Machine-translated from Faroese and not yet reviewed. Read the original.
Today the heats of the women’s 800 metres were run, and Rebekka Fuglø was one of 12 trying to win a place among the 8 who will run the final tomorrow evening. The field was split into two heats of 6 runners each. The first three in each heat and the next two fastest times went through to the final. Rebekka ran in the first heat. The opposition was both even and tough, and Rebekka was expected to have to run with everything she had to get a step closer to the battle for medals in the final.
Rebekka was well placed as they began the second lap after about 69 seconds
The gun went, and they were off. The pace was fairly high over the first 200 metres, and Rebekka went through in around 33 seconds in 4th place. When the bell rang for the second lap the order was unchanged, and Rebekka’s split was about 69 seconds. It stayed the same until 250 metres remained. At exactly the same spot where Marnar began his sprint in the 5,000 metres race, Rebekka also picked up the pace and went past all three of the women who were ahead of her. Hotly pursued, she held the lead round the bend, and down towards the finish line the three of them broke clear, so they did not need to squeeze out every last ounce of effort.
Rebekka crossed the line in 3rd place, and her time of 2:19.58 was enough for a new Faroese record in the women’s 800 metres. The previous record was held by Bjørk Herup Olsen. It was 2:20.01 and was set in Gothenburg last summer.
Rebekka crosses the finish line safely in 3rd place in 2:19.58 min., a Faroese record and a place in the final
The second heat was run a little faster. It was also very close all the way there, and it ended with 5 from the second heat going through to the final. That means Rebekka has the slowest time in the final. But there are only 2 seconds between all 8 in the final, and when we consider that Rebekka had more to give, we are waiting with the greatest excitement for the final, which takes place tomorrow evening (Thursday evening).
Rúni, at the front of the picture, waits for the starting gun in the 400m
The heats of the men’s 400 metres were also held around midday. Here we had our young 800 metres runner Rúni Seloy taking part. Rúni did not run a good race today, and was a fair way off his best. His time was 53.36 seconds, and that means the Island Games are over for Rúni.
Rúni, in the middle of the picture, on his way to the finish in 53.36 seconds
Tonight Bjørk Herup Olsen runs the 10,000 metres
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