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ICELAND 2013

RacingThePlanet: Iceland concluded on 10 August 2013. The country of geysers, volcanoes, waterfalls, glaciers, fjords and green hills provided a dramatic backdrop for the 2013 Roving Race. The next Roving Race will start in Madagascar on 31 August 2014. To apply for a number of limited places to participate in RacingThePlanet: Madagascar 2014, click here.

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Breaking News:
RacingThePlanet: Iceland 2013 has concluded. The final four competitors, Team CEIBS, crossed the final finish line at 13:24 local Icelandic time in a time of 3 hours and 24 minutes...
Iceland 2013 Highlights Video
Watch the highlights of the sixth Roving Race in Iceland.
Last updated: Oct 28, 2013
New Feature: View from the Front
For most RacingThePlanet competitors, it's hard to imagine crossing the finish line first.
New Feature: Love on the Run
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Stage 6 and overall results are out!
Mo Foustok, Overall Champion of RacingThePlanet: Iceland 2013, completed the final stage in 46 minutes 8 seconds. The final four competitors, Team CEIBS, crossed the final finish line at 13:24 local Icelandic time in a time of 3 hours and 24 minutes for Stage 6.
Stage 5 photos are live
Some Stage 5 photos are now live! More to come later in the day...
Stage 4 photos and videos are live!
The highlights of Stage 4 were the Lava Tube, and crossing the farm area of Thingvallavatn, which is the birth place of Iceland Government.
Stage 3 photos and videos are live
In this stage, competitors had to run through the Black Sand Desert between more lava fields.
Stage 2 photos and videos are live
Stage 2 saw competitors race pass the Langjokull Glacier, lava fields and the black sand desert.
Results are out!
Results of Stage 1 and 2 are now live

Record Number of Americans
Americans turned out in droves for RacingThePlanet: Iceland 2013.

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Asians in Iceland
Find out why Asia was the most represented among 278 competitors.

New Feature: View from the Front
For most RacingThePlanet competitors, it's hard to imagine finishing first.

New Feature: Love on the Run
Grueling runs in the desert are romantic to RacingThePlanet couples.

New Feature: Iceland in Six Words
We present Iceland in six words: some poetic, some funny, many about the wind.

Q & A WITH 66℃ NORTH
Competitors' gear questions are answered by 66North.

Hanging Up his Stethoscope to Compete in Iceland
The ER doctor and regular medical director of RacingThePlanet / 4 Deserts events

What Lies in Store for Iceland 2013 Competitors

Preparing for An Event
This feature summarises how to get started with preparations and training.

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Arrival in Iceland
Daniel Roark

Stage 2
Daniel Roark

Stage 1
Daniel Roark

WALKING ICELAND
Mark Rawson

The Sprint Home and Wrap Up
Roberto Mignone

Hacia El Final
Ramiro Alfaro

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ALPER DALKILIC

The story isn't about the ending, but about the story itself
Werner du Toit

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ON REFLECTION
Caryn Kennedy

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Pre-Race
Saturday, 3 August 2013: Pre-Race Update The largest group of competitors RacingThePlanet has ever seen gathered at ...
Stage 1
Sunday, 4 August 2013: Stage 1 Update RacingThePlanet competitors carry everything they need on their back – except...
Stage 2
Monday, 5 August 2013: Stage 2 Update ...
Stage 3
Tuesday, 6 August 2013: Stage 3 Update Stage 3, The Black Sand Desert, started at 9:30 a.m. with clear skies, a mild wind...
Stage 4
Wednesday, 7 August 2013: Stage 4 Update Camp 4, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, was covered by fog this morning as the sun rose on a w...
Stage 5
Thursday - Friday, 8 - 9 August 2013: Stage 5 Update Competitors were slow to move out of their sleeping bags ...
Stage 6
Saturday, 10 August 2013: Stage 6 Update “I’m cold, I stink, my legs hurt – but otherwise, everyt...
Post-Race
Sunday, 11 August 2013: Post-Race Update RacingThePlanet: Iceland 2013 concluded at the famous Blue Lagoon six days after...

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ABOUT Iceland

The island of Iceland is 103,000 square kilometers / 39,769 square miles (about a third of the size of the United Kingdom) and is made up mainly of mountainous lava desert. It has the most versatile and scenic landscape in the northern hemisphere with glaciers, volcanoes, geysers, fjords, rough-country, green rolling hills and mountains reaching up to 2,119 meters / 6,952 feet above sea level. The volcanically active island has a temperate climate despite its location just outside the Arctic Circle.