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On Saturday the 5th and deciding round of the 2009/10 Winter Series will be run in Runavík. Roysnið and Treysti are organising the race together with FÍF. Adults, veterans and juniors all run 10 km, while girls and boys run 5 km. The race is held on the well-known fast route in Runavík, where just under 10 laps are to be completed.
Despite often very uncertain weather conditions this winter, the series has so far been a great success, and the turnout has also been bigger than expected beforehand. Participants must take part in three races to complete the overall series. With one round left, 53 participants still have the chance to do so!
In the overall standings, some of the competitions have already been decided. For example, Bjørk Herup Olsen has already secured overall victory in both the women’s and the junior women’s categories. Like Meinar Ortind in the junior men’s category, she has maximum points. Veteran woman Ella Áarstein and super-veteran Jens Weihe also have maximum points and have thereby already secured overall victory. The men’s veteran competition has been a little more exciting, but here too Henry Olsen has won before the final round. On the other hand, all of these competitions have exciting battles for the trophies for 2nd and 3rd place.
In the girls’ competition, the suspense remains. Dagmar Johannesen won both of the first rounds, while Elsa Berg took the next two. So whichever of them finishes ahead on Saturday will be the overall winner. In the boys’ competition we should also have had two exciting decisions. Rúni Seloy and Marnar Djurhuus were set to battle for 1st place, but Rúni has gone to a training camp abroad. The contest for 3rd place between Regin Joensen and Hans Jacobsen will not happen either, as Hans is now hopping around on crutches after a fall in the snow.
The greatest suspense is in the men’s competition. Here Sam Vang and Guttorm Sørensen both have the chance to win. Guttorm can decide it all himself by finishing 1st or 2nd. Sam, on the other hand, has to win and at the same time get at least one runner between himself and Gutti. Eirikur Hansen can also finish 2nd with a good result.
Everyone starts together at 11:00 sharp. Bib numbers will be handed out from 10:00 at Sjómansheimið. Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in all categories, and trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the overall standings in all categories.
The entry fee is DKK 50 for adults and juniors and DKK 20 for girls and boys.
