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Snatak wins the Jökulsá Race
Upon
inquiry, Snatak said that the victory had been a nice surprise, as he had
mainly run for the fun of it. He added
that the conditions had been as best as they could get, sunny but with a cool
breeze. He praised the organizers for their efforts, for example for the
total of nine water stations that were placed along the course. The course started
at the majestic waterfall Dettifoss, from where it came through the
beautiful Vesturdalur valley, passed by Hljóðaklettar rocks, where the
sound of the Jökulsá river can be heard from a distance, and ended at
Ásbyrgi, an outdoors area which consists of awesome rock formations
that were created by the hoof of Odin's horse, Sleipnir, according to
lore. All of the course is a part of Jökulsá national park. Eight members of the Sri
Chinmoy Marathon Team took part in the race, but the total number of
participants was 88. Snatak
Matthíasson, Andrés Ramón, Upajukta Ágústsson, Ganagane Stefánsson and Steinunn
Torfadóttir ran the longer run, finishing all the race. Unnar Þór Guðmundsson, Rúnar Jensson and
Rúnar Páll Gígja ran the shorter distance of 13,7 km, crossing all the finish
line. Three first places in the
male category: Suren came along to take pictures and wrote a journal that can be accessed here.
Snatak
Matthíasson breasted the tape at the Jökulsárhlaup, which was held for the
first time last Saturday, July 31st. Snatak ran at a time of 2:34:24 after a distance of 32,7 km. Björn Halldórsson came second with a time of
2:42:21, and in third place was Andrés Ramón with a time of 2:46:45. First in the female category was Áslaug Helgadóttir
at a time of 3:12:03. Snatak and Áslaug
will have their names engraved in a stone that will remain by the entrance to
the Ásbyrgi National Park for times to come.
1. Snatak Matthíasson : 2:34:24
2. Björn Halldórsson : 2:42:21
3. Andrés Ramon : 2:46:45
Three first places in the female category:
1. Áslaug Helgadóttir: 3:12:03
2. Guðrún K. Sæmundsdóttir: 3:28:24
3. Herdís Klausen: 3:28:32
Winter Marathon / Zimski Maraton 2009
Sri Chinmoy 'Self-Transcendence' 24-Hour Track Races - Auckland 22-23 Nov. 08 ... Report, Results, Photos
