Machine-translated from Faroese and not yet reviewed. Read the original.
While the track meets are on their winter break, we are going to update all our record lists. This is a job that has been left undone for far too long. Regin Reinert has been kind enough to go through a huge number of results lists, and has been updating the records as he goes. The most time-consuming part is, of course, updating all the age-group records. After all, it is among the younger athletes that most of the competitions and results are, and on top of that a list is made for each year group.
It will be a little while yet before the age-group records are published, but while you wait, the updated women’s records can be read as a first instalment. And it must be said that, happily, there have been many updates. Rebekka Fuglø, Bjørk Herup Olsen and Joan Bláfoss have improved almost all the records in the sprint, middle- and long-distance events. Rebekka improved her own record in the 200 m, took Bjørk’s record in the 800 m and improved it twice more, and she also set a record over 1,000 metres at a Grand Prix evening in Tórshavn.
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In summer 2010 Bjørk improved her records over 1,500 and 3,000 metres, and at the Island Games this summer she also improved her record over 5,000 metres, as well as taking the 10,000 metres record from Súsonna S. Sørensen. On top of that, she also managed to shave a few seconds off Rigmor N. Arge’s record in the half marathon.
Joan Bláfoss has not yet competed on the track, but has set records in the 10 km road race as well as the marathon. In addition, she also holds the record over 5 kilometres.
The Faroese records in the long jump and high jump had stood since 1993. But this summer, sprinter and middle-distance runner Elsa Berg set new records in both events. She also set a record in the triple jump.
One of the very oldest women’s records also fell this summer. That was in the 4×100 metres relay. 4 teenage Hvirlan girls took two seconds off the old record.
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The indoor record list will be compiled after the ÍR meet (IR-Stórmót) in Reykjavík.
Emilia Larsen and Tinna Berg Jørgensen celebrate the new record. Marita K. Petersen and Edna Maria Debes were also in the team.
