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Since Elin Rasmussen set the Faroese 100 m record in 1994, it has very rarely been threatened. Since electronic timing was introduced in 2009, nobody has come close. Elin’s time was hand-timed, but there is little doubt that it is correct and verifiable. Elin was unusually fast and also had a few times right down at 12.6 seconds with too much wind. In 2013 the “Christmas Calendar” ran this article about Elin Rasmussen.
But now something appears to be happening. First it was Margit W. Fríðmundsdóttir, who ran 13.54 seconds at the TF Grand Prix meet, equalling Elin’s record. (24/100 of a second must be added to a hand-timed time to compare.) At VU-Spelen, Alda S. Lamhauge ran 13.55 sec, just 1/100 of a second off the record. So there were signs that by far the oldest women’s record was about to fall.
A close and exciting race, and the very best times at the same time. (photo: Hvirlan)
On Thursday Hvirlan organised Jatnatøk at Tórsbreyt, where two of our very fastest also took part. 18-year-old Alda S. Lamhauge of Hvirlan and 15-year-old Elisabet Holm Simonsen of Bragdið ran a close and exciting race, with Alda edging it at the finish. But both their times were sensational. Alda clocked 13.23 and Elisabet 13.30 seconds. To my knowledge, the best times recorded with electronic timing! However, the wind gauge showed +2.7, so the times cannot be ratified as records. Using special conversion formulas, though, it is clear that even without a tailwind the record is now wobbling. The only question is who will be first to get their hands on it: Alda, Margit or Elisabet – or perhaps someone else entirely?
Here is video footage of the race. The footage belongs to Heri Ziska
An exciting race had also been set up for the men, but the withdrawal of the best Faroese sprinter at the moment, Rúni Jacobsen, took some of the excitement out of it. Still, it was going to be interesting to see the returning Hans Jacobsen, now in the red Hvirlan kit, try his hand again after a few years away from the red lanes. Hans looked to be running very well, but he could do nothing about Tummas N. Arge, who seemed to have everything working. So it was a great pity that the electronic timing failed and we did not get the times from this race. The electronic timing could not be got working again, so a rerun was called off.
Here is the men’s race. The footage belongs to Heri Ziska.
The finishing order was as follows:
1. Tummas N. Arge
2. Hans Jacobsen
3. Dánjal D. Ljósheim
4. Hanus Jóhansson
5. Pauli Jóhannesen
6. Kristian M. Garðalíð
There was also long jump, triple jump and javelin on Thursday evening. It is a shame that more people do not support this competition, now that the weather is right for good competition and good results. All results:
100 m girls 14-15 + women (+2.0)
1. Lý Høgnadóttir 14.63 (girls 14-15)
2. Andrea K. Møller 14.72 (girls 14-15)
3. Lydia Simonsen 15.20 (girls 14-15)
4. Maiken Olsen 17.77 (women)
100 m girls 14-15 + women (+2.7)
1. Alda S. Lamhauge 13.23 (women)
2. Elisabet H. Simonsen 13.30 (girls 14-15)
3. Theresa Bláhamar 14.05 (girls 14-15)
Javelin girls 14-15 (500 g)
1. Sunniva Bogadóttir 23.11
2. Lydia Simonsen 21.93
Javelin boys 14-15 (600 g)
1. Bárður Jóhansson 25.27
Long jump girls 14-15
1. Elisabeth H. Simonsen 4.52
Triple jump girls 14-15
1. Andrea K. Møller 9.59
Triple jump girls 16-17
1. Tinna Berg Jørgensen 9.74
Long jump boys 16-17
1. Dánjal D. Ljósheim 4.65
2. Tóki Bak Sørensen 4.55
Photo gallery and report on Hvirlan’s website – www.hvirlan.fo
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