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Bragdið took all of the top three places in both the men’s and women’s races when the MBM Winter Series 2026–27 got under way with the Kerja Run in Havnardalur on Saturday 24 October. Rógvi Kárason and Bjørk Herup Olsen were fastest, while juniors Ísak Kolden and Elia Mouritsen both ran to third place overall.
Hvirlan hosted the first round of the Winter Series. The race started at Spíran in Havnardalur. The route went up Rossagøta first and then out into Havnardalur, a total course of 9 km. As many as 73 runners took part: 28 women, 42 men and 3 boys.
Rógvi half a minute ahead of Torbjørn
Rógvi Kárason won the men’s race in a time of 31:41.4. Torbjørn Hentze finished second in 32:11.9, so the gap between the two was 30.5 seconds.
Ísak Kolden took third place in 33:48.0 and also won the junior men’s category. He was 10.7 seconds ahead of Oliver Granhøj, who finished fourth in 33:58.7.
Bogi Hjalt completed a strong day for Bragdið in the top men’s places. He finished fifth overall and won the veterans’ category in 34:32.8. The first runner from another club was Mattias J. í Lambanum of Roysnið, who crossed the line in sixth place in 35:04.4.
Bjørk wins by a good three minutes
In the women’s race, Bjørk Herup Olsen won in 37:42.9. Valborg Heinesen took second place in 40:48.1, a good three minutes behind the winner.
Elia Mouritsen finished third in 43:11.5 and also won the junior women’s category. As in the men’s race, all of the top three overall places were therefore filled by Bragdið runners.
Maria Chun Nielsdóttir finished fourth in 43:48.2 and won the women’s veterans’ category. Katrin Thorsvig Hansen took fifth place in 44:45.2.
Bragdið also on top in the older categories
In the super-veteran categories, Andrass Joensen won in 39:48.0 and Ann Thomsen in 46:27.6. Josvein Herup Olsen won the men’s ultra-veteran category in 42:15.4. All of them represent Bragdið.
The boys also ran nine kilometres. Jónatan Gregersen won the boys’ category in 40:40.6, ahead of Marner F. Petersen of Treysti in 45:44.2 and Jónas Tróndarson in 47:01.7. Jónatan also finished 17th in the overall men’s results.
Next round in Sandur
The Kerja Run was the first of eight rounds in the MBM Winter Series this winter. The next round will be in Sandur on Saturday 7 November, organised by Tindar and Bragdið.
All the results lists and the recording of the race are available on athletics.fo.
The overall standings in the Winter Series can be found here.
