Andrias posts a top time in Top Run

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There was good weather and a good atmosphere when Top Run was held for the 15th time today. This race has usually been very well attended, with up to 100 participants. But in each of the last two years there have been fewer than 50 participants. Still, they all had a good experience and a good race, and the spectators also got good running and plenty of excitement.

Andrias Hansen of Bragdið dominated the men’s race. He pulled away from the others from the very first step and extended his lead all the way up Sornfelli, where he finished in the second-best time ever recorded on this course. His time was 44.02 min, just one minute off Marnar Djurhuus’s record.

Andrias Hansen showed great strength as a hill runner. Here with Dánjal Dahl Ljósheim (left) and Hans Erland Thomsen (right)

Martin Gravesen and Sam Vang were level in second place for a long time, but once they reached the steep section, Martin pulled ahead and finished second. Top Run has only two categories: over and under 40. The men’s results:

The King of Sornfelli, Sam Vang, had 10 wins from 12 attempts before today’s race. But today he had to settle for third place, and second place in the 40+ category, where Martin Gravesen showed his strength on the hills. Hjalmar Sjóvará was not far behind in third place

Men 40+
1. Martin Gravesen, Bragdið, 47.01
2. Sam Vang, Bragdið, 48.57
3. Hjalmar Sjóvará, Bragdið, 49.34

Men under 40
1. Andrias Hansen, Bragdið, 44.02
2. Dánjal Dahl Ljósheim, Hvirlan, 51.28
3. Hans Erland Thomsen, Bragdið, 54.01

There was great excitement over first place in the women’s race. Sigrun Kallsoy Kristiansen was in the lead, but was pushed the whole way by Inga Thorkildshøj. Every time Inga looked like closing in, Sigrun pulled away again, and in the end she was half a minute ahead.

Sigrun and Inga take on the steep slopes side by side, and had an exciting duel

Petra Weihe Mikkelsen of Roysnið was in third place from start to finish, and won the 40+ category. In this category the next places were fairly close.

Women under 40
1. Sigrun Kallsoy Kristiansen, Bragdið, 1.00.59
2. Inga Thorkildshøj, Bragdið, 1.01.30
3. Herdis Ludvig, Bragdið, 1.05.36

The top women under 40. From left: Inga Thorkildshøj, 2nd, Sigrun Kallsoy Kristiansen, winner, and Herdis Ludvig, 3rd

Women 40+
1. Petra Weihe Mikkelsen, Roysnið, 1.04.10
2. Elisabeth Larsen, Bragdið, 1.06.48
3. Heidi Jógvansdóttir, Bragdið, 1.07.35

The top women 40+. From left: Elisabeth Larsen, 2nd, Petra Weihe Mikkelsen, winner, and Heidi Jógvansdóttir, 3rd

All the results can be seen here

The photos were taken by Beinta Nygaard.

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