Contemplative
21.1 km
5:50 /km
Sea path both ways.
Photo · Reykjavík Marathon Race Library
Reykjavík, Iceland·Europe·AugustIconic
Íslandsbanki Reykjavík Marathon
Coastal, exposed, elemental.
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- Official distance
- 42.195 km · 21.1 km
- Elevation gain
- +218m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:24 /km — elemental
- Character
- Coastal, exposed, elemental
A modest, honest marathon around a small Atlantic capital — basalt shore, geothermal steam.
Because green frequency slows the nervous system — race pace here still feels like restoration.
Air so clean it re-tunes the lungs. Let the wind be pacer.
Course
Open in OpenStreetMap Map & elevation profile
Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
42.195 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom64.147, -21.943
Elevation profile
+218 m gainPeak 218 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 218 metres, peak 218 m above start, low 0 m.A physical profile — respect the ascents; let the descents restore the breath.
Reykjavík64.147, -21.943
Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Warm to hot. Early start, shade-line and salt matter — carry more water than you think you need.
A warm regional start — clubs in matching kit, coffee vans, a local mayor with a microphone. Human-scale and unhurried.
Loyal, knowledgeable crowd at trail-heads and villages. Deep silence between — the wind and your breath as company.
Water sections between km 18 and km 24 thin the crowd — breathe long, let the current pace you.
Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day
Elevation and mixed surfaces make this a physical line. Handcycles only with a support team; sturdy adaptive strollers on the flatter opening kilometres.
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Recovery
Blue Lagoon or Sky Lagoon, root-vegetable soup.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
6 km
6:30 /km
Tjörnin lake loop.
Stronger
42.195 km
4:40 /km
Cool-weather PR.
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