Reykjavik Marathon is held after 8 days. The registration is in full swing and the organiser Reykjavik Sports Union of Iceland (IBR) reported that the pre-registration is in full swing and about 2500 runners have registered so far which is 5% more than same time last year. Last year event 11.500 participants took part in all the five distances.

New distance for the first time this year is the relay race (42.2 km), when 2-4 in team can run the full marathon. The course is the same as for the individual marathon, with the same start and finish points.