2008 Laugavegur Ultramarathon

The 2008 Laugavegur Ultramarathon was an ultramarathon race held on July 12, 2008.[1] Nearly 250 runners started the race;[1] 215 runners finished, among them 162 men and 53 women.[2] 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.[2]

Participating nationalities

Country	Athletes	Best result	Best time	Athletes (m)	Best result (m)	Best time (m)	Athletes (f)	Best result (f)	Best time (f)
Austria	2	19	5:36:20	2	19	5:36:20	0	n/a	n/a
Canada	9	40	5:59:10	6	37	5:59:10	3	24	7:01:22
Denmark	7	2	4:59:21	7	2	4:59:21	0	n/a	n/a
Finland	3	86	6:41:24	2	104	7:03:25	1	15	6:41:24
France	10	4	5:01:59	8	4	5:01:59	2	34	7:18:29
Germany	2	29	5:45:54	2	27	5:45:54	0	n/a	n/a
Greenland	1	41	5:59:37	1	38	5:59:37	0	n/a	n/a
Hungary	1	110	6:55:32	1	90	6:55:32	0	n/a	n/a
Iceland	136	1	4:54:28	95	1	4:54:28	41	1	5:42:23
Netherlands	1	210	8:36:27	1	159	8:36:27	0	n/a	n/a
Poland	1	132	7:08:58	1	106	7:08:58	0	n/a	n/a
Singapore	1	206	8:20:13	1	156	8:20:13	0	n/a	n/a
Spain	2	117	6:58:46	2	96	6:58:46	0	n/a	n/a
Sweden	1	116	6:58:38	0	n/a	n/a	1	21	6:58:38
Switzerland	2	44	6:03:37	2	40	6:03:37	0	n/a	n/a
United Kingdom	26	42	6:02:19	21	39	6:03:21	5	4	6:02:19
United States	10	7	5:15:26	10	7	5:15:26	0	n/a	n/a

Results

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	30-39
9	Paul Rassam	United States	5:19:26	1972	30-39
10	Sigurjón Sigurbjörnsson	Iceland	5:20:43	1955	50-59
11	Jan Kloppenberg Möller	Denmark	5:22:34	1976	30-39
12	Jóhann Gylfason	Iceland	5:22:42	1964	40-49
13	Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson	Iceland	5:26:35	1980	18-29
14	Vatinel Christophe	France	5:27:34	1966	40-49
15	Lars Peter Jensen	Iceland	5:29:58	1964	40-49
16	Börkur Árnason	Iceland	5:30:16	1972	30-39
17	Neil Kapoor	Iceland	5:32:09	1968	40-49
18	Halldór Sævar Halldórsson	Iceland	5:36:14	1963	40-49
19	Markus Reidlinger	Austria	5:36:20	1977	30-39
20	Höskuldur Ólafsson	Iceland	5:37:36	1965	40-49
21	Burkni Helgason	Iceland	5:39:29	1978	30-39
22	Rúnar Pálmason	Iceland	5:41:39	1973	30-39
23	Örn Gunnarsson	Iceland	5:41:54	1961	40-49
24	Sigurður Hjalti Sigurðarson	Iceland	5:43:15	1956	50-59
25	Sigurður Skarphéðinsson	Iceland	5:44:23	1977	30-39
26	Sigurður Rúnar Sveinsson	Iceland	5:45:02	1970	30-39
27	Michael Schorcht	Germany	5:45:54	1971	30-39
28	Allan Leed	Denmark	5:46:25	1970	30-39
29	Jón Kristinn Haraldsson	Iceland	5:46:38	1963	40-49
30	Ásgeir Baldur Böðvarsson	Iceland	5:48:03	1962	40-49
31	Ævar Sveinsson	Iceland	5:48:58	1969	30-39
32	Ívar Auðunn Adolfsson	Iceland	5:51:12	1962	40-49
33	Halldór Halldórsson	Iceland	5:51:15	1965	40-49
34	Hávar Sigurjónsson	Iceland	5:57:27	1958	50-59
35	Gunnar Páll Jóakimsson	Iceland	5:57:52	1954	50-59
36	Jón Ívar Rafnsson	Iceland	5:58:31	1968	40-49
37	John Christian Neslon	Canada	5:59:10	1967	40-49
38	Arne Motzfeldt	Greenland	5:59:37	1963	40-49
39	Malcolm Green	United Kingdom	6:03:21	1960	40-49
40	Michel Salamin	Switzerland	6:03:37	1963	40-49
41	Snorri Gunnarsson	Iceland	6:04:30	1968	40-49
42	Stefán Pétursson	Iceland	6:08:16	1965	40-49
43	Grímur Hergeirsson	Iceland	6:09:45	1969	30-39
44	Bjarni Ármannsson	Iceland	6:11:28	1968	40-49
45	Jóhann B Kristjánsson	Iceland	6:12:27	1954	50-59
46	Sæmundur Davíð Vikarsson	Iceland	6:20:27	1966	40-49
47	Hákon Bergmann Óttarsson	Iceland	6:21:08	1969	30-39
48	Ágúst Fjalar Jónasson	Iceland	6:22:38	1970	30-39
49	Henry Guzman	United States	6:24:06	1964	40-49
50	Gareth Hardman	United Kingdom	6:24:18	1964	40-49
51	Gunnar Helgason	Iceland	6:24:55	1976	30-39
52	Kári Steinar Karlsson	Iceland	6:25:07	1966	40-49
53	Sam Reeves	United Kingdom	6:25:39	1979	18-29
54	Gunnar Már Gunnarsson	Iceland	6:25:53	1978	30-39
55	Lárus Jónasson	Iceland	6:26:25	1968	40-49
56	Pétur Valdimarsson	Iceland	6:26:34	1959	40-49
57	Gunnlaugur A Júlíusson	Iceland	6:28:55	1952	50-59
58	Helgi Már Erlingsson	Iceland	6:31:12	1979	18-29
59	Róbert Traustason	Iceland	6:31:56	1983	18-29
60	Simon Gwyn Roberts	United Kingdom	6:33:46	1970	30-39
61	James Richard Owens	United Kingdom	6:33:47	1982	18-29
62	Einar Stefán Kristinsson	Iceland	6:33:52	1964	40-49
63	Eiður Sigmar Aðalgeirsson	Iceland	6:34:56	1955	50-59
64	Viðar Bragi Þorsteinsson	Iceland	6:37:10	1973	30-39
65	Ómar Ágústsson	Iceland	6:37:40	1980	18-29
66	Chateau Pascal	France	6:37:44	1976	30-39
67	Daniel Niddam	Iceland	6:38:50	1964	40-49
68	Geir Atli Zoëga	Iceland	6:39:55	1965	40-49
69	Jóhann Gísli Sigurðsson	Iceland	6:39:57	1971	30-39
70	Evert Jan Blees	Switzerland	6:40:51	1956	50-59
71	Hans Chr. Andersen	Denmark	6:41:03	1963	40-49
72	Sigurður Víðir Smárason	Iceland	6:42:15	1969	30-39
73	Annas Sigmundsson	Iceland	6:43:04	1979	18-29
74	Ágúst Guðmundsson	Iceland	6:43:07	1972	30-39
75	Grétar Steindór Sveinsson	Iceland	6:43:50	1960	40-49
76	Gísli Ásgeirsson	Iceland	6:43:50	1955	50-59
77	Stephen Hickman Goodwin	United Kingdom	6:45:33	1954	50-59
78	Sigurður Hrafn Kiernan	Iceland	6:45:44	1969	30-39
79	Verdenet Gérard	France	6:46:06	1949	50-59
80	Gunnar Sveinbjörnsson	Iceland	6:49:27	1977	30-39
81	Dan Whiter	United Kingdom	6:50:12	1972	30-39
82	Guðmundur Tryggvi Ólafsson	Iceland	6:50:36	1970	30-39
83	Jón Ólafsson	Iceland	6:51:49	1953	50-59
84	Birgir Þórðarson	Iceland	6:51:54	1956	50-59
85	Sveinn Arnar Steinsson	Iceland	6:52:06	1967	40-49
86	Scott Mcmurtrey	United States	6:53:33	1977	30-39
87	Höskuldur Kristvinsson	Iceland	6:53:45	1949	50-59
88	Guðmundur Smári Ólafsson	Iceland	6:54:21	1966	40-49
89	Páll Gestsson	Iceland	6:54:33	1967	40-49
90	Zsolt Takács	Hungary	6:55:32	1980	18-29
91	Elvar Þór Karlsson	Iceland	6:56:27	1990	18-29
92	Giles Whitefield	United Kingdom	6:56:54	1982	18-29
93	Daði Hrafn Sveinbjarnarson	Iceland	6:57:13	1977	30-39
94	Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson	Iceland	6:57:46	1966	40-49
95	Hilmar Þór Sigurjónsson	Iceland	6:58:34	1985	18-29
96	Luis Serrano Miguel	Spain	6:58:46	1968	40-49
97	Eiður Alfreðsson	United Kingdom	6:58:56	1972	30-39
98	Árni Gústafsson	Iceland	6:59:02	1954	50-59
99	Jim Kevin Russell	Canada	6:59:43	1971	30-39
100	Kevan Barry Latham	United Kingdom	7:00:05	1956	50-59
101	Richard Cedrus Jackson	Canada	7:00:15	1977	30-39
102	Sam Brown	United Kingdom	7:02:15	1973	30-39
103	Arnaldur Birgir Konráðsson	Iceland	7:03:25	1977	30-39
104	Juho Petteri Niemi	Finland	7:03:25	1971	30-39
105	Eero Sakari Immonen	Finland	7:03:25	1965	40-49
106	Marcin Gustaw Gliwinski	Poland	7:08:58	1976	30-39
107	Ramiro Munoz	United States	7:09:42	1958	50-59
108	Ásmundur Ísak Jónsson	Iceland	7:10:30	1965	40-49
109	Þórður Guðni Sigurvinsson	Iceland	7:10:50	1953	50-59
110	Gottskálk Friðgeirsson	Iceland	7:12:18	1954	50-59
111	Guðjón Ægir Sigurjónsson	Iceland	7:12:45	1971	30-39
112	Chris Heaton	United Kingdom	7:14:38	1956	50-59
113	Gunnar Karl Karlsson	Iceland	7:15:33	1968	40-49
114	Einar Gunnar Karlsson	Iceland	7:16:13	1976	30-39
115	Haukur Eggertsson	Iceland	7:18:02	1975	30-39
116	Guðbergur Davíð Davíðsson	Iceland	7:18:27	1956	50-59
117	Kristen Uggi Machon	Denmark	7:19:43	1973	30-39
118	Peter Stramese	United States	7:19:47	1971	30-39
119	David Kenney	United States	7:21:20	1965	40-49
120	Frank Underlin	United States	7:21:20	1956	50-59
121	Högni Friðþjófsson	Iceland	7:21:25	1972	30-39
122	Eggert Magnússon	Iceland	7:22:05	1970	30-39
123	Úlfar Hinriksson	Iceland	7:22:05	1949	50-59
124	Jonathan David Broome	United Kingdom	7:25:38	1965	40-49
125	Christopher Hough	United Kingdom	7:26:29	1975	30-39
126	Elorin Michel	France	7:26:35	1957	50-59
127	Páll Gíslason	Iceland	7:30:05	1953	50-59
128	Gunnar Örn Arnarsson	Iceland	7:31:15	1975	30-39
129	Helgi Kristinn Marvinsson	Iceland	7:31:42	1954	50-59
130	Aurélien Beigenger	France	7:32:13	1979	18-29
131	Eric Assouline	France	7:32:13	1979	18-29
132	Sébastien Cestac	France	7:32:13	1978	30-39
133	Gunnar Atli Hafsteinsson	Iceland	7:33:46	1972	30-39
134	Oddur Valur Þórarinsson	Iceland	7:33:47	1967	40-49
135	Terry Swayne	United Kingdom	7:36:39	1975	30-39
136	Robert Lampert	Austria	7:37:01	1955	50-59
137	Hans Vera	Iceland	7:38:55	1967	40-49
138	Trevor Zahara	Canada	7:43:28	1964	40-49
139	George Mentz	Canada	7:43:28	1956	50-59
140	Richard Coates	United Kingdom	7:45:36	1972	30-39
141	David Lynan	United Kingdom	7:49:52	1973	30-39
142	Egill Þórir Einarsson	Iceland	7:54:10	1948	60+
143	Steffan Iwersen	Denmark	7:54:42	1967	40-49
144	Dany James Shearer	United States	7:55:58	1961	40-49
145	Roger Keith Barrett	United Kingdom	8:04:29	1957	50-59
146	Will Butler	United Kingdom	8:06:29	1979	18-29
147	Örn Ólafsson	Iceland	8:07:25	1952	50-59
148	Roland Chrobok	Germany	8:08:05	1975	30-39
149	Pétur H Blöndal	Iceland	8:10:44	1944	60+
150	Sigurður Sigurðarson	Iceland	8:13:59	1956	50-59
151	Sigurður Örn Ísleifsson	Iceland	8:15:58	1956	50-59
152	A. Duff Mclaren	Canada	8:17:34	1948	60+
153	Hreggviður Ingason	Iceland	8:19:10	1978	30-39
154	Skúli Sigurðsson	Iceland	8:19:10	1979	18-29
155	Howard Bailey	United Kingdom	8:19:34	1956	50-59
156	Middleditch	Singapore	8:20:13	1970	30-39
157	Jesper Storgaard Rasmuss. Balle	Iceland	8:25:21	1973	30-39
158	Prudencio Berrocal Martínez	Spain	8:31:44	1972	30-39
159	Jacob Schipper	Netherlands	8:36:27	1948	60+
160	Þórhallur Tómas Buchholz	Denmark	8:36:43	1970	30-39
161	Steve Clark	United Kingdom	9:01:04	1973	30-39
162	Joe Devorick	United States	9:14:26	1961	40-49

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
11	Huld Konráðsdóttir	Iceland	6:28:52	1963	40-49
12	Björk Steindórsdóttir	Iceland	6:37:22	1969	30-39
13	Helga Árnadóttir	Iceland	6:39:45	1979	18-29
14	Berglind Aðalsteinsdóttir	Iceland	6:40:24	1980	18-29
15	Tuula Anneli Yrjölä	Finland	6:41:24	1960	40-49
16	Kristín Björg Ólafsdóttir	Iceland	6:44:33	1981	18-29
17	Hafrún Friðriksdóttir	Iceland	6:44:43	1961	40-49
18	Sigurlaug Hilmarsdóttir	Iceland	6:44:43	1958	50-59
19	Sif Arnarsdóttir	Iceland	6:45:51	1975	30-39
20	Bára Agnes Ketilsdóttir	Iceland	6:51:48	1968	40-49
21	Kristbjörg Sigurðardóttir	Sweden	6:58:38	1974	30-39
22	Jónína Kristín Ólafsdóttir	Iceland	7:00:12	1957	50-59
23	Þórdís Erla Þórðardóttir	Iceland	7:00:55	1970	30-39
24	Carolyn Joan Hutniak	Canada	7:01:22	1964	40-49
25	Sigrún Erlendsdóttir	Iceland	7:04:21	1972	30-39
26	Hrönn Bergþórsdóttir	Iceland	7:06:03	1961	40-49
27	Hildur Edda Grétarsdóttir	Iceland	7:11:44	1985	18-29
28	Þórey Gylfadóttir	Iceland	7:11:47	1965	40-49
29	Signý Einarsdóttir	Iceland	7:11:47	1953	50-59
30	Unnur María Ólafsdóttir	Iceland	7:11:47	1957	50-59
31	María Hlín Sigurðardóttir	Iceland	7:11:47	1964	40-49
32	Jónína Gunnarsdóttir	Iceland	7:14:39	1975	30-39
33	Kristín Andersen	Iceland	7:15:59	1959	40-49
34	Catherine Chevillard Caudmont	France	7:18:29	1965	40-49
35	Rósa Friðriksdóttir	Iceland	7:19:11	1957	50-59
36	Anna Sigríður Sigurjónsdóttir	Iceland	7:20:33	1961	40-49
37	Fjóla Jóna Þorleifsdóttir	Iceland	7:25:15	1960	40-49
38	Catherine Jane Broome	United Kingdom	7:25:38	1963	40-49
39	Berglind Hafsteinsdottir	Canada	7:26:43	1975	30-39
40	Elísabet Sif Haraldsdóttir	Iceland	7:31:13	1981	18-29
41	Lina Margrethe Bunk Hansen	Iceland	7:37:58	1975	30-39
42	Ines Braun	United Kingdom	7:37:58	1967	40-49
43	Jóhanna Eiríksdóttir	Iceland	7:42:47	1962	40-49
44	Jórunn Viðar Valgarðsdóttir	Iceland	7:55:00	1969	30-39
45	Sigríður Bryndís Stefánsdóttir	Iceland	7:55:09	1973	30-39
46	Chayrigues Elizabeth	France	7:56:06	1954	50-59
47	Christine Buchholz	Iceland	7:58:57	1966	40-49
48	Ragnheiður Aradóttir	Iceland	8:03:43	1967	40-49
49	Anna Sigríður Arnardóttir	Iceland	8:16:20	1975	30-39
50	Sigríður Sigurðardóttir	Iceland	8:18:49	1964	40-49
51	Helga Þóra Jónasdóttir	Iceland	8:21:42	1982	18-29
52	Maria Davis	United Kingdom	8:46:03	1966	40-49
53	Cynthia Laforty	Canada	9:07:39	1961	40-49

References

"Iceland Ultra Marathon - Race Report". Wellsphere. 2009-06-06. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
"Laugavegur Ultramarathon - Results 2008". Reykjavíkurmaraþon. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

External links

Official website - 2008 results

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[wellsphere-2008-1] "Iceland Ultra Marathon - Race Report". Wellsphere. 2009-06-06. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

[officialsite-results2008-2] "Laugavegur Ultramarathon - Results 2008". Reykjavíkurmaraþon. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-15.