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Many strong women turned out when the Faroese 10 km Road Championships and the final of the Betri Winter Series were run in Runavík on Saturday morning. It was obvious in every way that a lot was at stake.
Rebekka Fuglø was probably the biggest favourite to win the Faroese title, but Swedish runner Sarah Vallin was a possible threat. Some of our top runners have not been very regular in the Winter Series, but with the Faroese Championships also on the programme, several strong runners were seen on the start line, among them Rigmor N. Arge and Duruta R. á Lofti.
Rebekka set off hardest and for a while kept pace with the men just behind the leaders. This gave her a good lead early on. Sarah Vallin was in second place from the start, while Duruta R. á Lofti, Beinta Hoydal Joensen and Oddvør Josephsen battled for third place with Rigmor N. Arge just behind.
A tough battle for bronze in the women’s race. Duruta R. á Lofti, Oddvør Josephsen, Beinta H. Joensen and Rigmor N. Arge, together with Páll Vesturbú, Rói H. Olsen and Marnar Pattinson
Rebekka’s start must have been somewhat hard, because towards the end Swedish runner Sarah Vallin began to close in. She came very close, and in the end there were only 13 seconds between them. In the battle for third place, Duruta held on strongest and comfortably won the bronze, while young Oddvør Josephsen dropped back to seventh place and Beinta had to let Rigmor past.
Faroese champion Rebekka Fuglø in the middle, on the left Sarah Vallin, 2nd, and on the right Duruta R. á Lofti, 3rd
The winner of the Betri Winter Series in the women’s category was Ann-Mari av Skarði from Bragdið. In the strong field the woman from Nólsoy finished in 8th place, but nobody could take the overall victory from her. It had more or less been secured before the race. Marita Andrasardóttir’s overall second place was also fairly secure before the race.
The greatest excitement was over third and fourth place, which was between Sigrun Kallsoy Kristiansen and Petra Weihe, who have been very evenly matched all winter. In the end there was only one point between them, with Petra in third place.
This year’s most consistent winter runners: From left: Marita Andrasardóttir (2nd), Ann-Mari av Skarði (winner) and Petra Weihe Mikkelsen (3rd)
Faroese 10 km Championships, Women, open category:
1. Rebekka Fuglø, Treysti 40:16
2. Sarah Vallin, Bragdið 40:29
3. Duruta R. á Lofti, Bragdið 42:05
4. Rigmor N. Arge, Hvirlan, 42:42
5. Beinta Hoydal Joensen, Bragdið 43:43
Betri Winter Series – final standings, Women – open category, top 5
1. Ann-Mari av Skarði, Bragdið 220 points
2. Marita Andrasardóttir, Hvirlan, 213 points
3. Petra Weihe Mikkelsen, Roysnið, 204 points
4. Sigrun Kallsoy Kristiansen, Bragdið 203 points
5. Rebekka Fuglø, Treysti 200 points
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