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Although the forecasters hadn’t predicted the best running weather for Runt Agnið this morning, once again this year there was a participation record in round 1 of the TF Winter Series 2015/16. More than 100 runners took part in the race today, and that has never happened before.
Runners aren’t afraid of the weather, and there would have been no reason to be today either. A shower along the route and a bit of wind was all the south-westerly had to offer.
It was a very fit Jan Elmar Sørensen of Treysti who won the race today after a hard battle with Eirikur Hansen. Perhaps it was a little unexpected that Jan Elmar would make off with the win, but it was a new version of 23-year-old Jan Elmar we saw today. It was a fitter version. Eirikur Hansen also showed both great form and a strong will to win, but had to give in with around 200 metres to go.
Julian Gregersen of Treysti had been tipped to have a good chance of winning. He kept up well at the front, but towards the end the pressure from Eirikur and Jan Elmar became too much, and he had to settle for bronze. In the following places came the strong runners Sam Vang in fourth, Gudmundur Joensen in fifth, Martin Gravesen in sixth and Henry Olsen in seventh.
Jan Elmar showed an unexpectedly high level and won round 1 of the TF Winter Series in the men’s race. Eirikur Hansen, who finished second, can be seen just behind. (photo: Roysnið)
Yes, it was a strong and exciting race for the men, with several runners under the dream time of 40:00 minutes. The women’s race was not as exciting. Rigmor N. Arge was simply in a class of her own today. She won clearly ahead of Duruta R. á Lofti, who in turn faced little competition for silver. The biggest excitement was over bronze, where the two Bragdið clubmates Krista Nielsen and Ann Thomsen were locked in a close duel. In the end, though, it was Krista Nielsen who could take her place on the third step of the podium.
There were only eight girls and boys today. But they all ran very strong times. Dánjal Dahl Ljósheim won his first Winter Series race, Hans Erland Thomsen came second and Hans Sivertsen third. All three finished under 19 minutes!! Ingi Johannesen in fourth place broke 20 minutes for the first time, and Hugin Jacobsen in fifth place also set a good personal best.
Stinna Maria Biskopstø gave the leading boys a hard race and once again ran under 19 minutes. Unna Ró Jacobsen in second place got under 20, and Elin Kristina Ryan in third place cut two minutes off last year’s time.
The junior men had two newcomers on the podium. Rógvi Kárason from Tvøroyri was running with a number on his chest for the very first time. He did it so well that he could go home with a bronze medal from his first ever running race. In second place was Gunnar Sivertsen, who was running the longer distance in the TF Winter Series for the first time. Gunnar also ran well, making it into the top 10 in the open category. Julian Gregersen, who finished third in the open category, won the junior category comfortably.
It is well known that women live longer than men. It also seems that they last longer as runners than men, since the top three veteran women were exactly the same as in the open category. The best men’s veteran was Sam Vang, who ran his first race as a veteran. Martin Gravesen was no. 2 and in third place was Henry Olsen.
Super-veteran Jens Weihe once again made short work of it and won by a good minute ahead of Rani Nolsøe in second place. Gunnar Sivertsen was third. Cecilia Arendal is a new name among the female super-veterans. She and Sunneva Olsen crossed the finish line quite close together, though Sunneva was 20 seconds ahead. Jóngerð Herup Høgnesen came third.
Roysnið deserves a big thank you for a well-organised event and for a pleasant, enjoyable time afterwards.
| Results round 1 of the TF Winter Series, Runt Agnið, 7 Nov 2015, 11:00 | ||||
| No. | Time | Men open category (–1999) 10.2 km | ||
| 1 | 37:07 | Jan Elmar Sørensen | 1991 | Treysti |
| 2 | 37:15 | Eirikur Hansen | 1980 | Bragdið |
| 3 | 38:07 | Julian Gregersen | 1998 | Treysti |
| 4 | 38:19 | Sam Vang | 1970 | Bragdið |
| 5 | 38:25 | Gudmundur Joensen | 1983 | Bragdið |
| 6 | 38:35 | Martin Gravesen | 1967 | Bragdið |
| 7 | 39:19 | Henry Olsen | 1964 | Bragdið |
| 8 | 40:22 | Gunnar Sivertsen | 1999 | Treysti |
| 9 | 40:56 | Guttorm Sørensen | 1968 | Treysti |
| 10 | 41:07 | Marnar Pattinson | 1970 | Roysnið |
| 11 | 41:24 | Hjalmar Sjóvará | 1966 | Bragdið |
| 12 | 41:36 | Arnfinn Johannesen | 1965 | Roysnið |
| 13 | 41:42 | Regin Áki Hansen | 1970 | Bragdið |
| 14 | 41:59 | Súni Jacobsen | 1967 | Bragdið |
| 15 | 42:10 | Rógvi Kárason | 1996 | No club |
| 16 | 42:31 | Heini Gregersen | 1964 | Treysti |
| 17 | 42:53 | Helgi L. Petersen | 1978 | Roysnið |
| 18 | 43:27 | Jens R. Weihe | 1947 | Frælsi |
| 19 | 43:49 | Kaj Dam | 1966 | Treysti |
| 20 | 43:57 | Albert Johansen | 1966 | Frælsi |
| 21 | 44:02 | Egil G. Olsen | 1963 | Roysnið |
| 22 | 44:12 | Júst í Túni | 1986 | Treysti |
| 23 | 44:24 | Herluf Jacobsen | 1963 | Bragdið |
| 24 | 44:31 | Regin Thomsen | 1976 | Roysnið |
| 25 | 44:34 | Andreas Josephsen | 1968 | Treysti |
| 26 | 44:38 | Rani Nolsøe | 1959 | Treysti |
| 27 | 44:48 | Páll Vesturbú | 1961 | Hvirlan |
| 28 | 45:37 | Henrik Kølleskov | 1965 | Bragdið |
| 29 | 45:49 | Allan Dalsgarð | 1972 | Bragdið |
| 30 | 45:53 | Bergur Didriksen | 1965 | Roysnið |
| 31 | 46:24 | Jákup D. Ljósheim | 1998 | Hvirlan |
| 32 | 46:33 | Rói Herup Olsen | 1983 | Bragdið |
| 33 | 46:49 | Rani F. Rasmussen | 1985 | Roysnið |
| 34 | 47:16 | Jóhan E. Simonsen | 1969 | Bragdið |
| 35 | 47:17 | Jan Matras | 1966 | Treysti |
| 36 | 47:34 | Eirikkur Joensen | 1967 | Roysnið |
| 37 | 47:36 | Sølvi Reinert Hansen | 1970 | Roysnið |
| 38 | 47:38 | Sverri Steinhólm | 1963 | No club |
| 39 | 48:14 | Terje Hansen | 1968 | Roysnið |
| 40 | 48:38 | Rúni Simonsen | 1973 | Bragdið |
| 41 | 48:53 | Gunnar Simonsen | 1952 | Treysti |
| 42 | 50:06 | Arnfinnur Helmsdal | 1970 | Bragdið |
| 43 | 50:33 | Jóannes Ortind | 1951 | Bragdið |
| 44 | 50:41 | Fríðrikur Bláhamar | 1965 | Bragdið |
| 45 | 50:46 | Suni Kristiansen | 1956 | Roysnið |
| 46 | 51:23 | Sofus Poulsen | 1965 | Frælsi |
| 47 | 51:35 | Bent H. Jacobsen | 1958 | Bragdið |
| 48 | 51:41 | Dan Kruse Thomsen | 1970 | Bragdið |
| 49 | 51:54 | Niclas Joensen | 1963 | Hvirlan |
| 50 | 52:30 | John Ryan | 1974 | Treysti |
| 51 | 52:45 | Hilmar Høgenn | 1962 | Bragdið |
| 52 | 52:57 | Kristin Kristiansen | 1980 | No club |
| 53 | 53:17 | Kristmar E. Johannesen | 1962 | Treysti |
| 54 | 55:06 | Kristian í Lambanum | 1954 | Treysti |
| 55 | 56:46 | Daniel D. Rein | 1990 | Bragdið |
| 56 | 60:47 | Andreas Andreassen | 1957 | Roysnið |
| No. | Time | Women open category (– 1999) 10.2 km | ||
| 1 | 44:48 | Rigmor N. Arge | 1969 | Hvirlan |
| 2 | 46:01 | Duruta á Lofti | 1969 | Bragdið |
| 3 | 46:56 | Krista Nielsen | 1965 | Bragdið |
| 4 | 47:16 | Ann Thomsen | 1966 | Bragdið |
| 5 | 47:56 | Paula Mohr | 1968 | Hvirlan |
| 6 | 48:14 | Birna Mohr Joensen | 1970 | Hvirlan |
| 7 | 49:33 | Beinta Hoydal Joensen | 1971 | Bragdið |
| 8 | 49:35 | Ann-Mari av Skarði | 1974 | Bragdið |
| 9 | 50:29 | Astrid Joensen | 1967 | Roysnið |
| 10 | 51:55 | Adelaid Kirke | 1968 | Hvirlan |
| 11 | 52:59 | Ingun K. Sørensen | 1971 | Treysti |
| 12 | 53:10 | Hallbjørg Danielsen | 1973 | Roysnið |
| 13 | 53:41 | Eydna E. Petersen | 1973 | Hvirlan |
| 14 | 54:26 | Saloma Johannesen | 1993 | Roysnið |
| 15 | 54:31 | Karin Kirke Petersen | 1964 | Treysti |
| 16 | 55:11 | Bjørg Nielsen | 1974 | Bragdið |
| 17 | 55:17 | Eydna Weihe | 1969 | Bragdið |
| 18 | 55:44 | Julianna Frederiksberg | 1967 | Roysnið |
| 19 | 56:57 | Anna Maria Seloy | 1964 | Bragdið |
| 20 | 57:03 | Elisabeth Larsen | 1968 | Bragdið |
| 21 | 57:25 | Heidi Jógvansdóttir | 1972 | Bragdið |
| 22 | 57:54 | Laila Jacobsen | 1962 | Frælsi |
| 23 | 57:58 | Jorie Josephsen | 1971 | Treysti |
| 24 | 58:09 | Sunneva Olsen | 1959 | Bragdið |
| 25 | 58:30 | Cecilia Arendal | 1957 | Hvirlan |
| 26 | 58:32 | Elin í Haraldstovu | 1961 | Bragdið |
| 27 | 58:39 | Petra Mikkelsen | 1974 | Roysnið |
| 28 | 58:39 | Karin Maria Isaksen | 1963 | Bragdið |
| 29 | 58:43 | Ingibjørg Kristensen | 1970 | No club |
| 30 | 58:50 | Tina Kruse Dam | 1977 | Bragdið |
| 31 | 59:29 | Ruth Winther | 1968 | Bragdið |
| 32 | 59:50 | Heriet Djurhuus | 1965 | Bragdið |
| 33 | 60:03 | Unna Hansen | 1967 | Roysnið |
| 34 | 60:49 | Olga Johannesen | 1967 | Roysnið |
| 35 | 61:14 | Jóngerð H. Høgnesen | 1948 | Bragdið |
| 36 | 61:33 | Johann Vang | 1964 | Bragdið |
| 37 | 62:06 | Maria Biskupstø | 1965 | Bragdið |
| 38 | 62:30 | Dagmar í Heiðunum | 1968 | Hvirlan |
| 39 | 63:43 | Jessie Hansen | 1955 | Bragdið |
| 40 | 66:29 | Susan Jacobsen | 1964 | Treysti |
| 41 | 66:32 | Súsan Tavsen | 1965 | Frælsi |
| 42 | 72:43 | Ingun Olsen | 1959 | Bragdið |
| No. | Time | Men vet. (b. 1961 – 1970) 10.2 km | ||
| 1 | 38:19 | Sam Vang | 1970 | Bragdið |
| 2 | 38:35 | Martin Gravesen | 1967 | Bragdið |
| 3 | 39:19 | Henry Olsen | 1964 | Bragdið |
| 4 | 40:56 | Guttorm Sørensen | 1968 | Treysti |
| 5 | 41:07 | Marnar Pattinson | 1970 | Roysnið |
| 6 | 41:24 | Hjalmar Sjóvará | 1966 | Bragdið |
| 7 | 41:36 | Arnfinn Johannesen | 1965 | Roysnið |
| 8 | 41:42 | Regin Áki Hansen | 1970 | Bragdið |
| 9 | 41:59 | Súni Jacobsen | 1967 | Bragdið |
| 10 | 42:31 | Heini Gregersen | 1964 | Treysti |
| 11 | 43:49 | Kaj Dam | 1966 | Treysti |
| 12 | 43:57 | Albert Johansen | 1966 | Frælsi |
| 13 | 44:02 | Egil G. Olsen | 1963 | Roysnið |
| 14 | 44:24 | Herluf Jacobsen | 1963 | Bragdið |
| 15 | 44:34 | Andreas Josephsen | 1968 | Treysti |
| 16 | 44:48 | Páll Vesturbú | 1961 | Hvirlan |
| 17 | 45:37 | Henrik Kølleskov | 1965 | Bragdið |
| 18 | 45:53 | Bergur Didriksen | 1965 | Bragdið |
| 19 | 47:16 | Jóhan E. Simonsen | 1969 | Bragdið |
| 20 | 47:17 | Jan Matras | 1966 | Treysti |
| 21 | 47:34 | Eirikkur Joensen | 1967 | Roysnið |
| 22 | 47:36 | Sølvi Reinert Hansen | 1970 | Roysnið |
| 23 | 47:38 | Sverri Steinhólm | 1963 | No club |
| 24 | 48:14 | Terje Hansen | 1968 | Roysnið |
| 25 | 50:06 | Arnfinnur Helmsdal | 1970 | Bragdið |
| 26 | 50:41 | Fríðrikur Bláhamar | 1965 | Bragdið |
| 27 | 51:23 | Sofus Poulsen | 1965 | Frælsi |
| 28 | 51:41 | Dan Kruse Thomsen | 1970 | Bragdið |
| 29 | 51:54 | Niclas Joensen | 1963 | Hvirlan |
| 30 | 52:45 | Hilmar Høgenn | 1962 | Bragdið |
| 31 | 53:17 | Kristmar E. Johannesen | 1962 | Treysti |
| No. | Time | Women vet. (1961– 1970) 10.2 km | ||
| 1 | 44:48 | Rigmor N. Arge | 1969 | Hvirlan |
| 2 | 46:01 | Duruta á Lofti | 1969 | Bragdið |
| 3 | 46:56 | Krista Nielsen | 1965 | Bragdið |
| 4 | 47:16 | Ann Thomsen | 1966 | Bragdið |
| 5 | 47:56 | Paula Mohr | 1968 | Hvirlan |
| 6 | 48:14 | Birna Mohr Joensen | 1970 | Hvirlan |
| 7 | 50:29 | Astrid Joensen | 1967 | Roysnið |
| 8 | 51:55 | Adelaid Kirke | 1968 | Hvirlan |
| 9 | 54:31 | Karin Kirke Petersen | 1964 | Treysti |
| 10 | 55:17 | Eydna Weihe | 1969 | Bragdið |
| 11 | 55:44 | Julianna Frederiksberg | 1967 | Roysnið |
| 12 | 56:57 | Anna Maria Seloy | 1964 | Bragdið |
| 13 | 57:03 | Elisabeth Larsen | 1968 | Bragdið |
| 14 | 57:54 | Laila Jacobsen | 1962 | Frælsi |
| 15 | 58:32 | Elin í Haraldstovu | 1961 | Bragdið |
| 16 | 58:39 | Karin Maria Isaksen | 1963 | Bragdið |
| 17 | 58:43 | Ingibjørg Kristensen | 1970 | No club |
| 18 | 59:29 | Ruth Winther | 1968 | Bragdið |
| 19 | 59:50 | Heriet Djurhuus | 1965 | Bragdið |
| 20 | 60:03 | Unna Hansen | 1967 | Roysnið |
| 21 | 60:49 | Olga Johannesen | 1967 | Roysnið |
| 22 | 61:33 | Johann Vang | 1964 | Bragdið |
| 23 | 62:06 | Maria Biskupstø | 1965 | Bragdið |
| 24 | 62:30 | Dagmar í Heiðunum | 1968 | Hvirlan |
| 25 | 66:29 | Susan Jacobsen | 1964 | Treysti |
| 26 | 66:32 | Súsan Tavsen | 1965 | Frælsi |
| No. | Time | Men super-vet. ( – 1960) 10.2 km | ||
| 1 | 43:27 | Jens R. Weihe | 1947 | Frælsi |
| 2 | 44:38 | Rani Nolsøe | 1959 | Treysti |
| 3 | 48:53 | Gunnar Simonsen | 1952 | Treysti |
| 4 | 50:33 | Jóannes Ortind | 1951 | Bragdið |
| 5 | 50:46 | Suni Kristiansen | 1956 | Roysnið |
| 6 | 51:35 | Bent H. Jacobsen | 1958 | Bragdið |
| 7 | 55:06 | Kristian í Lambanum | 1954 | Treysti |
| 8 | 60:47 | Andreas Andreassen | 1957 | Roysnið |
| No. | Time | Women super-vet. ( – 1960) 10.2 km | ||
| 1 | 58:09 | Sunneva Olsen | 1959 | Bragdið |
| 2 | 58:30 | Cecilia Arendal | 1957 | Hvirlan |
| 3 | 61:14 | Jóngerð H. Høgnesen | 1948 | Bragdið |
| 4 | 63:43 | Jessie Hansen | 1955 | Bragdið |
| 5 | 72:43 | Ingun Olsen | 1959 | Bragdið |
| No. | Time | Junior men ( 1995– 1999) 10.2 km | ||
| 1 | 38:07 | Julian Gregersen | 1998 | Treysti |
| 2 | 40:22 | Gunnar Sivertsen | 1999 | Treysti |
| 3 | 42:10 | Rógvi Kárason | 1996 | No club |
| 4 | 46:24 | Jákup D. Ljósheim | 1998 | Hvirlan |
| No. | Time | Boys (b. 2000-2004) 5.0 km | ||
| 1 | 18:28 | Dánjal Dahl Ljósheim | 2000 | Hvirlan |
| 2 | 18:42 | Hans Erland Thomsen | 2003 | Bragdið |
| 3 | 18:59 | Hans Eihilt Sivertsen | 2001 | Treysti |
| 4 | 19:53 | Ingi Johannesen | 2002 | Roysnið |
| 5 | 23:06 | Hugin Jacobsen | 2002 | Bragdið |
| No. | Time | Girls (b. 2000-2004) 5.0 km | ||
| 1 | 18:47 | Maria Biskupstø | 2002 | Treysti |
| 2 | 20:57 | Unna Ró Jacobsen | 2002 | Bragdið |
| 3 | 21:38 | Elin Kristina Ryan | 2000 | Treysti |
