Pallas day 2 – Alda’s second PB

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The second day of Pallas Spelen offered three 200 m races and one 800 m. There were twelve heats in Girls 17, where we were represented by Teresa F. Bláhamar and Elisabet Holm Simonsen. A week earlier they ran the 200 m in Reykjavík, and on that occasion they ended up on their own in the same heat. This time they ran in heats six and eight of the 12 heats. First up was Elisabet. She was very disappointed with her time of 28.66 the week before, and wanted to prove that she could run faster than that.

Elisabet won an exciting heat and ran 28.09, which is still somewhat slower than her best time. Teresa beat Elisabet in Reykjavík, so the hope was that she could run under 28 seconds. But on this day Elisabet got the better result. Teresa, who also ran in a close and exciting heat, finished in 28.25 seconds.

Bragdið friends Teresa and Elisabet pictured shortly after the 200 m race.

Then it was Alda’s turn. She ran in the women’s category, which also had 12 heats. With a personal best in the 60 m the day before, there was no doubt that her speed should be good enough for a good time. Alda also ended up in a very close heat, where she crossed the finish line first after an exciting sprint. And Alda was delighted when the arena clock stopped at 27.40 seconds, the fastest she has ever run. The time was even corrected to 27.38 seconds and is just 13/100 of a second off the Faroese record.

Alda’s time is also well faster than she has run outdoors, which is a very good sign of an exciting summer. All in all, Alda can be very pleased with her results this weekend. She was the only one to set a personal best, and she even set two.

Alda, in lane four on the outside, powers away in the 200 m. The result was a big personal best!

The last of our athletes to compete on the track was Rebekka in the 800 m. We were very short of time, so we had to get Rebekka to run in the first heat, even though she should have run in the fast final heat. As a result, Rebekka ended up running alone at the front all the way. The clock stopped at 2:22.37, which is a long way off Rebekka’s best times. Overall, this meant 10th place. As mentioned in the other article, Rebekka has come back from a backpacking trip, and her top form is still some way off. But now Rebekka is up and running again, and she is looking forward to an exciting competition year in which the progress of recent years is set to continue.

Already after 400 m there is a big gap back to no. 2 and a world back to the rest.

Together with the youth national team, the national team is going to VU-spelen again this summer. Work is also under way on other assignments for the national team.