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On Saturday the annual Top Run was held for the 13th time. Sam Vang had already won this demanding race no fewer than eight times. It starts in Kollfjarðadalur and finishes on Sornfelli, a course of roughly 9.8 kilometres. Sam Vang was on the start line again this year and was considered the clear favourite on the day.
However, it was Henry Olsen who took the lead at the start, and fairly soon the two of them were alone at the front, with Niels Poulsen in third. After about four kilometres Sam Vang pulled away from Henry and ran to a comfortable win. Henry Olsen held on to his 2nd place well, while Niels had to work hard to keep Regin Zachariassen behind him.
36 years. That was the age gap between the two women battling for first place. After running together for most of the course, it was 49-year-old Borgarhjørt Holm who dropped a tired Maria Biskopstø and gained almost a minute on her over the final kilometre. Rigmor N. Arge finished third.
All the results can be found at this link: https://app.lap.io/event/2015-top-run/results
More photos can be found at this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1038308459512661.1073741829.150794468264069&type=3
They listen to Herluf just before the starting gun is fired
Henry and Sam pulled away from the others before Sam pulled away from Henry and won his 9th Top Run!
Bigge ran his 13th Top Run. As with the Tórshavn Marathon, Bigge is the only one who has run every single Top Run. He is clearly popular with the stronger sex.
Maria Biskopstø leading the women, but she had to watch Borgarhjørt Holm pull away from her on the final stretch. Hans Erland finished second among men under 40.
Roysnið was out in force on Saturday, and it earned them some medals as well. Regin Thomsen won among men under 40 and Steingrímur Ranghamar Hansen finished third.
