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Day 24 On a warm, sticky day with a threat of t-storms the top eight runners all glided past 60 miles. Three men defied the sticky, humid air to even work past 70 miles. The star of the day was Galya V. Balatskyy of Mariupol,Ukraine, who tied a heretofore impervious record of 24 consecutive day of at least 70 miles. That he did it right from the start of this super-long race speaks volumes about his fitness, confidence and innate trust in a plan to go long every day. What is also interesting is that the man who held the record for five years-Ashprihanal Aalto- is also in the race and is leading Galya by almost 106 miles. Mr. Aalto led the day in mileage again with 76.8 miles, and is looking to an even bigger goal that is getting closer as the days disappear. Vasu Duzhiy went past 70 again and has increased his lead on third place  by over 13 miles. Surasa Mairer had her best day since Day 15 as she topped 65 miles. Atmavir Spacil seems to be back on track and feeling better with a 63+ mile day, his first in eight days. He can be a factor in this race down the road. We shall see..

Ashprihanal Aalto-1800 miles-new record-23 days+07:10:04-

old record-Madhupran Schwerk- 23 days+14:21:51

Ashprihanal Aalto-2900 km-new record-23 days+07:38:53

old record-Madhupran Schwerk-23 days+14:57:09

Ashprihanal Aalto-24 days-total-1845.0656 miles (2969.3450 km)

old record-Madhupran Schwerk- 1814.3328 miles (2919.8854 km)