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Yet another medal for FÍF tonight! This came when Marnar Djurhuus, rather unexpectedly, ran to a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres. Nobody expected Marnar to be up at the front. But once the start list had been studied closely and his rivals’ results thoroughly checked, it was clear that a place in the top half could be expected. Then word came that one of the strong runners had withdrawn, and the excitement began to build. Guttorm Sørensen, Marnar’s coach, reckoned that if Marnar really had a good day, he might be able to get involved in the fight for the bronze medal.
The starting gun has been fired and they set off
And he was right. The two favourites took off straight away and opened up a big gap on the rest. Behind them came a group of around 8 runners, who stayed together for quite a long time. Gradually, though, the group began to thin out, and in the end only two were left: Ronan Shally of Guernsey and Marnar, who followed him closely. Ronan kept trying to hold a high pace so that Marnar would not be able to keep up, but Marnar refused to give in and practically clung to the heels of the bewildered Guernsey man.
Marnar has said goodbye to Ronan Shally and heads off with the bronze
That was how it stayed until 250 metres were left. Then Marnar exploded past Ronan in a furious sprint. At full speed he powered through the final bend and down to the finish line. There, triumphant and utterly exhausted, he could be celebrated as the bronze medallist together with his coach. A tremendous result from a boy of only 16!
Marnar had to keep a cool head and be patient
It will be exciting to see how far Marnar can go as a runner, but for now we can look forward to Friday, when Marnar will try his hand at the 10,000 metres.
Huge congratulations on the bronze medal, Marnar!!
Read more about Marnar and Rebekka at www.treysti.fo
The results of the race can be seen here
| 1st | 1 | Keith Gerrard | Isle of Man | 14:26.74 |  Gold |
| 2nd | 1 | Thomas Wade | Isle of Wight | 15:11.98 |  Silver |
| 3rd | 1 | Marnar Djurhuus | Faroe Islands | 15:56.88 |  Bronze |
| 4th | 1 | Ronan Shally | Guernsey | 16:05.52 | |
| 5th | 1 | Stephen Allen | Bermuda | 16:18.29 | |
| 6th | 1 | Iain MacCorquodale | Western Isles | 16:19.44 | |
| 7th | 1 | James Cunningham | Jersey | 16:23.78 | |
| 8th | 1 | Murdo Mackenzie | Western Isles | 16:33.75 | |
| 9th | 1 | Steve Bienvenu | Guernsey | 16:44.79 | |
| 10th | 1 | Kelvin Gomez | Gibraltar | 16:53.30 | |
| 11th | 1 | David Ibbotson | Jersey | 16:57.96 | |
| 12th | 1 | Innar Sepp | Saaremaa | 17:39.61 | |
| 13th | 1 | Stephen Livett | Ynys Môn | 20:20.71 | |
| DNF | 1 | Michael Doyle | Sark |
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