Reykjavík Marathon Explained

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Date:August
Location:Reykjavík, Iceland
Type:Road
Distance:Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run
Sponsor:Íslandsbanki
Record:Men's: 2:17:06 (1993)
Ceslovas Kundrotas
Women's: 2:38:47 (1996)
Angharad Mair
Participants:1,180 (2019)

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]

Since 2006 the marathon has been sponsored by the Icelandic bank Íslandsbanki, known as Glitnir between 2006 and 2009.

Past winners (marathon)

Key:

YearMen's winnerNationalityTime (h:m:s)
2023 Silviu Stoica2:29:27
2019 Arnar Pétursson2:23:08
2018 Benjamin Zywicki2:23:43
2017 Arnar Pétursson2:28:17
2016 David Le Porho2:29:45
2015 Bartosz Olszewski2:29:30
2014 Matt Pelletier United States 2:18:00
2013 James Buis2:33:49
2012 Arnar Pétursson2:41:06
2011 Arnar Pétursson Iceland 2:44:18
2010 Björn Margeirsson Iceland 2:33:57
2009 David Kirkland Great Britain 2:28:48
2008 David Kirkland Great Britain 2:32:52
2007 Simon Tanui2:24:00
2006 Jiri Wallenfels2:33:27
2005 Mans Höiom Sweden 2:29:10
2004 Mans Höiom Sweden 2:26:34
2003 Peter Vail Canada 2:41:07
2002 Piotr Uciechowski2:45:25
2001 Bruce Kilulai Kenya 2:28:14
2000 Charles Hubbard USA 2:34:12
1999 Ryan Board USA 2:48:12
1998 Daniel Rathbone Great Britain 2:31:39
1997 Toby Tanser Sweden 2:27:07
1996 Hugh Jones Great Britain 2:24:16
1995 Hugh Jones Great Britain 2:29:26
1994 Pavel Kryska Czech Republic 2:22:41
1993 Česlovas Kundrotas Lithuania 2:17:06
1992 Ieuan Ellis Great Britain 2:19:01
1991 Kevin Brown Great Britain 2:32:32
1990 Jeremy Hall Great Britain 2:24:07
1989 Robin Nash Great Britain 2:25:49
1988 Borut Podgornik Yugoslavia 2:27:27
1987 James Doig Great Britain 2:19:46
1986 Boudjenane Chaibi France 2:20:30
1985 Josef Hermann West Germany 2:30:04
1984 Sigurdur-Petur Sigmundsson Iceland 2:28:57
YearWomen's winnerNationalityTime (h:m:s)
2023 Andrea Kolbeinsdóttir Iceland 2:42:15
2019 Barbora Nováková Czech Republic 3:00:40
2018 Sara Lasker United States 2:58:50
2017 Natasha Yaremczuk Canada 2:53:25
2016 Betty Bohane Great Britain 3:06:27
2015 Kaisa Kukk2:53:09
2014 Sarah Brown Great Britain 3:01:47
2013 Melanie Staley Great Britain 2:55:14
2012 Mary Brown USA 3:04:03
2011 Veronika S. Bjarnardóttir Iceland 3:02:42
2010 Rannveig Oddsdóttir Iceland 2:57:33
2009 Veronika S. Bjarnadóttir Iceland 3:08:18
2008 Rozalyn Alexander Great Britain 3:01:01
2007 Sarah Kathryn Knudson Canada 3:21:19
2006 Nathalie Freyling France 3:34:31
2005 Bryndís Ernstsdóttir Iceland 2:55:39
2004 Kate Davis USA 2:59:51
2003 Sonya Anderson USA 3:04:11
2002 Rannveig Oddsdóttir Iceland 3:12:13
2001 Britta Homer Great Britain 3:13:41
2000 Jackie Bale Great Britain 3:20:37
1999 Ida Mitten Canada 2:56:15
1998 Lorraine Masuoka USA 2:45:45
1997 Ruth Kingsborough Great Britain 2:51:35
1996 Angharad Mair Great Britain 2:38:47
1995 Carolyn Hunter-Rowe Great Britain 2:56:40
1994 Kim-Marie Goff USA 2:47:27
1993 Elisabeth Singer Austria 2:55:07
1992 Anna Jeeves Iceland 3:21:28
1991 Sandra Bentley Great Britain 2:48:38
1990 Susan Shield Great Britain 2:59:58
1989 Wilma Rusman Netherlands 2:47:25
1988 Connie Eriksen Denmark 3:00:54
1987 Maeann Garty USA 3:59:37
1986 Carol Macario Great Britain 2:58:09
1985 Leslie Watson Great Britain 2:52:44
1984 Leslie Watson Great Britain 2:53:47

Past winners (Half marathon)

Key:

YearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)
2023 1:04:48
2019 1:07:59
2018 1:05:17
2017 1:09:08
2016 1:10:04
2015 1:09:35
2014 1:08:44
2013 1:07:40
2012 1:09:23
2011 1:05:35
2010 1:16:11
2009 1:13:30
2008 1:07:28
2007 1:04:09
YearWomen's winnerTime (h:m:s)
2023 1:20:07
2019 1:18:40
2018 1:15:58
2017 1:21:25
2016 1:24:32
2015 1:22:39
2014 1:23:36
2013 1:22:57
2012 1:23:00
2011 1:24:05
2010 1:26:55
2009 1:23:09
2008 1:23:19
2007 1:17:30

Homepage

Notes and References

  1. http://marathon.is/almennar-upplysingar/um-okkur-rm "About us" (in Icelandic), Reykjavik Marathon site
  2. http://marathon.is/reykjavik-marathon/643-beautiful-day Blog post on the official web site
  3. http://marathon.is/results/rm2011_end/RM11_MARAHe.txt List of results from the 2011 full marathon