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Most of you have – and rightly so – been waiting for the results and the overall standings after round 2 of the Winter Series, which took place in Tórshavn on Saturday 6 December.
The weather gods had well and truly worn themselves out that day, and 26 runners had gathered at Tórsbreyt.
The men’s and women’s races played out just as in round 1. Bjørk H. Olsen was in a class of her own and won both the women’s race and the junior women’s race, where she was the only participant. No. 2 and 3 among the women were the two Treysti athletes Susan Jacobsen and Karin Kirke Petersen. The trio of Sam Vang, Guttorm Sørensen and Andrias Hansen battled for 1st place in the men’s race. Once again it was Sam who was strongest, while Guttorm again managed to keep Andrias behind him. In fourth place – just as in Toftir – came Jan Elmar Sørensen, who this time was much closer to the leading three. With this performance Jan Elmar won the junior race ahead of Nólsoy’s Hanus Pál Jógvansson.
The men’s veterans’ race was won by Hanus Højgaard of Bragdið, ahead of Tummas Joensen and Bogi Gardar of Treysti. Jens Weihe, who now represents Bragdið, made a real leap forward from the previous race. Last time he finished a good two minutes behind Óli Olsen. But this time it was different. Although Óli was breathing down Jens’s neck the whole way, Jens managed to keep Óli behind him after an exciting sprint between the two over the last 400 metres. Steindor Hjaltalin finished 3rd.
Rebekka Fuglø of Treysti was alone in the girls’ race, while Rúni Seloy won the boys’ race ahead of Regin Joensen and Patrik Larsen, all of Bragdið.
Round 3 of the Winter Series will be run in Hvalvík and Streymnes on Saturday 24 January. The course will be 8 km for adults and juniors and 3 km for girls and boys.
The results of round 2 of the 2008-2009 Winter Series in running in Tórshavn are here.
Photos from the race can be seen via this link on Bragdið’s website here.
