Additional event notes
2027 date status
A 2027 date for Reykjavik Autumn Marathon has not been verified here. The previously listed October 10, 2026 edition has passed.
The official organizer site remains the source for new announcements. No exact date, countdown or training start is supplied until a future edition is verified. This status is not a cancellation notice.
Browse the 2027 race calendar for verified marathon, IRONMAN, IRONMAN 70.3 and HYROX dates.
Two out-and-back laps from Elliðaárdalur
The Spring and Autumn Marathons course page describes an asphalt-path route from Elliðaárdalur through Fossvogur towards the coast, turning after roughly 10.5 km. The marathon runs the out-and-back twice; the half runs it once. The shared guide is useful background, but it does not confirm an autumn 2027 date. The announced April spring race is a separate edition.
Learn the second-lap continuation and keep your own lap count when half-marathon runners are finishing. The published guide includes a halfway time limit, which needs checking in the next autumn instructions rather than treating an overall finish target as the only constraint. Rehearse even effort on an out-and-back route, allowing for different conditions in the return direction.
The start is in the eastern part of Reykjavík, away from the city-centre start associated with other Reykjavík races. Check the actual journey to Rafstöðvarvegur when the new venue instructions arrive, and confirm transport times for that date. Save a precise post-race meeting point and arrange access to dry clothes. A generic booking for “Reykjavík Marathon” can otherwise lead to the wrong event, season and start area.
Choose the right Reykjavik edition
The Autumn Marathon and the organizer's Spring Marathon are different events. Do not apply an April date to this autumn guide. The October 10, 2026 autumn edition has passed; a new exact autumn date is not verified here. Select the event name and full-marathon distance on the current organizer page before counting back to a training start.
The earlier 12-week training window has also expired. Build consistency while the next date is pending, then assess whether there is enough time for a block that fits your current long-run base. Do not reuse that old countdown or treat a past cutoff as a future race rule.
Course-specific preparation
The organizer describes a small, friendly event in Reykjavik with marathon and half-marathon options. The previous edition started in Elliðaárdalur. Confirm the next venue, course map, turns, surface and aid placement in the new athlete information.
- Practise even effort over repeated sections or laps rather than chasing an emotional first half.
- Rehearse fuel on the same schedule you expect to use after the first lap.
- Test layers that can handle wind or precipitation without overheating; use the current forecast, not an Iceland stereotype.
- Keep the final substantial long run early enough to taper instead of proving fitness late.
Prior-edition arrangements to recheck
- Open the current organizer course map and note the lap structure.
- The previous edition used a 9:00 a.m. full-marathon start and a first-lap rule; obtain the next edition’s actual schedule and cutoff.
- Obtain the new registration deadline; the old Friday 6:00 p.m. deadline has elapsed.
- Confirm the next bib and chip pickup location and hours before planning arrival.
- Use the 72-hour forecast to choose tested layers.
- Keep an effort reduction or stop decision for unsafe symptoms or conditions.
Continue planning
Start training with 26weeks and build from your current consistency, available time and recovery.