970	18-29
9	Paul Rassam		5:19:26	1972	18-29
10	Sigurjón Sigurbjörnsson		5:20:43	1955	50-59

Top ten women

№	Athlete	Country	Time	Year of birth	Age group
1	Eva Margrét Einarsdóttir		5:42:23	1971	30-39
2	Björg Árnadóttir		5:43:15	1964	40-49
3	Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir		5:53:16	1967	40-49
4	Michaela Mccallum		6:02:19	1966	40-49
5	Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir		6:03:50	1974	30-39
6	Sif Jónsdóttir		6:05:42	1959	40-49
7	Þóra Jóhanna Hjaltadóttir		6:12:36	1963	40-49
8	Guðbjörg Margrét Björnsdóttir		6:14:03	1973	30-39
9	Inga Dagmar Karlsdóttir		6:17:38	1972	30-39
10	Katharine Grace Jones		6:24:18	1961	40-49

1997-2010 all-time best results

All-time top ten men

№	Athlete	Country	Time	Year	Year of birth	Age group
1	Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson		4:20:32	2009	1982	18-29
2	Charles Hubbard		4:39:21	2001	1961
3	Andrew [Shaw (runner)\|Andrew Shaw]		4:40:52	2004	1961	40-49
4	Þorlákur Jónsson		4:48:01	2010	1965	40-49
5	Arnaldur Gylfason		4:49:28	1999	1972	18-29
6	Helgi Júlíusson		4:49:43	2010	1970	40-49
7	Sveinn Margeirsson		4:49:43	2007	1978	30-39
8	Steinar Jens Friðgeirsson		4:53:50	2004	1957	40-49
9	Guðmann Elísson		4:54:08	2001	1958	40-49
10	Valur Þórsson		4:54:09	2010	1975	30-39

All-time top ten women

№	Athlete	Country	Time	Year	Year of birth	Age group
1	Helen Ólafsdóttir		5:21:12	2010	1971	30-39
2	Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir		5:28:10	2010	1974	30-39
3	Bryndís Ernstsdóttir		5:31:15	1999	1971	18-29
4	Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir		5:33:10	2009	1974	30-39
5	Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir		5:36:15	2009	1967	40-49
6	Rannveig Oddsdóttir		5:37:42	2007	1973	30-39
7	Rakel Ingólfsdóttir		5:41:42	2007	1985	18-29
8	Eva Margrét Einarsdóttir		5:42:23	2008	1971	30-39
9	Björg Árnadóttir		5:43:15	2008	1964	40-49
10	Irene Gulli		5:47:35	2002	1957	40-49