Pentecost Trail Race

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The Pentecost Trail Race is started in Hafnarfjordur - The Town in the Lava. In the neighbourhood in beautiful nature you can find f.e.x. volcanoes, big lava, hot spring, caves and clean water. Most people in Hafnarfjörður lives on the 18-square kilometer (7-square mile) lava field named Búrfellshraun. This lava originally spewed out of the crater Búrfell, which is located about 7 km (4.3 miles) east of Hafnarfjörður and is part of the Krýsuvík volcano.

On Saturday morning 8.00 am we will offer the runners to run together with the club member. The lenght of the run will be 10 – 25 km depending of manage of the runners. We will run part of the way that you will run on Monday but also into the lava where you will see world that you have never seen before. The speed will be social so the runners can enjoy the nature and take a photograph. After the train will the club offer you to go the swimming pool and relax in hot pot. We will visit Búrfell crater (see above)

The race will starts in Asvellir and you need only to run 400 meters until you will be in wild nature. You will start to run on bank Astjorn – small beautiful ponds. Next you will start to run to Hvaleyrarvatn (lake) but on the way you will have good view to Reykjavik. You will run along the bank of Hvaleyrarvatn, located in middle of forestry where residents in Hafnarfjordur have grown forest from nothing past 75 years. Next you will run to Storhöfði – small mountain. You will have the lava on right side. You will climb on top of Storhöfði. You will have great view and see many volcanoes and lava when you will be on the top. Next you will run throught the forestry where you can see what is possible to do to grown forest in north countries. When you have run throught the forestry you will return to Asvellir again.

From the start have the Pentecost Trail Race been one of best trail run in Iceland. Recently was the Pentecost Trail Race choosed second best trail run in Iceland 2015. 2014 it was fourth and 2013 it was third. Comment from runners in the selection was f.e.x. “Great run in beautiful surroundings” - “Great run in beautiful Hafnarfjordur” - “Probably one of the best run in Iceland” - "Most enjoyable run I have ever been involved in and whole structure of 10"

The run is located in Hafnarfjordur – only 10 km from Reykjavik. It is very easy to travel to Iceland. Iceland (Keflavik Airport) have direct flight from almost severals cities in Europe and USA, more than 40 flight per day. Biggest airline that fly to Iceland; Icelandair, WoW, Air Berlin, Easy Jet, Flybe, Norwegian, Primera Air, SAS and many more.

Last year we had 350 runners but expect to have this year 500 runners. We hope to have 100 abroad runners All fast trail runners in Iceland have run the race from start. Best time in the race; Anna Berglind ran 17.5 km 2015 on 1:21:02 and Kári Steinn ran 17.5 km 2014 on 1:04:07.
We will offer the runners to run together with the club members on 8.00 am on Saturday. The lenght of run will be 10 – 25 km depending of manage of the runner. We will run part of the way that you will run on Monday but also into the lava where you will see world that you have never seen before. The speed will be social so the runners can enjoy the nature and take a photograph. After the train will the club offer you to go the swiming pool and relax in hot pot. To spend the time in Iceland is also possible to go to the Blue Lagoon – located only 30 km from Hafnafjordur, take a bus or rent a car to go the Golden Ring, visit Reykjavik, spend night in good restaurant, whale watching, play golf in one of many golf course in the neighborhood and many more.

All runners will have medal when finish the run. We have four age group and first three runners in each age group will have prize. Sportis distributor for Ascis in Iceland will support the race and they will give 10 pair of Asics running shoes that will given to select runners + many more prizes. We can promiced that you will enjoy this run.

You can read more about Hafnarfjordur on webside Visit Hafnarfjordur http://www.visithafnarfjordur.is/