# 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 (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
| 1 | Þorlákur Jónsson | Iceland | 4:48:01 | 1965 | 40-49 |
| 2 | Helgi Júlíusson | Iceland | 4:49:43 | 1970 | 40-49 |
| 3 | Valur Þórsson | Iceland | 4:54:09 | 1975 | 30-39 |
| 4 | Craig J. Mattocks | United Kingdom | 4:58:00 | 1973 | 30-39 |
| 5 | Flóki Guðmundsson | Iceland | 5:02:35 | 1976 | 30-39 |
| 6 | Friðleifur K Friðleifsson | Iceland | 5:07:07 | 1970 | 40-49 |
| 7 | Höskuldur Ólafsson | Iceland | 5:07:55 | 1965 | 40-49 |
| 8 | Esko Kranz | Germany | 5:14:39 | 1966 | 40-49 |
| 9 | Daníel Smári Guðmundsson | Iceland | 5:15:58 | 1961 | 40-49 |
| 10 | Magnús Fjalar Guðmundsson | Iceland | 5:16:36 | 1973 | 30-39 |

#### Top ten women

| № | Athlete | Country | Time (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
| 1 | Helen Ólafsdóttir | Iceland | 5:21:12 | 1971 | 30-39 |
| 2 | Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir | Iceland | 5:28:10 | 1974 | 30-39 |
| 3 | Sif Jónsdóttir | Iceland | 5:49:15 | 1959 | 50-59 |
| 4 | Guðbjörg Margrét Björnsdóttir | Iceland | 5:53:51 | 1973 | 30-39 |
| 5 | Christine Buchholz | Iceland | 5:54:02 | 1966 | 40-49 |
| 6 | Kate Jenkins | United Kingdom | 5:57:46 | 1974 | 30-39 |
| 7 | Jónína Gunnarsdóttir | Iceland | 6:08:34 | 1975 | 30-39 |
| 8 | Sigrún Erlendsdóttir | Iceland | 6:09:10 | 1972 | 30-39 |
| 9 | Alma María Rögnvaldsdóttir | Iceland | 6:11:00 | 1970 | 40-49 |
| 10 | Þuríður Guðmundsdóttir | Iceland | 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 (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
| 1 | Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson | Iceland | 4:20:32 | 1982 | 18-29 |
| 2 | Guðmundur Sigurðsson | Iceland | 4:54:15 | 1960 | 40-49 |
| 3 | Tuomas Veli Tapio Maisala | Finland | 5:03:43 | 1976 | 30-39 |
| 4 | Gauti Höskuldsson | Iceland | 5:04:40 | 1961 | 40-49 |
| 5 | Stefán Guðmundsson | Iceland | 5:09:22 | 1986 | 18-29 |
| 6 | Jóhann Gylfason | Iceland | 5:10:09 | 1964 | 40-49 |
| 7 | Örn Gunnarsson | Iceland | 5:13:28 | 1961 | 40-49 |
| 8 | Höskuldur Ólafsson | Iceland | 5:13:58 | 1965 | 40-49 |
| 9 | Max Du Jardin | France | 5:15:56 | 1961 | 40-49 |
| 10 | Daníel Smári Guðmundsson | Iceland | 5:16:53 | 1961 | 40-49 |

#### Top ten women

| № | Athlete | Country | Time (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
| 1 | Hólmfríður Vala Svavarsdóttir | Iceland | 5:33:10 | 1974 | 30-39 |
| 2 | Ásdís Söebeck Kristjánsdóttir | Iceland | 5:36:15 | 1967 | 40-49 |
| 3 | Rakel Ingólfsdóttir | Iceland | 5:49:59 | 1985 | 18-29 |
| 4 | Sif Jónsdóttir | Iceland | 5:57:45 | 1959 | 50-59 |
| 5 | Borghildur Valgeirsdóttir | Iceland | 6:04:31 | 1980 | 18-29 |
| 6 | Bára Agnes Ketilsdóttir | Iceland | 6:04:41 | 1968 | 40-49 |
| 7 | Ásta Ósk Stefánsdóttir | Iceland | 6:08:19 | 1983 | 18-29 |
| 8 | Helen Ólafsdóttir | Iceland | 6:10:17 | 1971 | 30-39 |
| 9 | Þóra Björg Magnúsdóttir | Iceland | 6:10:41 | 1967 | 40-49 |
| 10 | Christine Faye Little | Canada | 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 (hours:minutes:seconds) | Year of birth | Age group (years) |
| 1 | Daníel Smári Guðmundsson | Iceland | 4:54:28 | 1961 | 40-49 |
| 2 | Simon Möller Grimstrup | Denmark | 4:59:21 | 1976 | 30-39 |
| 3 | Gauti Höskuldsson | Iceland | 4:59:52 | 1961 | 40-49 |
| 4 | Bazin Sylvain | France | 5:01:59 | 1978 | 30-39 |
| 5 | Jósep Magnússon | Iceland | 5:13:30 | 1977 | 30-39 |
| 6 | Sigurður Þórarinsson | Iceland | 5:13:35 | 1967 | 40-49 |
| 7 | Matthew Aram Bedoukian | United States | 5:15:26 | 1980 | 18-29 |
| 8 | Stefán Viðar Sigtryggsson | Iceland | 5:16:08 | 1970 | 18-29 |
| 9 | Paul Rassam | United States | 5:19:26 | 1972 | 18-29 |
| 10 | Sigurjón Sigurbjörnsson | Iceland | 5:20:43 | 1955 | 50-59 |

#### Top ten women

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

## 1997-2010 all-time best results
### All-time top ten men

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

### All-time top ten women

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