About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
About five hours into Day 49 today, Vasu Duzhiy reached the 3000 mile mark, as he was approaching the last two days of his journey. His 3000 mile time was 48 days+05:06:46. He is ready to finish his eleventh 3100 Mile Race, and today he was visited by the three heroes from last week- Number One Andrea Marcato: Second place Wei-Ming Lo: and third place (first lady) Tsai Wen-Ya. With 55 miles left to go, Vasu is set to finish Wed evening.
About five hours later, Harita Davies went past 2900 miles in 48days+10:51:15. She is planning and hoping to realize her fourth finish of the 3100 Mile Race on Friday. Just before midnight, fifth place overall, the gentleman Mr Mahasatya Janczak was just 3 laps short of reaching 3000 miles for the first time in his running world. He will be finishing the 3100 Mile Race on Thursday in the middle of the day, as his plans and running style are in near perfect style.
Adrian Papuc
So far, we have three finishers in the Sri Chinmoy 3100-mile race. Covering 3,100 miles is an incredibly tough challenge in which many things can go wrong. For these three, the race has been pretty plain sailing. No major blister, heath or injury worries to deal with. They all seemed to be in control of their destinies, dealing with and solving any issues as they arose. For others, often for very valid reasons, issues that arise may not be so easy to solve, especially when they happen so early in a race. When trouble strikes early in the 3100, you are faced with some tough decisions. Adrian Papuc started the race full of enthusiasm and high hopes. The 55-year-old Romanian, currently living in Zurich, had a good performance in the Sri Chinmoy 6-day race in the Spring. That gave him the confidence to feel that he was ready for the rigours of the 3,100.
All went well the first week and into the second, but then issues started arising. Severe blisters developed under his metatarsal joints, an area of the foot that can take most of his body weight. Despite the medics best attention, movement slowed considerably. Coming to terms with that so early in a long multi-day race is a daunting task that would test anyone. Adrian has remained ever cheerful throughout and is already talking about returning to renew his acquaintance with the race, if not next year, in two years. He shared his thoughts in our Video
[Report by Sahishnu and Tarit]
Finishing Times So Far
- Andrea Marcato, 41 Dohlo, Italy (Zurich) 43 days+13:33:23
- Wei-Ming Lo, 58, New Taipei City, Taipei (ROC) 45 days +08:41:27
- Tsai Wen-Ya, 54, Taichung City, Taiwan (ROC) 45 days +12:28:44 WWR - 1st Woman
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