Warm-up for the Marathon

Preparations are underway for the Reykjavík Marathon, with a new running series launched to help participants get ready. The series, organized by Íslandsbanki and R8iant, kicked off with a 5-kilometer race starting from the Vecct headquarters.

Runners Marteinn Urbancic and Þorsteinn Roy, hosts of the "Út að hlaupa" podcast, led the warm-up and the race itself. Guðmundur Magnússon, co-founder of the running brand Vecct, explained that the series is designed to suit a broad audience, offering two distinct paces.

"We offer two different paces so the runs should suit a wide group of people. This is intended both for people who plan to participate in the Reykjavík Marathon and for those who just want to come and run in a good group," Magnússon said. Participants were treated to coffee, snacks, and refreshments from local businesses like Baunir og ber, R8iant, and 208 Bakarí.