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The University Run has been held in its current form since 2007 and brings students and staff of the University of Iceland together for an afternoon of running through the streets around the university campus. Runners can choose between a 3 km and a 7 km course, and both set off at 15:00 from the curve in front of the university's Main Building in Reykjavík. The ground underfoot is flat and easy, with roughly 20 m of climbing on the shorter route and 39 m on the longer one, so the day is about turning up, warming up and enjoying a fast run through the city with colleagues and fellow students. The run was not held between 2020 and 2023 and returned to the calendar in the spring of 2025.
Start in the curve in front of the University of Iceland Main Building
Flat and easy course
Two distances on offer, 3 km and 7 km
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The curve in front of the Main Building (Aðalbygging) of the University of Iceland, Reykjavík
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The run is open to both students and staff of the University of Iceland. Its stated purpose is to bring students and employees together in an enjoyable event and to encourage healthy exercise.
Entries are handled through the Icelandic registration platform netskraning.is at https://netskraning.is/haskolahlaupid/. Registration for the 2027 edition had not opened when this information was gathered and no opening or closing date has been announced. Announcements appear on the university's event page, https://hi.is/haskolahlaupid.
The event is promoted as open to students and employees of the University of Iceland. If you fall outside those groups, it is worth contacting the organisers through https://hi.is/haskolahlaupid before entering, as the page does not state whether the general public may take part.
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Registration isn't open yet. We'll show pricing when the organiser confirms.Reykjavík, Iceland
Expected April 2028
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