ABOUT THE RACE

Team Diabetes sends runners to marathons in Dublin, Honolulu, Rome and Reykjavik - I chose Reykjavik because I've had a longstanding fascination with Iceland, and because the race is on August 19th and seven months seemed like a reasonable length of time to prepare.

The Reykjavik Marathon is a small international marathon that began in 1984.

In 2005 they had around 2000 runners, of which almost 200 were Team Diabetes Canada members. This year they are hoping to increase that number to 300, each of whom must raise a minimum of $6,100.00 for the Canadian Diabetes Association - that's over $1.8 million! But we can't do it without support from our friends and family.

While most of my training will take place in the heat of a Canadian summer, Reykjavik is the world's most northern capital city and temperatures in mid-August are generally a comfortable 12-14° celcius. The race will begin and end in the heart of Reykjavik, following a course that is largely coastal and winds around the entire city.

The event is small as marathons go, but there will be no shortage of spectators as the race coincides with Reykjavik Cultural Night - an annual event attended last year by over 70 000 Icelandics!

Þakka þér fyrir stuðninginn - thank you for your support!