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Day 22 Catch Their Breath

Sahishnu — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:21:30 +0000

A day removed from the whole field passing 60 miles for the second time in three days, the runners of the 3100 mile race continued their assault on personal progress. Igor Mudryck of the Ukraine led the day by one lap over overall leader Ashprihanal Aalto, as both men clipped 72+ miles. Sarvagata Ukrainskyi, a day after running 77.38 miles, reached 70 again for the tenth straight time.Austrian Surasa Mairer reached 60+ miles for the 13th straight day- she now has a 26+ mile cushion above the cutoff. The sticky, rainy conditions throughout most of the day could not deter our hero-runners from moving forward. Happy Fourth of July to all!!

Week Two:Who Are These Guys?

Sahishnu — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:31:16 +0000

The second week recap is full of events. The seven-time champion Ashprihanal Aalto has assumed the lead again with four consecutive days of 70+ miles, including a sparkling 75.18 miles on Day 9. He is averaging 70.26 miles per day.But like others, even Ashprihanal fell victim to sore throats and lung congestion, not to mention a toe infection and another mysterious mark on his leg. Purna-Samarpan Querhammer has been sick for three days which has hampered his running effort but has still managed to remain cheerful while he heals. Ukrainians Igor Mudryck and Sarvagata Ukrainskyi have moved into third and fourth place, respectively after some wonderful running.Mr Mudryck has managed to remain uber consistent while Sarvagata has led the pack in daily mileage for the last three days with totals in or near the 70 mile plateau. Surasa Mairer has remained constant while fashioning a 21 mile cushion versus the 59.617 mile per day mileage needed to finish. And talk about steady- Pranjal Milovnik is steadiness itself while he remains ever present in second place with 68.89 miles per day and is the last one to leave every night! Temps have hovered from the mid 70′s to 85º but we have yet to experience a 90º scorcher. More to follow.
Sahishnu

Week One Update

Sahishnu — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:48:55 +0000

It is hard to imagine we have gone past seven days, but here we are.The Fifteenth Annual Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is in full swing. Atmavir Spacil has assumed the lead from Day 2 to the present with a sparkling 72.20 miles per day average (116.20 km). Pranjal Milovnik has held second(70.16 miles average) and seven-time winner Ashprihanal Aalto is close behind in third. The trio of newbies are doing well, with Igor Mudryck and Sarvagata Ukrainskyi holding fourth and fifth place, with Pradeep Hoogakker holding the Lanterne Rouge at the back of the pack.The only woman competitor Surasa Mairer is in sixth. The field of ten represent seven nations overall. The race has been favored with relatively mild to cool conditions, but the summer solstice has yet to arrive.

Day 45 Getting Stronger!

Sahishnu — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:31:25 +0000

Dharbhasana Lynn - Day 45

Once again a novice super-multiday runner turned veteran led the fray on a warm sunny day in New York. Dharbhasana Lynn, the Kiwi runner, has turned on the jets with a 70.79 mile day to easily lead a group of five past sixty miles. He is getting himself back into a position to finish the race on Tuesday evening. Leader Asprihanal Aalto needs only 175 more laps to reach the promised land. He passed the 3000 mile mark in 44 days+16:48:27, and will finish Thursday afternoon. Amazing.

Day 33: Top Three and More

Sahishnu — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:03:55 +0000

Purna-Samarpan and Pushkar
photo by Jowan
The top three had good days but are quite close to one another in miles and laps completed. Pranjal Milovnik leads six-time winner Asprihanal Aalto by seven miles but dropped three miles to the thin Finn. Ukrainian Galya V. Balatskyy ran 66.95 miles to close within 19 laps of the overall lead. Mr Aalto ran his best day in over a week with 68+ miles. Czech Atmavir P. Spacil maintained fourth position with another fine effort. Pushkar C. Mullauer holds fifth place and cleared 2000 miles for the third time in his life (2000 miles = 32 days+02:26:30).

Day 32: Galya V. Balatskyy Leads the Day

Sahishnu — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:17:27 +0000

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 – 2000 miles = 31 days+02:56:27

Day 31: Milovnik Maintains Lead; Spacil Shines

Sahishnu — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:13:22 +0000

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 topped sixty miles today. 2000 mile splits below:

Asprihanal Aalto – 2000 miles = 30 days+01:50:50
Pranjal Milovnik – 2000 miles = 30 days+01:51:55
Galya V. Balatskyy-2000 miles = 30 days+06:32:53

Day 30: Top Six Are Going Places

Sahishnu — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:18:05 +0000

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. Dharbhasana Lynn is still achieving great things with a 117 lap, 64.22 mile day. He is firmly in sixth place with 22 days to go!!

Day 29: Here We Go Again

Sahishnu — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:15:04 +0000

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 sterling 65.30 effort.

Day 28: Top Six Click

Sahishnu — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:13:51 +0000

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 mile day in succession as his fitness is returning. Pushkar Mullauer is still consistent in fifth place while averaging 62.5 miles (over 100 kilometers) per day. Dharbhasana Lynn answered the bell with 60.91 miles as each step is a new personal best distance for him.