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The Faroes’ Most Beautiful Half Marathon 2026 will take place in Vágar on Saturday 5 September, running or walking from Gásadalur to Sandavágur.
Ítróttarfelagið Frælsi organises the Faroes’ Most Beautiful Half Marathon with strong support from the people of Vágar, local voluntary organisations, businesses and the island’s municipalities, who all take on a huge number of tasks in connection with the event.
Ítróttarfelagið Frælsi is the athletics club in Vágar. The club was founded in the spring of 2004,
and is part of Frælsur Ítróttur Føroya (FÍF), the Faroese athletics federation.
Since the first event was held in 2014, the Faroes’ Most Beautiful Half Marathon, FVHM, has grown into a fixture on the Faroese sporting calendar and a much-loved event. FVHM, which has become the club’s trademark, is a special blend of sport, nature and community, and for several years now it has drawn hundreds of Faroese and international runners and walkers, who experience the distinctive Faroese landscape on one of the most beautiful courses in the country. The route passes through all the villages in Vágar and offers a special experience with nature, music and a great atmosphere along the way.
Because the course can be both run and walked, the event is accessible to a wide range of participants with different abilities and goals. FVHM is for everyone, and the field is varied, from the most dedicated runners the Faroe Islands have to those who enjoy a walk, and everything in between; a number of workplaces, groups of friends and families take part.
A certain number of participants are visitors from abroad, and this is marked in a special way by the row of flags that Vágar Municipality puts up at the finish every year.
All participants receive a medal, and the entry fee includes a bib number, bus transport from Giljanes to Gásadalur, water stations and entertainment along the route, and something to eat at the finish. The walkers start in Gásadalur at 10:00, and the runners start 1 hour later.
The fee until 26 July is DKK 550. That is also the last chance to get the special mint-green running shirt from Guðrun & Guðrun for DKK 629.
Until 31 August, which is the registration deadline, the fee is DKK 650.
Further information about the event is available on the website fraelsi.fo
