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The good results from our young runners just keep on coming. At the weekend, Treysti boy Marnar Djurhuus from Morskranes took part in a major meet in Sävedalen outside Gothenburg. 15-year-old Marnar represented the West Danish regional team, which had travelled to the competition together.
On Saturday the 2,000 m was on the programme. And here things went far better than well, and far better than anyone had dared to guess or expect. Not only did Marnar win the race in the fantastic time of 5:53.92. It was also a new meet record, a Faroese youth record and a youth record for Vejle Atletikforening, which Marnar represents when he runs for DAF. Our source in Sävedalen, Guttorm Sørensen, who is team leader on the trip, says it was an incredibly good and exciting race, in which Marnar led the first laps, but two Swedes then tried to break away. Towards the end Marnar caught the Swedes again, and with a thunderous finishing sprint he put them well and truly in their place.
Marnar, here in third place 60 m before the finish line, has launched his finishing sprint
On Sunday the 800 m was on the programme. But by now there wasn’t much left in the legs, because although Marnar fought his way to a fine second place in the strong wind in 2:08.96, he finished a good way off his best time.
In any case, it will be very exciting to follow Marnar this summer, as there are many competitions ahead. Guttorm and Marnar will be back in the Faroe Islands on Monday.
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