Rúni and Rebekka safely through

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This evening our strong middle-distance runners Rúni Seloy and Rebekka Fuglø were in action. Rúni was one of 19 runners trying to reach the semi-final, which takes place as early as Monday morning.

The first two in each of the four heats, plus the four fastest times, went through. Rúni ran in the third heat, where before the race we rated him the second-strongest runner in the heat. Rúni held second place throughout the race and qualified for the semi-final fairly comfortably. Only at one point was his place under threat, but with 100 metres to go Rúni really picked up the pace and sailed into a semi-final spot. Rúni’s time was 2:02.46.

Rúni ran his way into the semi-finals, which will be held tomorrow morning

In the women’s 1,500 metres there were 13 women in two heats. This number was to be cut to nine women, who will run the final on Tuesday evening. The first three went straight through. Rebekka’s race went exactly as it should. She was one of three who broke away after about half the distance. They steadily increased the gap to the rest, and all three ran safely and calmly into the final. Rebekka’s time was 4:43.60

Natalie Whitty (119), Rebekka and Rachael Franklin (132) qualified for the final with ease

 

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