Bipin Tells A Story About The 2010 Race
The 3100 Mile Race course is open between 6 am and 12 midnight, seven days a week. Each day a variety of neighborhood people pass through out staging area. Students, mothers with their children, kids en route to play basketball, some walking to and from masque, others returning from shopping and, yes, even joggers, like [...]
Cathy Oerter and Stutisheel
By Stutisheel The nineteenth day of the race. 5.23pm local time. The weather has been indulging these days: it’s only moderately hot, even cool and a little windy. However, the runners are having different paces. Petya has recovered and is hopping like a rabbit. Balatsky had stomach problems yesterday, but did manage to do a [...]
Thoughts from a Champion, Dipali Cunningham
By Dipali Cunningham My name is Dipali Cunningham and I have been a member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team for 30 years and competing in multiday events for nearly twenty years. My first multiday was a seven day race and like any beginner I endured the challenges and discomforts of running nearly twenty hours [...]
Bobybuilding Legend Mahasamrat Bill Pearl Visits the Race
Mahasamrat Bill Pearl and his wife Bhavatarini Judy Pearl take time from their busy schedule to say hello to the runners and offer them encouragement.
Queens Borough President Visits the Race
During the inauguration of the new ballfield at Joe Austin Park in early July, City Councilman Jimmy Gennaro and Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall found time to say hello to the runners and wish them well.
Day 34: The Race is Warming Up
Colorful Bottles photo by ArpanPost by Sahishnu Asprihanal Aalto again led the way with 70.79 miles as the temps and humidity increased. Galya Balatskyy hustled to reach 68.6 miles and draw within six miles of the overall leader – Pranjal Milovnik. Dharbhasana Lynn reached 2000 miles for the first time and looked great doing it [...]
Amalia Dorion, aged 9.5…
The following blog entry was submitted by Mark Dorion* Amalia Dorion, aged 9.5, observed that “the runners all have cut-up shoes, and there are pieces of shoe around the loop. The little girl from New Zealand, Shakti (whose Dad is in the race and whose Mom is one of the race chefs), is very nice. [...]
By the 15.5 hour point…
photo by Jowan By the 15.5 hour point (9:30 p.m. E.D.T.) of Day 1 of the New York Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile (5000Km) Race, top runners had already accumulated over 70 miles. For many of us, this would be a great split in a 100 mile or 24 hour race in which we get to go home [...]
So Far The Peacefulness…
photo by Jowan So far the peacefulness from yesterday still remains, as I’m sure it will until the last steps on day 52. There seems to be this silent understanding, not only with the runners and the crew, but also with the earth and outside activity. As the school kids bounce through the aid station [...]
Today Is Day ONE!
Today is day ONE! So far everything seems pretty peaceful. The weather is warm with a tad of humidity. The two vans and one motor home have been gutted out and fitted with beds to accommodate the runners for those well deserved rests which are only an average of 15 minutes long. Friends have planted [...]