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Last weekend three Treysti boys were in Denmark, racing at the Danish Indoor Championships. Hopes were particularly high that Marnar Djurhuus would bring a medal or two home. In the 3,000 metres he had the second-best entry time, and this was also the distance he had put the most emphasis on. But after Jacob Simonsen pulled out, the athlete with the best entry time and Marnar’s toughest rival in recent years, it was clear that Marnar had a good chance of winning the race. He had good legs that day, ran well and controlled the race. Before the race Marnar had talked about setting a personal best, but now that he was suddenly the strongest in the field, he chose to run tactically. The first 1,000 metres were covered in 3:00, and after that there was no point thinking about a PB. He ran each of the last two kilometres in 2:54, and that was more than enough to break away from his opponents. Yes, he avoided having to run himself into the ground, and could therefore save a bit of energy for the 1,500 m the next day. His time was 8:49.74 min.
There was no Jacob Simonsen in the 1,500 m either. But the runners who finished 2nd and 3rd in the 3,000 m had better entry times than Marnar over 1,500 m. The pace was hard from the start. Sometimes Marnar was in front, and sometimes behind the other two, who made up the lead group. But towards the end it looked as though Marnar was starting to fade. Going into the last lap the other two moved ahead of him. Marnar was afraid of losing 3rd place and tried to dig in. And then something strange happened. New strength came into his legs, and he sensed the chance to catch the other two again. And that is exactly what happened. Over the last 100 metres he came storming past them and beat them by more than a second! And now he was a double Danish champion. On top of that, he had set a new Faroese indoor record of 4:05.85 min.
Marnar Djurhuus crosses the finish line in TF VK6 at Fossanes. In 1st place, of course. All the training this winter is now really paying off
Einar Gregersen also ran in the same race. He managed a small personal best, which now stands at 4:22.63 min. The day before, Einar also set a small personal best in the 800 m with 2:04.98 min. Marnar and Einar ran in the boys 18-19 age group. Gunnar Sivertsen competed in the 14-15 age group. On Saturday he ran the 800 m. He had hoped to run to his very best and a bit more, but his legs were not good that day, and with a time of 2:19.49 min he was about 5 seconds slower than planned. Sunday’s 1,500 m went better. Here he kept up a good, even pace and looked set for a good personal best. But then a boy tried to overtake on the inside. This disrupted Gunnar so much that he fell and lost precious seconds. Gunnar got back up, however, and crossed the line disappointed in 5:06.58 min, about 20 seconds slower than planned.
The results from the Danish Youth Indoor Championships can be found at this link: http://test.mars-net.dk/meet/ShowMeet.aspx?MeetId=fd0da833-0063-42c1-beb6-d16a2f5186e2
Gunnar Sivertsen, Einar Gregersen and Marnar Djurhuus. Three Treysti trumps
With Marnar’s record in the 1,500 metres, no fewer than 10 Faroese records have now been set this year! This truly bodes well for even better times for athletics here at home. And the fact that we have a double Danish champion is in reality not big news either. Marnar has been that before. And Rúni Seloy, Rebekka Fuglø and Bjørk Herup Olsen have also been so more than once. Øssur Debes Eiriksfoss has also been a double Danish champion!
