Results from TF VK-8, the Spring Race and the Faroese 10 km Championships

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Here are the results from the 8th and final round of the TF Winter Series, which also served as the Faroese Championships over the 10 km distance. The races were held as part of the annual Spring Race (Várkappingin), which Roysnið organises in Runavík. We are hardly wrong to say that this was the best weather we have had in any round this winter.

And the sunshine that yr.no had promised us did turn up as well. Some runners also responded especially well to this extra and rather unfamiliar dose of vitamin D sent down from the sky. One of them was our best runner, Marnar Djurhuus, who has lately been in the form of his life. Today he took another big step forward when his time of 32:18 not only set a course record but was also the fastest 10 km time any Faroese runner has ever run in the Faroe Islands. At the 5 km mark the stopwatch showed 15:53! With this fine result Marnar is now third on the Faroese all-time list, behind Marni Joensen (30:58) and Guttorm Sørensen (31:28). But there is plenty more to come from the young lad from Morskranes, who must have been a whole kilometre ahead of the next runner across the line, Sam Vang. Sam was around half a minute ahead of Eirik Hansen in third place.

Marnar Djurhuus showed no mercy today. He tore apart all the opposition and his own best time.

The women’s Faroese champion was, not entirely unexpectedly, Rebekka Fuglø. She also won clearly, even though she got a stomach ache during the race. Her aim was to run under 40 minutes for the first time, and she would surely have managed it had it not been for that damned stitch. She was just 13 seconds short of her target. Nor did today’s runner-up, Rigmor N. Arge, run to her best. Her legs simply didn’t feel like running today, but they still carried her safely to the silver medal. Tórvør Ø. Vang also took a safe bronze medal.

Rebekka Fuglø, Faroese champion for women and for junior women

 

Another really remarkable and fine result today came in the girls’ 5 km. Just 11-year-old Maria Biskopstø ran and won in 19:38. Running under 20 minutes for 5 km is a dream goal for many, and an excellent result too. Maria’s excellent result should take nothing away from the result of Oddvør Josephsen in second place, who also ran superbly with 20:26. The third girl across the line was Elin Kristina Ryan. All three run for Treysti.

Maria Biskopstø crosses the line. Look at the clock!!!

Gunnar Sivertsen has won all six of the races he has run this winter. He too produced an outstanding result, with 18:10 for the 5 kilometres. Rúni Skarðhamar, who is fairly new to running, also managed to run under 19 minutes and finished second. Steintór Egholm was third.

Gunnar Sivertsen in front and Rúni Skarðhamar next. Both under 19 minutes for 5 km!

Ann Thomsen, Faroese champion in the women’s veterans. Astrid Joensen was 2nd but didn’t make it into the photo, though Anna Maria Seloy did, even though she ran an extra lap today. She has improved a great deal this winter and finished third.

Henry Olsen made a strong comeback after time out injured. He became Faroese champion in the veterans. Cecil Weihe looked like closing in towards the end, but then started to drop back again. Guttorm Sørensen battled his way to bronze. In the photo, Henry has Jan Elmar Sørensen in tow.

Jens R. Weihe had no trouble holding off the young super-veterans and became Faroese champion. Jósvein H. Olsen was 2nd and Jóannes Ortind 3rd

FÍF legend Niels Jákup Jakobsen inspects Roysnið’s work, but there was nothing to fault. Búi, Marnar and the rest of the Roysnið crew did the job perfectly.

More photos are in Treysti’s photo gallery: https://picasaweb.google.com/117242881555420040312/TFVK8VarkappinginOgFM10Km#

 

Results TF VK-8 Spring Race and Faroese 10 km Championships, 22 March 2014 at 11:00 in Runavík
	Time	Boys (1998-2002) – 5 km		Born	Club
1	18:10	Gunnar Eihilt	Sivertsen	1999	Treysti
2	18:59	Rúni	Skarðhamar	1999	Roysnið
3	20:33	Steintór	Egholm	2000	Bragdið
4	20:44	Jákup Dahl	Ljósheim	1998	Hvirlan
5	20:45	Dánjal Dahl	Ljósheim	2000	Hvirlan
6	22:10	Hugin	Jacobsen	2002	Bragdið
7	24:04	Ingi	Johannessen	2002	Roysnið
8	24:59	Elias	Thorsteinsson	2001	Hvirlan
9	26:56	Jónhard	á Regni	2001	Roysnið
	dns	Hans Eihilt	Sivertsen	2001	Treysti
		–
		Girls (1998-2002) – 5 km
1	19:38	Maria	Biskopstø	2002	Treysti
2	20:26	Oddvør	Josephsen	2001	Treysti
3	22:45	Elin Kristina	Ryan	2000	Treysti
4	22:57	Rutt	Gregersen	2001	Treysti
		–
		Junior women (1993-1997) – 10 km
1	40:12	Rebekka	Fuglø	1993	Treysti
		–
		Women open category (-1997) – 10 km
1	40:12	Rebekka	Fuglø	1993	Treysti
2	42:33	Rigmor Nap.	Arge	1969	Hvirlan
3	44:06	Tórvør Østerø	Vang	1969	Bragdið
4	45:05	Ann	Thomsen	1966	Bragdið
5	46:02	Astrid	Joensen	1967	Roysnið
6	46:11	Annika	Thomsen	1981	Bragdið
7	46:26	Birna Mohr	Joensen	1970	Hvirlan
8	48:36	Ingun G.	Sørensen	1971	Treysti
9	49:22	Maria Svabo	Hansen	1972	Bragdið
10	50:38	Jorie	Josephsen	1971	Treysti
11	51:15	Anna Maria	Seloy	1964	Bragdið
12	51:46	Birna	Abrahamsen	1970	Hvirlan
13	51:56	Karin Kirke	Petersen	1964	Treysti
14	53:38	Adelaid	Kirke	1968	Hvirlan
15	54:41	Anna Sofía	Eysturoy	1963	Bragdið
16	56:08	Tóta	Árnadóttir	1970	Roysnið
17	56:18	Osla	Christensen	1972	Hvistan
18	56:35	Elisabeth	Larsen	1968	Bragdið
19	59:10	Tina	Kruse Dam	1977	Bragdið
20	60:25	Jóhanna	Vang	1964	Bragdið
21	64:45	Ingun	Olsen	1959	Bragdið
	dns	Heidi	Jógvansdóttir	1972	Bragdið
		–
		Junior men (1993-1997) – 10 km
1	32:18	Marnar	Djurhuus	1995	Treysti
2	37:42	Einar	Gregersen	1995	Treysti
3	39:49	Teitur	Bjarnastein	1997	Bragdið
		–
		Men open category (-1997) – 10 km
1	32:18	Marnar	Djurhuus	1995	Treysti
2	36:02	Sam	Vang	1970	Bragdið
3	36:33	Eirikur	Hansen	1980	Bragdið
4	37:19	Henry	Olsen	1964	Bragdið
5	37:25	Jan Elmar	Sørensen	1991	Treysti
6	37:35	Cecil	Weihe	1965	Bragdið
7	37:42	Einar	Gregersen	1995	Treysti
8	37:43	Niels	Poulsen	1972	Bragdið
9	38:09	Regin	Thomsen	1976	Roysnið
10	38:09	Guttorm	Sørensen	1968	Treysti
11	38:15	Hallur	Holm	1967	Bragdið
12	38:57	Marnar	Pattinson	1970	Roysnið
13	39:12	Jóhan M	Jacobsen	1966	Roysnið
14	39:18	Heini	Gregersen	1964	Treysti
15	39:24	Petur	Lamhauge	1974	Bragdið
16	39:38	Súni	Jacobsen	1967	Bragdið
17	39:49	Teitur	Bjarnastein	1997	Bragdið
18	39:50	Jens.R.	Weihe	1947	Frælsi
19	40:09	Jonhard	Larsen	1966	Treysti
20	40:55	Hjalmar	Sjóvará	1966	Bragdið
21	41:17	Arnfinn	Johannessen	1965	Roysnið
22	41:21	Herluf	Jakobsen	1963	Bragdið
23	41:49	Egil	Olsen	1963	Roysnið
24	42:12	Allan	Dalsgarð	1972	Bragdið
25	42:23	Jósvein Herup	Olsen	1958	Bragdið
26	42:27	Rói Herup	Olsen	1983	Bragdið
27	43:04	Hilmar	Høgenni	1962	Bragdið
28	43:29	Arnfinnur	Helmsdal	1970	Bragdið
29	44:19	Eyðun	Simonsen	1969	Bragdið
30	44:36	Terje	Hansen	1968	Roysnið
31	44:39	Kári	Simonsen	1959	Bragdið
32	45:20	Christian	Olsen	1962	Bragdið
33	45:25	Rúni	Simonsen	1973	Bragdið
34	45:47	Rani Friang	Rasmussen	1985	Roysnið
35	45:48	Birgir	av Vollanum	1972	Signabø
36	46:00	Jóannes	Ortind	1951	Bragdið
37	46:09	Johnny	í Grótinum	1975	Bragdið
38	47:36	Jan	Egholm	1972	Bragdið
39	48:21	Gunnar	Simonsen	1952	Treysti
40	48:46	Jógvan Svabo	Samuelsen	1981	Klaksvík
	dns	Júst	í Túni	1986	Treysti
	dns	Rói Herup	Olsen	1983	Bragdið
	dns	Regin	Jóanesarson	1945	Roysnið
	dns	Andreas	Josephsen	1968	Treysti
		–
		Veteran women (1959-1968) – 10 km
1	45:05	Ann	Thomsen	1966	Bragdið
2	46:02	Astrid	Joensen	1967	Roysnið
3	51:15	Anna Maria	Seloy	1964	Bragdið
4	51:56	Karin Kirke	Petersen	1964	Treysti
5	53:38	Adelaid	Kirke	1968	Hvirlan
6	54:41	Anna Sofía	Eysturoy	1963	Bragdið
7	56:35	Elisabeth	Larsen	1968	Bragdið
8	60:25	Jóhanna	Vang	1964	Bragdið
9	64:45	Ingun	Olsen	1959	Bragdið
		–
		Veteran men (1959-1968) – 10 km
1	37:19	Henry	Olsen	1964	Bragdið
2	37:35	Cecil	Weihe	1965	Bragdið
3	38:09	Guttorm	Sørensen	1968	Treysti
4	38:15	Hallur	Holm	1967	Bragdið
5	39:12	Jóhan M	Jacobsen	1966	Roysnið
6	39:18	Heini	Gregersen	1964	Treysti
7	39:38	Súni	Jacobsen	1967	Bragdið
8	40:09	Jonhard	Larsen	1966	Treysti
9	40:55	Hjalmar	Sjóvará	1966	Bragdið
10	41:17	Arnfinn	Johannessen	1965	Roysnið
11	41:21	Herluf	Jakobsen	1963	Bragdið
12	41:49	Egil	Olsen	1963	Roysnið
13	43:04	Hilmar	Høgenni	1962	Bragdið
14	44:36	Terje	Hansen	1968	Roysnið
15	44:39	Kári	Simonsen	1959	Bragdið
16	45:20	Christian	Olsen	1962	Bragdið
	dns	Andreas	Josephsen	1968	Treysti
		–
		Super-veteran men (-1958) – 10 km
1	39:50	Jens.R.	Weihe	1947	Frælsi
2	42:23	Jósvein Herup	Olsen	1958	Bragdið
3	46:00	Jóannes	Ortind	1951	Bragdið
4	48:21	Gunnar	Simonsen	1952	Treysti
	dns	Regin	Jóanesarson	1945	Roysnið