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Reykjavik Marathon 2027

✓ Verified date — August 21, 2027
Date
August 21, 2027
Location
Reykjavik, Iceland
Distance
42.2 km
Difficulty
Easy
Field
1,231 finishers

The 2027 Reykjavik Marathon takes place on Saturday, August 21, 2027 in Reykjavik, Iceland. A loop course starting and finishing on Lækjargata in downtown Reykjavik, near the city pond and city hall. Race-week weather is typically 9°C to 13°C.

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The course

A loop course starting and finishing on Lækjargata in downtown Reykjavik, near the city pond and city hall. It heads west out of the city center, then turns east along the coast with views of the mountains north of Reykjavik, winds back through the city center, and finishes at the Lækjargata/Skólabrú crossing. Terrain is flat-to-undulating, described as roughly 60% flat and 40% rolling, run on city streets and bike paths, with the rolling sections concentrated from about the 15 km mark onward.

Course summary source: marathonrunnersdiary.com

Course map & elevation

Distance

41.7 km

Elevation gain

62 m

Elevation loss

60 m

High / low

31 / 1 m

0 km1 m – 31 m41.7 km

🛰️ Community-sourced GPX with DEM-corrected elevation — not an organizer-verified course.

Race-week weather

Typical high

13°C

Typical low

9°C

Year-to-year swing

±1.4°C

Rain

3.4 mm/day

Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 20 km/h.

Difficulty

Easyflat terrain
Climbing0/3
Downhill0/3
Heat1/3
Altitude0/3

Race facts

Official race site
rmi.is ↗
Start time
08:40
Field size
1,231 finishers (2025)
Boston qualifier
Yes

Distances: 42.2 km · 21.1 km · 10 km

When is the Reykjavik Marathon 2027?

The 2027 Reykjavik Marathon takes place on Saturday, August 21, 2027.

Training for the Reykjavik Marathon?

Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness and your schedule.

Predict your finish time

Enter one recent race result and get predicted finish times across 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon.

Race Time Predictor
Enter a recent race result to predict your finish time at another distance, using Riegel's formula.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

Predicted Finish Time

52:07

Pace / km

5:13

Pace / mile

8:23

DistancePredicted Time
5K25:00
10K52:07
Half Marathon1:55:00
Marathon3:59:47

Predictions assume similar fitness, course, and conditions — they are a starting point for goal setting, not a guarantee.

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