Machine-translated from Faroese and not yet reviewed. Read the original.
As well as Tór Mortensen, Marna Egholm has also been at the Danish Championships at Århus Stadion, where she competed over 5,000 metres today. Last year Valborg Heinesen won silver in this very event, setting a Faroese record. That was the record that stood until today. But today’s race was very strong. Denmark has produced a whole host of very strong runners, and nearly all of them turned up in Århus. In total, 11 women ran under 18 minutes!
So even though Marna managed to take four seconds off Valborg Heinesen’s Faroese record, it was not enough for a medal. Marna finished seventh in the race, but sixth in the Danish Championships, as one woman ahead of her was running as a guest. Marna was not entirely satisfied with the result and expects that, in the right race, she could easily run under 17:20. Marna’s new Faroese record is 17:26.13 min.
FÍF warmly congratulates Marna on the record.
Marna Egholm here in Jersey. Today she set a new record over 5,000 m, and she also holds the records over 10,000 m, 15 km, 20 km and the half marathon. (photo: Treysti)
