With the largest group of people to see the longest race begin again, the 27th Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race started off with the cheering and screaming for the 14 heroes who dared to test the impossible. 200+ people can wake anyone up at 6:00am. It was a thrill for them as for the runners
The three-time winner Andrea Marcato from Italy and the famous Taiwanese speedster We-Ming Lo took the 5 youngsters to bear (first timers) as they ran if chased by a tiger. A light rain storm came through a few hours later, but the late summer sunshine reappeared to clean the air for all 14 runners. Nine men and five women did their best to calm their nerves and figure out the 0.548406 mile course (882.573 k).
After six or seven hours the fastest started to reach around the course with precision.
The veterans and sterling newcomers garnered the best totals on Day One:
- Andrea Marcato, Italy: 88.2933 miles/ 142.094 km
- Vasu Duzhiy, Russia: 77.325 miles/ 124.442 km
- Adrian Papuc, Romania: 77.325 miles/ 124.442 km
- Wei-Ming Lo, Taiwan: 77.325 miles/ 124.442 km
- Wen-Ya Tsai Taiwan: 76.228 miles/ 122.677 km (top lady)
- Mahasatya Janczak, Poland 75.131 miles/ 120.912 km
- Milan Javornicky, Cze Rep 71.292 miles 114.734 km
- Jason Lester, USA 70.195 miles/ 112.969 km
- Huang-Lan Yang, (Nina) Taiwan 68.550 miles/ 110.321 km
- Susan Marshall, New Zealand 68.002 miles/ 109.439 km
- Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, Slovakia 68.002 miles/ 109.439 km
- Stutisheel Lebedev, Ukraine 66.905 miles/ 107.674 km
- Kaneenika Janakova, Slovakia 65.808 miles/ 105.908 km
- Harita Davies, New Zealand/ USA 65.808 miles/ 105.908 km
Good start for all. Please follow the runners as they test themselves

Adrian and Mahasatya

Susan Marshall passes the singers on the course
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