Day 48: Three Men in Place
photo by Arpan With cascading rainstorms intruding both morning and night, our intrepid runners did not seek shelter but rather sought solace in the goal ahead. Three men await their finish: Vladimir Balatsky has only 17 laps to go until he reaches 3100 miles – he led today’s proceedings with 67.50 miles; Pranjal Milovnik needs [...]
Day 47:The Light at the End of the Tunnel
photo by Arpan Vladimir Balatsky has his eye on the prize of finishing the 3100 mile race in his first attempt after running 67.5024 miles today. He needs only 140 laps-76.8 miles- to bring it home on Saturday morning if he sticks to his regular regimen of 66+ miles. He will be closely followed by [...]
Day 46: Petr Spacil Breaks Own Record
photo by Arpan On a dreary, hot, sticky overcast morning, Petr Spacil from Brno, Czech Republic completed his task by running 3100 miles in 45 days+03:44:21. The third place finisher completed the course three days ahead of his previous best time. Mr. Spacil moved from 12th to fifth in the overall rankings while averaging 68.655 [...]
Day 45: Cunningham Shines
photo by Arpan On a warm, humid sticky day in Queens, NY, Aussie Grahak Cunningham ran to a new Australian record by finishing second in the 3100 mile race in 44 days+09:08:58. Grahak averaged 69.857 miles per day (112.417 km). He becomes the third-ranked runner at the distance in the world, moving up from the [...]
Day 44: Aalto Wins For Sixth Time
photo by Jowan Asprihanal Aalto, 38, from Helsinki, Finland, won the 2009 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race in 43 days+16:28:06. He averaged 70.964 miles (114.206 km) per day. Mr Aalto has run the race nine times as well finishing first a record six times. He now owns four of the top six fastest performances in history. [...]
Day 43: Between the Raindrops
photo by Arpan On a day marked by freakish storms in the afternoon and continuous storms in the evening, the sterling group of runners moved closer to their goals. Asprihanal Aalto and Grahak Cunningham tied for Day leader with 71.34 miles each, with Petr Spacil close by at 69.14 miles. Asprihanal needs 115 laps (63.112 [...]
Day 42: Six Weeks on the Road
photo by Arpan After moving forward for six weeks without going anywhere, our intrepid group of runner-warriors are continuing on the path of progress. Stutisheel Lebedev from Kiev, Ukraine ran his best day of the race this year totaling 71.89 miles while leading a group of four over the magical 70 mile barrier. Asprihanal Aalto [...]
Daily Menu
A sample of the 3100 Mile Runners Daily menu used on Saturday, July 25th.
Day 41: Big Three Advance
photo by Jowan Asprihanal Aalto and Petr Spacil each passed the 71.34 mile mark and Grahak Cunningham shored up the loose ends with 70.79 miles. Seven men passed the 60 mile mark without causing any problems.
One Fortnight for Alakananda
Her Father Stutisheel aims on finishing in one week, but for Alakananda the countdown for another important event also looms large…