A week on and I am still buzzing from the experience. The course was not just spectacular but also very well marked, and the support team were all fun yet professional in ensuring our safety (if not comfort!) in the Highlands.
We showed up as strangers, but left as friends, united through the bond of suffering.
I’ll recommend the Fire and Ice to everyone. Especially those who hate their feet and feel the need to be punished. Legends, the lot of you.
I wanted to thank you all from the bottom of my heart — the technical and medical staff, and all the amazing runners with whom I had the honour of sharing this wonderful adventure.
It was my privilege to meet so many amazing, warm and special people. I cried leaving the restaurant. It felt like leaving family.
Massive thanks to the crew for an amazing job of looking after us.
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Event information — 2027
Race HQ is in Akureyri, northern Iceland. You arrive on the Saturday, travel to Base Camp on the Sunday, race Monday to Saturday, and leave on the Sunday.
Entry fee — 2027
Entry starts with the race pack — download it, read it, then pay your deposit on runningadventureoutdoor.com. Your place is guaranteed the moment the deposit arrives. The deposit is non-refundable — see deferring or withdrawing your place.
What the entry covers
2027 schedule
By 5pm. Medical and kit checks in the evening — you cannot start without passing both.
Early departure from Akureyri for central Iceland. Last night before the start; bring food for this evening and Monday morning.
The only start of the week where everyone goes together.
Staggered starts by the previous day’s finishing time. One long stage of around 70 km.
Finishing early afternoon. Transport back to Akureyri, a soak in a hot pool, then the presentation dinner.
Leave Race HQ accommodation by 11am.
The kit and medical check window on the Saturday evening is to be confirmed. Historically it has been between 5pm and 9pm.
All-Iceland have been the official travel partner and sponsor since 2012. They offer a package matched to the race schedule, from international flights right down to the transfer to Race HQ, and they are ABTA and ATOL bonded. Most of the field books with them every year.
They can also arrange extra days before or after, and travel for friends and family joining you for the finish.
We cannot control the sky, but in most editions competitors have seen the aurora several times during race week. Late August is the start of the season, and the interior has no light pollution at all.
/ After the finishBack in Akureyri on the Saturday, a soak in one of Iceland’s geothermal pools before the evening presentation dinner. Food, drink, medals, and the stories.
Full kit list, cut-off structure, travel detail and what a day actually looks like.
Get the race packTravel to the final camp, watch the finish, and join the celebration dinner.
Family travel
Entries open for 2027
£2,800 · £700 deposit secures your place.