Faroese 10 km Championships and the Betri Winter Series final on Saturday at 11:00 in Runavík

As part of the annual Spring Race (Várkappingin), Roysnið and FÍF are organising the Faroese 10 km Championships in Runavík on Saturday 23 March at 11:00. This will also be the 8th and final round of the TF Winter Series 2018/2019. Although this is the Faroese 10 km Championships, it is also an open race that everyone can take part in. To run the 10 km, however, you must be born in 2002 or earlier. To compete in the Faroese Championships, you must be a member of a club under FÍF. While the adults run 10 km, girls and boys run 5 km (born 2003–2007). Juniors (born 1998–2002), who also take part in the open category, naturally also compete for the Faroese 10 km Championships.

As in previous years, the race is run as just over 9 laps of the course around Runavík: out along the main road, down onto the quay shortly before the roundabout, back along the lower road, and up onto the main road again just past Shawarma, where the runners then turn and head out again.

As usual, the start is outside Kiosk Vár, and the finish is by Sjómansheimið, a little before the downhill turn-off.

The start in 2017The children start on the lower road and finish in the same place as the adults. They run just under 5 laps.

In both cases the courses are DAF-approved. Categories:

In the Faroese 10 km Championships, the following categories will compete:

– Men and women, open category (born 2002 or earlier)

– Men and women, veterans (born 1964–1973)

– Men and women, super veterans (born 1954–1963)
– Men and women, ultra veterans (born 1953 or earlier) The entry fee is DKK 50 for adults and DKK 30 for children. Registration is on the FÍF website (www.fif.fo). Link to registration here: Várkappingin og FM 10km 2019. The deadline for online registration is Friday evening 20/3 at 22:00.

Bib number collection and late registration will be in the canteen at Skúlin við Løkin on race day between 10:15 and 10:45. Changing facilities are available at Bylgjan, where it will also be possible to shower after the race (the same changing rooms as for the New Year Half Marathon).

After the race, Roysnið invites everyone for coffee etc. in the canteen at Skúlin við Løkin, where medals will also be presented for the Faroese Championships and trophies for the overall standings in the TF Winter Series.