Machine-translated from Faroese and not yet reviewed. Read the original.
I can’t know for sure, but I’ll venture a guess. There can’t be many nations with more marathon runners per inhabitant than the Faroe Islands. On top of the roughly 60 who ran the Tórshavn Marathon, about as many usually run in Copenhagen. This year several Faroese runners have also run in New York, Reykjavík and Stockholm. On Sunday the huge Berlin Marathon is on the programme, and once again this year many Faroese runners are taking part.
By searching the start list a little, I have found these Faroese runners:
Gudny Akralíð, Róar Akralíð, Árni Arge, Finnbogi Arge, Borgar Biskopstø, Karin Kirke Petersen, Katrin Danielsen, Jákup Egholm Hansen, Valborg Heinesen, Alex Hentze, Laila Súsanna Jacobsen, Súni Jacobsen, Sondy Johansen, Súni Lamhauge, Eyðfinn Olsen, Henry Olsen, Rúni Jákupsson, Rosely Reynstind, Dan Michael Knudsen and Susan Jacobsen. There are no doubt several other Faroese runners taking part who are probably registered as Danes. They are welcome to make themselves known here in the comments.
Our dear High Commissioner, Dan Michael Knudsen, will also be taking part in Berlin. Here he is leading the group at the Sundalag festival this summer.
Super-runner Joan Bláfoss is also on the start list, but because she has had a stress fracture in one foot, she has postponed her first real marathon until October, when she will run in Frankfurt. So we will have to wait another month for a possible new Faroese record. Mind you, Valborg Heinesen, who won the women’s race, can also run fast, and with the right training she too could get close to Rigmor N. Arge’s record, which is 3:09:09 (4:29 per km).
Today was the Shetland Marathon, and lo and behold, three Faroese runners were there too. They were Fríðrikur Bláhamar, Henrik Kølleskov and Herluf Jacobsen. Of the three, Herluf had the best time, 3:29. Henrik ran 3:47 and Fríðrikur 4:26. They were all very pleased with the race.
Herluf Jacobsen set a personal best by 11 minutes in Shetland today!
Eurosport is showing the whole race live at 08:00 on Sunday morning.
FÍF wishes all the Faroese runners a good trip. On planes, buses, in cars, on trains, but not least out on the route! Good luck, everyone.
PS: Henry Olsen has promised to write a little about his trip here on renn.fo – it’ll be hot stuff!
Henry Olsen isn’t just going to run in Berlin – he’s going to write as well 🙂
