University Run

The University Run 2026 takes place on Tuesday, 14 April, at 3 p.m. It is open to staff and students, and participants can run either 3K or 7K. 

The run starts and ends in front of the University Main Building. 

Registration for the University Run has started.

• The three-kilometre running route includes Suðurgata, out to Reykjavik Airport, and along the nature reserve in Vatnsmýri. Streets along the route: Sæmundargata - Sturlugata - Suðurgata - Þorragata - Njarðargata - Hringbraut.
• The seven-kilometre running route includes Suðurgata, extending to Ægisíða, and then returning along the coast and around Skerjafjörður, continuing to Reykjavik Airport, and along the nature reserve in Vatnsmýri. Streets along the route: Sæmundargata - Sturlugata - Suðurgata - Einarsnes over to the walking path on Ægisíða - walking path on Ægisíða approximately to Fornhagi where the runners turn back - walking path on Ægisíða out to Skerjafjörður - Skeljanes - Einarsnes - Þorragata - Njarðargata - Hringbraut.

Participants will receive a T-shirt marked University Run and be timed. The registration fee is ISK 3,500.

Registration is open and it will end on 14 April at 1 p.m.

Any questions regarding the race? Email us via haskolahlaupid@hi.is

Looking forward to seeing you at the University Run!

About the University Run

The University Run has a long history but was first held in its current format in 2007. This is the fourteenth time the run has taken place like this, but the University run did not take place in 2020 - 2023.  The aim of the run is to bring together students and staff in a fun event and encourage them to engage in healthy exercise