Rebekka and Jan Elmar are Faroese cross-country champions

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Today the annual Faroese Cross-Country Championships were held in Hoydalar, which was also round 5 of the TF Winter Series. 70 runners turned up, and as usual it was a tough challenge against hills, ditches and wet ground.

As the start approached it began to rain, but shortly before the starting gun it cleared up and the sun even came out. Towards the end of the race it started raining again, but by then most of the runners had finished. Not that it mattered – all the runners were both wet and muddy after the battle. Just as the rules of cross-country prescribe.

10 seconds after the start, the leading group has already taken shape (photo: Kamilla Sørensen)

The flat ground was wet and soft, and in many places it was heavy going. So heavy that at times a foot came back up out of the mud without its shoe.

As expected, Rebekka Fuglø won comfortably in the women’s race. She is in good form at the moment, and we hope her long-distance form is a good sign for the middle-distance competitions coming up in Iceland and for the Danish Indoor Championships. The battle for second place among the women was as exciting as ever. Rigmor N. Arge has had a monopoly on the silver, but had a bad day.

Hergerð Heldarskarð, on the other hand, had a very good day. She has improved a great deal recently. Early on she settled into second place together with Birna Mohr Joensen, who also seemed to be having a good day. Rigmor appeared to find a bit of speed towards the end. She did catch Birna, but she could not catch Hergerð. It became a secure silver medal for Hergerð, who at the same time won her first Faroese championship title. She won the women’s veterans’ category, where Rigmor finished 2nd and Birna 3rd.

The veteran men were far from the podium in the open category. The young Island Games hopefuls are far too strong for that. Jan Elmar showed once again that he is stronger than ever. He was already clearly in the lead when they came out of the wooded grove the first time, and steadily extended it over the following laps. At the finish he was a minute and a half ahead of Andrias Hansen, who was also secure in second place. There was a little more excitement over third place, which Julian Gregersen eventually took, after Rúni Seloy had for a while looked set to claim the bronze. Julian picked up so much speed on the last lap that he was only 17 seconds behind Andrias.

Before today’s race Martin Gravesen had a perfect points score in the veterans’ competition. And once again Martin won comfortably, a good minute ahead of Hallur Holm, who in turn was a good minute ahead of Heini Gregersen in third place.

The best super-veterans aren’t called super-veterans for nothing! The winner, 56-year-old Regin Zachariassen, would have made the veterans’ podium, and 69-year-old silver medallist Jens R. Weihe is still going strong. Hjalti Gunnarstein in third place was a little more human.

Sunneva Olsen was back after a break, and celebrated with a Faroese championship title in the super-veteran women’s category. Jóngerð H. Høgnesen and Anna Sofía Kristiansen were very evenly matched in the battle for the next places, but it was Jóngerð who won silver and Anna Sófía who won bronze.

Only five children took part today. Hans Erland Thomsen showed very good form and won the boys’ race. He was half a minute ahead of Ingi Johannesen. The girls’ category was won in fine style by Maria Biskopstø. Oddvør Josephsen finished 2nd and Vibeka Sivertsen 3rd.

The best junior man was Julian Gregersen, who won clearly. 16-year-old Dánjal Dahl Ljósheim also ran very well and took silver. He made it all the way up to seventh place in the strong open category! Rógvi-with-one-shoe Johansen came third.

Top three in the overall standings, men:
1. Andrias Hansen 187 points
2. Eirikur Hansen 174 points
3. Martin Gravesen 164 points

Top three in the overall standings, women:
1. Rebekka Fuglø 200 points
2. Rigmor N. Arge 186 points
3. Hergerð Heldarskarð 178 points

Round 6 of the TF Winter Series will be held up north at Fossanes on 4 March 2017.

All the results can be seen here:

Boys
No.	Time	Name	Born	Club
1	11:16	Hans Erland Thomsen	2003	Bragdið
2	11:51	Ingi Johannessen	2002	Roysnið
Girls
No.	Time	Name	Born	Club
1	11:46	Maria Biskopstø	2002	Treysti
2	12:19	Oddvør Josephsen	2001	Treysti
3	13:59	Vibeka Eihilt Sivertsen	2005	Treysti
Junior men
No.	Time	Name	Born	Club
1	33:11	Julian Gregersen	1998	Treysti
2	35:36	Dánjal Dahl Ljósheim	2000	Hvirlan
3	40:58	Rógvi Johansen	1997	Bragdið
Men
No.	Time	Name	Born	Club
1	31:29	Jan Elmar Sørensen	1991	Treysti
2	32:54	Andrias Hansen	1982	Bragdið
3	33:11	Julian Gregersen	1998	Treysti
4	33:38	Rúni Seloy	1994	Bragdið
5	34:22	Eirikur Hansen	1980	Bragdið
6	34:36	Martin Gravesen	1967	Bragdið
7	35:36	Dánjal Dahl Ljósheim	2000	Hvirlan
8	35:54	Hallur Holm	1967	Bragdið
9	36:02	Niels Poulsen	1972	Bragdið
10	36:08	Regin Zachariassen	1960	Bragdið
11	37:20	Heini Gregersen	1964	Treysti
12	37:35	Jens R. Weihe	1947	Frælsi
13	38:10	Jóhan E. Simonsen	1969	Bragdið
14	38:29	Meinar Ortind	1990	No club
15	38:52	Arnfinn Johannessen	1965	Roysnið
16	39:37	Herluf Jakobsen	1963	Bragdið
17	40:28	Regin Thomsen	1976	Roysnið
18	40:58	Rógvi Johansen	1997	Bragdið
19	41:46	Eirikkur Joensen	1967	Roysnið
20	41:59	Dan Kruse Thomsen	1970	Bragdið
21	42:03	Helgi Johannessen	1967	Roysnið
22	42:17	Hjalti Gunnarstein	1961	Bragdið
23	42:30	Ken Zachariasen	1977	No club
24	42:46	Páll Højgaard Vesturbú	1961	Hvirlan
25	43:27	Albert Johansen	1966	Frælsi
26	44:14	Terje Hansen	1968	Roysnið
27	44:32	Jakup Joensen	1988	No club
28	44:46	Arnfinnur Helmsdal	1970	Bragdið
29	44:46	Sverri Eriksen	1974	Bragdið
30	47:22	Sofus Poulsen	1965	Frælsi
31	47:30	Robert Vilhelmsen	Bragdið
32	47:30	Ellindur Lydersen	1990	No club
33	48:20	Jákup Klein Hansen	1994	No club
34	50:02	Jógvan Joensen	1984	No club
35	50:17	Tróndur Jensson	1993	No club
36	56:19	Martin Vetter Berg	1984	No club
37	58:35	Sigurđ Simonsen	1992	No club
38	67:26	Regin Jóanesarson	1945	No club
Women
No.	Time	Name	Born	Club
1	36:43	Rebekka Fuglø	1993	Treysti
2	40:31	Hergerð Heldarskarð	1968	Bragdið
3	40:48	Rigmor Napoleonsdóttir Arge	1969	Hvirlan
4	41:28	Birna Mohr Joensen	1970	Hvirlan
5	42:26	Ann-Mari av Skarði	1974	Bragdið
6	43:13	Sigrun Kallsoy Kristiansen	1989	Bragdið
7	44:38	Asta Hubeck-Graudal	1980	Bragdið
8	44:41	Ella Áarstein	1964	Treysti
9	45:06	Eydna Weihe	1969	Bragdið
10	45:24	Hallbjørg Danielsen	1973	Roysnið
11	46:09	Astrid Joensen	1967	Roysnið
12	46:28	Birna Abrahamsen	1970	Hvirlan
13	46:45	Petra Mikkelsen	1974	Roysnið
14	47:46	Anna Margit Dalsgaard Thomsen	1989	Bragdið
15	47:56	Jónrit Dalsgaard	1974	Bragdið
16	48:09	Eydna E. Petersen	1973	Hvirlan
17	48:25	Ritha Holm í Lágabø	1980	Bragdið
18	50:44	Adelaid Kirke	1968	Hvirlan
19	51:17	Anna Maria Seloy	1964	Bragdið
20	51:50	Elisabeth Larsen	1968	Bragdið
21	52:58	Sunneva Olsen	1959	Bragdið
22	54:04	Elsibeth Johannessen	1966	Roysnið
23	54:36	Jóngerð Herup Høgnesen	1948	Bragdið
24	54:45	Anna Sofía Kristiansen	1960	Bragdið
25	55:04	Eileen Matras	1971	Treysti
26	57:21	Olga Johannessen	1967	Roysnið
27	59:00	Kathe Klakkstein	1969	Treysti
Veteran men
No.	Time	Name	Born	Club
1	34:36	Martin Gravesen	1967	Bragdið
2	35:54	Hallur Holm	1967	Bragdið
3	37:20	Heini Gregersen	1964	Treysti
4	38:10	Jóhan E. Simonsen	1969	Bragdið
5	38:52	Arnfinn Johannessen	1965	Roysnið
6	39:37	Herluf Jakobsen	1963	Bragdið
7	41:46	Eirikkur Joensen	1967	Roysnið
8	41:59	Dan Kruse Thomsen	1970	Bragdið
9	42:03	Helgi Johannessen	1967	Roysnið
10	43:27	Albert Johansen	1966	Frælsi
11	44:14	Terje Hansen	1968	Roysnið
12	44:46	Arnfinnur Helmsdal	1970	Bragdið
13	47:22	Sofus Poulsen	1965	Frælsi
Super-veteran men
No.	Time	Name	Born	Club
1	36:08	Regin Zachariassen	1960	Bragdið
2	37:35	Jens R. Weihe	1947	Frælsi
3	42:17	Hjalti Gunnarstein	1961	Bragdið
4	42:46	Páll Højgaard Vesturbú	1961	Hvirlan
5	47:30	Robert Vilhelmsen	Bragdið
6	67:26	Regin Jóanesarson	1945	No club
Veteran women
No.	Time	Name	Born	Club
1	40:31	Hergerð Heldarskarð	1968	Bragdið
2	40:48	Rigmor Napoleonsdóttir Arge	1969	Hvirlan
3	41:28	Birna Mohr Joensen	1970	Hvirlan
4	44:41	Ella Áarstein	1964	Treysti
5	45:06	Eydna Weihe	1969	Bragdið
6	46:09	Astrid Joensen	1967	Roysnið
7	46:28	Birna Abrahamsen	1970	Hvirlan
8	50:44	Adelaid Kirke	1968	Hvirlan
9	51:17	Anna Maria Seloy	1964	Bragdið
10	51:50	Elisabeth Larsen	1968	Bragdið
11	54:04	Elsibeth Johannessen	1966	Roysnið
12	55:04	Eileen Matras	1971	Treysti
13	57:21	Olga Johannessen	1967	Roysnið
14	59:00	Kathe Klakkstein	1969	Treysti
Super-veteran women
No.	Time	Name	Born	Club
1	52:58	Sunneva Olsen	1959	Bragdið
2	54:36	Jóngerð Herup Høgnesen	1948	Bragdið
3	54:45	Anna Sofía Kristiansen	1960	Bragdið

 

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