Machine-translated from Faroese and not yet reviewed. Read the original.
On Tuesday evening, 10 June, Roysnið organised a running race in Runavík.
The race was held in connection with the stevna (village festival) taking place in Runavík next weekend. The distance was 10 km. The race counts towards the Running Grand Prix of Frælsur Ítróttur Føroya (FÍF), the Faroese athletics federation, and was also the race for the Faroese Championship title over 10 km.
There were 26 participants in the race, 22 men and four women. There was an open category and a veterans’ category (born 1957 or earlier).
As in previous years, the start was above Miklagarður. The runners ran out to Sjómansheimið, where they turned down onto the quay. They then ran along Gulasteinsvegur and up onto the road opposite Føroya Banki, where they turned back out again. This loop had to be run just over 9 times. On the final lap the runners finished at Sjómansheimið.
Conditions
It rained throughout the race, but there was little wind, so the running conditions were reasonable.
Rigmor equals the record
In the women’s race Rigmor N. Arge showed great form and equalled Sunneva Bjarnastein’s Faroese record with a time of 39:51 min. This bodes well now that the Island Games are approaching in earnest. She steadily pulled away from the other women in the race.
The men’s race was very exciting. Sigurð Justinussen of Bragdið was locked in a hard battle with the two from Treysti, Símun Joensen and Jonhard Larsen, for much of the race. Some way behind them came Guttorm Sørensen, who is recovering from a knee injury for which he had surgery this winter.
Símun Joensen came out on top in his first race over this distance. He showed once again that he can also run without a ball, and became Faroese champion with a time of 35:34 min.
Treysti’s tactical running paid off completely, as Jonhard Larsen finished second ahead of Sigurð Justinussen.
Among the veterans (born in 1957 or earlier), Óli Olsen of Bragdið won the men’s race. Next came Steindor Hjaltalin of Bragdið and Henning C. Poulsen of MIF.
Jóngerð Høgnesen of Bragdið won the veteran women’s race
Click here to see the times from Runavík.
Unfortunately, technical problems meant that only some of the times were saved.
Click here to see the standings in the Grand Prix.
The 10 best times in Runavík of all time
Women
Time
Year
1
Sunnevá Bjarnastein
39:51 min
1999
1
Rigmor N. Arge
39:51 min
2003
3
Borgarhjørt Holm
42:03 min
2002
4
Tordis D. Eiriksfoss
43:29 min
2000
5
Karina Petersen
46:11 min
2001
6
Annbjørg Abrahamsen
49:33 min
1999
7
Brindis R. Weihe
51:29 min
2001
8
Maria í Skorini Jacobsen
55:32 min
2001
Men
Time
Year
1
Bogi Lenvig
32:30 min
2002
2
Guttorm Sørensen
32:56 min
2001
3
Hallur Holm
33:48 min
2003
3
Sølvi Reinert Hansen
34:21 min
1999
4
Albert Marni Joensen
34:57 min
2000
5
Sigurð Justinussen
35:12 min
2003
6
Hjalti Gunnarstein
35:20 min
1998
7
Cecil Weihe
35:22 min
2002
8
Símun Joensen
35:34 min
2003
9
Bogi Olsen
35:50 min
1998
10
Jonhard Larsen
35:57 min
2003
