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The final of the 2007/08 Winter Series will be held in conjunction with the Spring Meet in Runavík on Saturday. The Winter Series can truly be said to have lived up to its name, with cold, snow, ice, gales, storms and even flooding. The drop-out rate has been to match, and unfortunately there is not a great deal of suspense ahead of the last round on Saturday.
Even so, in the boys’ category there is huge suspense over whether it will be Regin Joensen or Johannes Kristensen who finally stands on the top step of the podium. Only 11 seconds separate them ahead of the last 5 kilometres, so anything can happen there.
Two girls have completed the first four rounds. However, Rebekka Fuglø is so far ahead of the 3-years-younger Bjørk Reynagarð Svabo that the competition is in reality already decided. The same can be said of the women’s competition, where only a mishap can stop Bjørk Herup Olsen from beating Fríðunn Steinberg.
Among the junior men and junior women, only Jan Elmar Sørensen and Bjørk Herup Olsen respectively have taken part in all four rounds, so they only need to finish to secure the win.
In the men’s competition, it would take real bad luck for Guttorm Sørensen not to take the overall win. He has a good seven minutes in hand over Andrias Hansen in second place. Andrias in turn has a good two minutes in hand over Borgar Biskopstøð in third place.
Borgar is a mere infant by veteran standards, and has therefore had a relatively easy time of it in the veteran category, where he is heading for a clear overall win. Second place will go to the super-veteran Regin Jóanesarson, who has determinedly battled his way through all the rounds.
The race starts at 15:00 with a mass start. More about the race under the heading “Várkapping 29. mars” (Spring Meet 29 March). The overall standings ahead of the race can be found under “Results”.
