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Jonar Hildur, race director of the Islandsbanki ReykjavÃk Marathon reports that the 2020 race, scheduled for 22 August, has been cancelled. “Recent changes here in Iceland have made it impossible for us to go forward with this eventâ€
Jonar Hildur, race director of the Islandsbanki Reykjavík Marathon reports that the 2020 race, scheduled for August 22, has been cancelled.
“Recent changes here in Iceland have made it impossible for us to go forward with this event and fulfil the most recent requirements of the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management which went into effect on the 31 July."
Registered participants have been sent an e-mail with further instructions.
“We hope to have the next race on the 21 August 2021.”
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Islandsbanki Reykjavik Marathon
In 1983 two young entrepreneurs working at a travel agency were looking for an opportunity to interest more tourists in visiting Iceland when they came up with the idea of starting an international road race in Reykjavik. A year later the first run was held with 214 participants. These were natives and runners from seven other nations. Since then the...
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The president of Iceland, Jóhannesson is going to run the Reykjavik Half Marathon again
The president of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, announced on his Facebook page today that he intends to run a half marathon, in the Reykjavík Marathon this Saturday. According to the Icelandic Athletic Federation, this will be the 14th year in a row that the president participates in a half marathon in Reykjavík and the 16th time he participates in the event. The president already completed a half marathon in the Dettifoss Trail Run Jökulsárhlaup, on Saturday. In today’s Facebook post, he writes, “The second part of the marathon shall be completed in Reykjavík this weekend.” In 2014 was, when he completed the distance in 1:39:58, but most of the time, he has run the distance in between 1:40 and two hours. (08/13/2018) Views: 1,357 ⚡AMP
