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Press release:
Once again this year, the sports club Frælsi in Vágar is organising a half marathon, which this year takes place on Saturday 5 September. The course runs from Gásadalur to the church in Sandavágur.
The sports club Frælsi was founded on 4 March 2004, and its tenth anniversary was celebrated by running the Faroe Islands’ finest half marathon route. The race passed through every village in Vágar, starting at the school in Gásadalur and finishing at the church in Sandavágur. The day in 2014 was a great success, with a big turnout: 40 women and 44 men completed the tough route. It was decided straight away that this should become a recurring event.
Runners meet at 09:30 at the school in Giljanes, where bib numbers will be handed out. Participants will be able to change and hand in a change of clothes to collect after the race, and there will also be the chance to take a shower. From Giljanes a bus will take runners to Gásadalur, and the start is at 11:00. There will be a water station every 5 km.
The organisers hope to see lots of runners, but also lots of spectators along the road to cheer the runners on, as the course can be rather hard in places.
This year there will also be a fun run, where people can walk/run from Vatnsoyrar to Sandavágur. Participants meet in Vatnsoyrar, where bib numbers will be handed out.
Registration is on FÍF’s website renn.fo. You can register for the race until midnight on Thursday 3 September, when registration closes. Participants in the fun run can also register on renn.fo, or sign up on the day.
The fee for the half marathon is DKK 275 and for the fun run DKK 100. The fee for children aged 16 and under is DKK 20.
Half marathon participants who sign up by 19 August at the latest will receive a running shirt. Please state your shirt size when you pay.
Some photos from jn.fo from last year can be found here: Vágar hálvmaraton 2014
