The Winter Series more exciting than ever before

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Today Marna Egholm, Bragdið, ran her first TF Winter Series race, and she really showed her great strength. For a long time she kept up well with the leading men, but on the way back up from Glyvursnes the strong headwind was hard on the light-framed star runner, and she lost some ground to the men. But she won the women’s race in grand style, well ahead of her nearest rivals.

Next woman across the line was last time’s winner, Rigmor N. Arge of Hvirlan. And behind her, four in blue came storming in. First Beinta Hoydal Joensen, then Duruta R. á Lofti and then Ann Thomsen. With this result the Bragdið women will win back some of the ground they lost in the team competition at the Kerjar race. More on the TF Winter Series standings later in the week.

In the men’s race, Sam Vang of Bragdið showed who is boss. Although he did not set off all that hard, he and Henry Olsen were first out to the turn at Glyvursnes. Halfway back to Hamarin, Sam said goodbye and thank you to Henry and the others, and his victory was never in danger.

In round 1 of the TF Winter Series it was the Bragdið men who showed their strength, and it was hard to see how, for example, Treysti could have any chance in the team competition. Bragdið took the lead with two teams at the top. But a lot has already happened. The young Treysti runners have improved enormously in just a few weeks. First it was Jan Elmar Sørensen, who finished 2nd and came close to winning the Kerjar race, and now 16-year-old Julian Gregersen mixed it with the very best, finishing third after a sprint finish with Jan Elmar.

So it looks as though the team competition could turn out to be really exciting this winter after all. The open competition is also more exciting than ever, and rarely has it taken so much just to scrape into the top 10.

Today Rúni Skarðhamar of Roysnið won the boys’ 3.3 km course. His toughest competition came from Gunnar Sivertsen of Treysti, while last time’s winner, Niklas Kruse of Bragdið, had to settle for bronze this time. Oddvør Josephsen, Treysti, repeated her win from Kerjar. Elin Kristina Ryan, Treysti, was second, and Unna Ró Jacobsen, Bragdið, made the podium for the first time this winter with her third place.

Today no veteran made the podium in the men’s open category, and that is only something to be glad about. Closest was Hallur Holm, Bragdið, who won the veterans’ category with his fourth place. Henry Olsen of Bragdið also ran among the leaders for a long time, but had to settle for 5th place, which was nevertheless enough for silver among the veterans. Bronze went to Guttorm Sørensen, who finished 10th in the open category.

Among the women veterans, Rigmor N. Arge, Hvirlan, won her third race in a row. Duruta R. á Lofti of Bragdið took silver ahead of her teammate Ann Thomsen. The women’s super veterans finished in this order: 1. Sunneva Herup Olsen, 2. Jessie Hansen and 3. Jóngerð Høgnesen, all from Bragdið.

As before, it is the super veteran Jens R. Weihe of Frælsi who crosses the line first. Today he won clearly ahead of the Bragdið runners Jósvein Herup Olsen and Kári Simonsen, both from Bragdið.

Now there is a break from the TF Winter Series for the rest of the year, but we are really looking forward to TF-VK 4, which will be held in Sørvágur, hosted by Frælsi, on 17 January.

Until then we will have to make do with church runs, Santa runs, Christmas-tree runs, the New Year Half Marathon and otherwise our daily training. And there is also a running event in Eiði tomorrow, meeting at 9:30 at the sports hall.

Photos by Tórvør Ø. and Einar Vang.

 

Results TF VK-3 in Argir 6 Dec. 2014 at 11:00
Boys (1999-2003) – approx. 3.3 km
1	12:45	Rúni	Skarðhamar	1999	Roysnið
2	13:02	Gunnar Eihilt	Sivertsen	1999	Treysti
3	13:22	Niklas	Kruse	1999	Bragdið
4	14:07	Steintór	Egholm	2000	Bragdið
5	14:20	Hans Erland	Thomsen	2003	Bragdið
6	14:55	Ingi	Johannesen	2002	Roysnið
7	15:40	Hugin	Jacobsen	2002	Bragdið
8	16:24	Hans Eihilt	Sivertsen	2001	Treysti
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Girls (1999-2003) – approx. 3.3 km
1	14:54	Oddvør	Josephsen	2001	Treysti
2	16:11	Elin Kristina	Ryan	2000	Treysti
3	16:24	Unna Ró	Jacobsen	2002	Bragdið
4	16:36	Ruth	Gregersen	2001	Treysti
5	27:23	Alma Maria	Skála	2006
6	27:23	Glóa Reginsdóttir á	Lofti	2007	Bragdið
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Junior men (1994-1998) – approx. 8.9 km
1	34:12	Julian	Gregersen	1998	Treysti
2	35:02	Rúni	Seloy	1994	Bragdið
3	35:35	Teitur	Bjarnastein	1997	Bragdið
4	39:13	Rógvi	Johansen	1997	Bragdið
5	39:59	Jákup Dahl	Ljósheim	1998	Hvirlan
6	43:09	Levi	Jøkladal	1997	Roysnið
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Women open category (-1998) – approx. 8.9 km
1	35:04	Marna L. V.	Egholm	1981	Bragdið
2	40:51	Rigmor Napoleonsdóttir	Arge	1969	Hvirlan
3	41:36	Beinta Hoydal	Joensen	1971	Bragdið
4	42:06	Duruta Reginsdóttir á	Lofti	1969	Bragdið
5	42:33	Ann	Thomsen	1966	Bragdið
6	43:28	Krista	Nielsen	1965	Bragdið
7	44:02	Ann-Mari	av Skarði	1974	Bragdið
8	45:22	Birna Mohr	Joensen	1970	Hvirlan
9	46:30	Adelaid	Kirke	1968	Hvirlan
10	47:47	Ingun	Sørensen	1971	Treysti
11	48:22	Birna	Abrahamsen	1970	Hvirlan
12	49:07	Elin	Holm	1969	Bragdið
13	49:47	Eydna	Weihe	1969	Bragdið
14	49:47	Julianna	Frederiksberg	1967	Roysnið
15	50:46	Laila	Jacobsen	1962	Frælsi
16	51:42	Anna Maria	Seloy	1964	Bragdið
17	52:51	Elin	Í Haraldsstovu	1961	Bragdið
18	53:00	Anna Sofía	Eysturoy	1963	Bragdið
19	53:46	Sunneva	Olsen	1959	Bragdið
20	53:54	Jóhanna	Vang	1964	Bragdið
21	54:07	Heidi	Jógvansdóttir	1972	Bragdið
22	54:26	Jessie	Hansen	1955	Bragdið
23	55:36	Ruth	Winther	1968	Bragdið
24	55:49	Tina	Kruse Dam	1977	Bragdið
25	56:24	Olga	Johannesen	1967	Roysnið
26	56:59	Maria	Biskopstø	1965	Bragdið
27	57:08	Jóngerð Herup	Høgnesen	1948	Bragdið
28	58:55	Kára	Samuelsen	1965	Bragdið
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Men open category (-1998) – approx. 8.9 km
1	33:44	Sam	Vang	1970	Bragdið
2	34:12	Jan Elmar	Sørensen	1991	Treysti
3	34:12	Julian	Gregersen	1998	Treysti
4	34:21	Hallur	Holm	1967	Bragdið
5	34:43	Henry	Olsen	1964	Bragdið
6	35:02	Rúni	Seloy	1994	Bragdið
7	35:35	Teitur	Bjarnastein	1997	Bragdið
8	35:41	Niels	Poulsen	1972	Bragdið
9	36:14	Marnar	Pattinson	1970	Roysnið
10	37:15	Guttorm	Sørensen	1968	Treysti
11	37:43	Regin	THOMSEN	1976	Roysnið
12	37:56	Regin Áki	Hansen	1970	Bragdið
13	38:10	Hjalmar	Sjóvará	1966	Bragdið
14	38:13	Jens R.	Weihe	1947	Frælsi
15	38:20	Regin Mitún	Petersen	1979	Bragdið
16	38:34	Arnfinn	Johannessen	1965	Roysnið
17	39:06	Egil	Olsen	1963	Roysnið
18	39:13	Rógvi	Johansen	1997	Bragdið
19	39:27	Heini	Gregersen	1964	Treysti
20	39:33	John	Egholm	1961	Hvirlan
21	39:38	Herluf	Jakobsen	1963	Bragdið
22	39:59	Jákup Dahl	Ljósheim	1998	Hvirlan
23	40:09	Borgar	Biskopstø	1962	Treysti
24	40:15	Jósvein Herup	Olsen	1958	Bragdið
25	40:34	Henrik	Kølleskov	1965	Bragdið
26	40:44	Allan	Dalsgarð	1972	Bragdið
27	41:28	Rani Friang	Rasmussen	1985	Roysnið
28	41:50	Bergur	Didriksen	1965	Roysnið
29	42:10	Hilmar	Høgenni	1962	Bragdið
30	42:12	Terje,	Hansen	1968	Roysnið
31	42:12	Arnfinnur	Helmsdal	1970	Bragdið
32	42:24	Páll	Vesturbú	1961	Hvirlan
33	42:34	Rúni	Simonsen	1973	Bragdið
34	42:43	Jan	Matras	1966	Treysti
35	42:54	Frank	Hansen	1972	No club
36	43:09	Levi	Jøkladal	1997	Roysnið
37	43:17	Kári	Simonsen	1959	Bragdið
38	43:44	Herluf	Hansen	1973	Bragdið
39	43:59	Eyðun	Simonsen	1969	Bragdið
40	44:34	Bent.H.	Jakobsen	1958	Bragdið
41	45:10	Gunnar	Simonsen	1952	Treysti
42	45:40	Fríðrikur	Bláhamar	1965	Bragdið
43	47:13	Jóannes	Ortind	1951	Bragdið
44	47:39	Sofus	Poulsen	1965	Frælsi
45	48:15	Flemming	Petersen	1960	Roysnið
46	48:34	Dan	Kruse Thomsen	1970	Bragdið
47	49:00	Helgi	Johannesen	1967	Roysnið
48	50:17	Regin	Arge	1969	Hvirlan
49	55:02	Jonhard	Eliasen	1963	Bragdið
50	65:14	Regin	Jóanesarson	1945	Bragdið
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Women Veterans (1960-1969) – approx. 8.9 km
1	40:51	Rigmor Napoleonsdóttir	Arge	1969	Hvirlan
2	42:06	Duruta Reginsdóttir á	Lofti	1969	Bragdið
3	42:33	Ann	Thomsen	1966	Bragdið
4	43:28	Krista	Nielsen	1965	Bragdið
5	46:30	Adelaid	Kirke	1968	Hvirlan
6	49:07	Elin	Holm	1969	Bragdið
7	49:47	Eydna	Weihe	1969	Bragdið
8	49:47	Julianna	Frederiksberg	1967	Roysnið
9	50:46	Laila	Jacobsen	1962	Frælsi
10	51:42	Anna Maria	Seloy	1964	Bragdið
11	52:51	Elin	Í Haraldsstovu	1961	Bragdið
12	53:00	Anna Sofía	Eysturoy	1963	Bragdið
13	53:54	Jóhanna	Vang	1964	Bragdið
14	55:36	Ruth	Winther	1968	Bragdið
15	56:24	Olga	Johannesen	1967	Roysnið
16	56:59	Maria	Biskopstø	1965	Bragdið
17	58:55	Kára	Samuelsen	1965	Bragdið
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Women Super Veterans (-1959) – approx. 8.9 km
1	53:46	Sunneva	Olsen	1959	Bragdið
2	54:26	Jessie	Hansen	1955	Bragdið
3	57:08	Jóngerð Herup	Høgnesen	1948	Bragdið
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Men Veterans (1960-1969) approx. 8.9 km
1	34:21	Hallur	Holm	1967	Bragdið
2	34:43	Henry	Olsen	1964	Bragdið
3	37:15	Guttorm	Sørensen	1968	Treysti
4	38:10	Hjalmar	Sjóvará	1966	Bragdið
5	38:34	Arnfinn	Johannessen	1965	Roysnið
6	39:06	Egil	Olsen	1963	Roysnið
7	39:27	Heini	Gregersen	1964	Treysti
8	39:33	John	Egholm	1961	Hvirlan
9	39:38	Herluf	Jakobsen	1963	Bragdið
10	40:09	Borgar	Biskopstø	1962	Treysti
11	40:34	Henrik	Kølleskov	1965	Bragdið
12	41:50	Bergur	Didriksen	1965	Roysnið
13	42:10	Hilmar	Høgenni	1962	Bragdið
14	42:12	Terje	Hansen	1968	Roysnið
15	42:24	Páll	Vesturbú	1961	Hvirlan
16	42:43	Jan	Matras	1966	Treysti
17	45:40	Fríðrikur	Bláhamar	1965	Bragdið
18	47:39	Sofus	Poulsen	1965	Frælsi
19	48:15	Flemming	Petersen	1960	Roysnið
20	49:00	Helgi	Johannesen	1967	Roysnið
21	50:17	Regin	Arge	1969	Hvirlan
22	55:02	Jonhard	Eliasen	1963	Bragdið
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Men Super Veterans (-1959) – approx. 8.9 km
1	38:13	Jens R.	Weihe	1947	Frælsi
2	40:15	Jósvein Herup	Olsen	1958	Bragdið
3	43:17	Kári	Simonsen	1959	Bragdið
4	44:34	Bent H.	Jakobsen	1958	Bragdið
5	45:10	Gunnar	Simonsen	1952	Treysti
6	47:13	Jóannes	Ortind	1951	Bragdið
7	65:14	Regin	Jóanesarson	1945	Bragdið

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