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Yesterday we mentioned that Jóan Karl was there when the talent group was founded. Another young runner who was there at the time is Rannvá Djurholm. For a number of years Rannvá was a regular at races around the country, but it is now some years since she was last seen competing here at home. She has not given up running entirely, though, and still clocks up a few kilometres every week. After upper secondary school Rannvá went to sea on the missionary ship Logos, and since then she has mostly been away in the wider world, where among other things she has studied in New Zealand.
It was also in New Zealand that Rannvá, on 1 September this year, took part in the North Shore Marathon in Auckland, North Island. The 21-year-old did nothing less than win the race. Her time was 3:34:14, about three minutes ahead of the number 2. This is a really good time for Rannvá, considering that the race was run on very varied surfaces, including fields and the beach. There were about 100 participants in the race, 22 of them women. Whether this is the first time a Faroese runner has won a marathon abroad, I cannot say. In any case it is not an everyday occurrence, and FÍF congratulates Rannvá on her victory.
As mentioned, Rannvá is only 21 years old, and if she has the time and the inclination, she could become an even better marathon runner. Already at the age of 17 Rannvá tried the marathon distance for the first time, when with a time of 3:44:55 she was the second woman across the line at the Tórshavn Marathon 2009.
Rannvá Djurholm is one of our best marathon runners
The results list can be seen here: http://results.racetiming.co.nz/resultdetails.php?t=c&cid=766
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