Registration for the Laugavegur Ultra Marathon 2023.

The registration for 2023 will be the same as for 2022. Registration will open on November 3rd and be open for a week until November 10th, 2022. To register you will have to have 370 ITRA performance Index. If the demand exceeds the supply of seats in the race, if the number of registered participants will exceed the seats, there will be a lotto, see more here.

The registration for Laugavegur Ultra Marathon 2023 opens Thursday, November 3rd, 2022.

Runners can earn ITRA points by participating in off-road races recognized by ITRA (the International Trail Running Association). Numerous races in Iceland and around the world are members of this organization. 

ITRA is an international association of off-road runners, founded in 2013. Their role is to assist both runners and the organizers regarding everything related to off-road running. ITRA is the technical advisor of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) regarding off-road running and is, for example, the Icelandic Athletics Association a member of the association and the Reykjavík Sports Association. ITRA assesses the quality of off-road running based on road terrain and the combined increase, as well as publishing results from off-road running.

There are many off-road races in Iceland and abroad registered with ITRA and they are increasing in number. You can view these races on the ITRA website under the "races" tab. ITRA's website is: www.itra.run.

ITRA gives runners points according to how fast they go the relevant running route, from 0 to 999. The fastest runners get the highest score, etc. There are about 2000 Icelandic off-road runners in the ITRA database and the average of Icelandic runners is 466 points, see the picture below. If you have taken part in off-road races in recent years, it is very likely that you are already in the database and are registered with points. Points are calculated as the average of the best results in off-road running over the past 3 years. If you ran e.g. Laugavegur 2020 then you have points for that achievement. Other off-road races over the last 3 years also give you points, as long as they have been quality assessed by ITRA.

Find out more about the registration for the 2023 race here, the time limit in the Laugavegur Ultra here and whether the Laugavegur Ultra marathon is for you.

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