Day 32: Galya V. Balatskyy Leads the Day
Pranjal Outfitted for Rain photo by Arpan Galya V Balatskyy from the Ukraine led the day with 69.14 miles, before heavier rains would dampen runners spirits. Atmavir Spacil followed closely with 68.05 miles. Pranjal Milovnik maintained his overall lead with 2122 miles as five men moved past 60 miles for the day. Atmavir P. Spacil [...]
Day 31: Milovnik Maintains Lead; Spacil Shines
Galya photo by Arpan On a rainy, breezy, cloudy day with thick humidity, Atmavir Spacil clicked with 66.95 miles to lead the pack. Pranjal Milovnik maintained and increased his small lead over Asprihanal Aalto who encountered stomach pains. Mr Milovnik has 2055.25 miles after a full month to lead the fray. In all, five runners [...]
Day 30: Top Six Are Going Places
Galya and Dharbhasana photo by Arpan Asprihanal Aalto led the way with 69.14 miles as the top six men all went past 60 miles for the day. Pranjal Milovnik is holding onto a slim two lap lead with 1100 miles still to come. Galya Balatskyy again topped 125 laps today to remain near the top. [...]
Day 29: Here We Go Again
photo by Arpan The thermometer moved ever so slightly in an upward trend, which was not welcome for our hero runners. However, five made it past 60 miles with Pranjal Milovnik increasing his lead by three laps over Asprihanal Aalto with 64.75 miles. Galya V. Balatskyy became day leader twice in a row with a [...]
Day 28: Top Six Click
photo by Arpan Galya V. Balatskyy from the Ukraine led a group of six runners past 60 miles today with his best total since Day 2 (70.79 miles). Asprihanal Aalto garnered 67.5 miles to close the gap to eight laps behind Pranjal Milovnik, the leader after four weeks. Atmavir P. Spacil ran his third 65.85 [...]
Day 27: Change Those Guards!
photo by Arpan While the sky clouded up a bit, our runners sought to get closer to their goal. Atmavir Spacil led all runners with 65.85 miles , followed closely by Pranjal Milovnik. Pranjal was fortunate to move into first place as perennial favorite Asprihanal Aalto was hit by a stomach virus and will be [...]
Day 26: Not As Hot!!
photo by Jowan The mercury did not top triple digits, but eight men crossed the 60 mile barrier on a generally warm summer day. Atmavir P. Spacil led all comers with 65.85 laps, while three had 64.75, including the overall leader, Asprihanal Aalto, who had missed a day due to overall fatigue. Three made it [...]
Day 25: The Elements are Unstoppable
photo by Arpan As this observer has noted the courageous endeavors of the runners, all are subject to the intense weather elements without exception. The race leader Asprihanal Aalto was forced to sit a day with symptoms of heat stroke and dehydration – he even had two bags of IV fluid taken in to ensure [...]
Day 24: 100+ Degrees = More Determination
photo by Jowan Only four runners were able to move past 60 miles on this most difficult day. Asprihanal Aalto and Dharbhasana Lynn both challenged the vertical expansion of mercury by running 65.85 and 64.20 miles, respectively, as the race progressed through another hot day. The runners sensed it would be wiser to back off [...]
Day 23: The Heat and the Dust
photo by Nandana With the temps reaching 99ºF, our band of merry warriors continued on to the work at hand. Asprihanal Aalto ran 65.30 to lead the way, closely followed by Dharbhasana Lynn, with 63.66 and Pranjal Milovnik with 63.11 miles. Only five men made it past 60 miles- one has to be extra careful [...]