Rúni lived up to expectations!

Machine-translated from Faroese and not yet reviewed. Read the original.

So Rúni Seloy’s big adventure is over for this time. And the result was thoroughly respectable! 36 runners were split into two heats, so no fewer than 18 boys ran the 1,000 m at the same time. And let it be said straight away: both heats were very close, especially the second one, which Rúni was in. Only seven seconds separated the top 14 in a real “grindaróður”.

Rúni, between the Irish runner and the Croatian, is well placed in the field.

Rúni’s time for the 1,000 metres was 2:32.86 min, just 3 seconds off a place in the final. There is little doubt that, with optimal preparation, Rúni would have had a very good chance of reaching the final, and also of mixing it with the very best in Europe. Unfortunately, knee injuries have hampered his training both this winter and this spring.

This time Rúni finished 20th overall out of the 36 runners, but the attentive reader should note that only two of those 20 are the same age as Rúni. All the others are a year older.

Rúni will be back home on the rocks on Monday evening, richer for a great experience that few are granted.

The results of the race can be found in .pdf here