The Runners´ Festival is an annual event in the Ísafjörður/Þingeyri area, offering a half-marathon run, 10 km run, wilderness run (45 km, 24 km and 10 km) plus open water swimming, mountain biking and a three-day triathlon.
The schedule for the 2021 edition of the Runners’ Festival is as follows:
Thursday, July 15
- 20:00 Skálavikur run (from Skálavik to Bolungarvik)
- 20:00 Skálavíkur bike (from Skálavík to Bolungarvik)
- 22:30 Prize ceremony in the swimmingpool in Bolungarvík (time could change)
Friday, July 16
- 16:00 Open-water swimming (sea): 500m and 1.500 m (Ísafjörður)
- 20:00 Arnarnes half marathon run (Súðavík to Ísafjörður)
- 21:00 Arnarnes 10 km run (Arnarnes to Ísafjörður)
- 22:15 Prize ceremony at Silfurtog, downtown in Isafjordur
Saturday, July 17
- 10:00 Vesturgatan – bike: 55 km mountain bike. Start and finish in Þingeyri
- 10:15 Family bike, 8 km. Start and finish in Þingeyri.
- 11:15 Fun-run for the whole family in Þingeyri, 4 km and 2 km
Sunday, July 18
- 8:00 Vesturgatan ultra, 45 km run
- 11:00 Vesturgatan original, 24 km run
- 12:45 Vesturgatan short, 10 km run
Note that the 500 m swim, 55 km bike and 24 km wilderness run count as a three-day triathlon competition (best combined time).