3100

Day 52

The last day signals the end of the battle- success or failure. The eighth finisher across the line was Nirbhasa Magee,35, the Irishman living in Reykjavik, Iceland. The young care assistant ran 3100 miles in 51 days+12:12:13 to become the first Irish born runner to reach the 'Everest" of ultrarunning. Kaneenika Janakova from Slovakia finished with 3014 miles in her first attempt at this great distance. Seasoned veteran Ananda-Lahari Zuscin reached 2737.41 miles and veteran Baladev Pavol Saraz made it to 2694 miles before cutting engines off.

Thanks for all your support, friends, and may the wind always be at your back.

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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.

The 28th annual Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Race started at 6 am on 30 August.

Heavy rains greeting the 12 runners and an international crowd of over 150 people. It was a rare wet start for the race, but later became a sunny day with a few breezes and mild temperatures. The runners with all their willpower continued to run and run, with an astounding daily mileage for the top runners.

The great Ashprihanal Aalto, and current world record holder, transcended his previous record of 172 laps in day one on his way to the world best in 2015. His 176-lap total reached 96.519 miles. He also pulled the four time winner Andrea Marcato along, as the Italian reached 174 laps which brought him 95.42 miles. The speedsters at the top also pulled along most of the rest of the group. First time entrants Budjargal Byanbaa and Annabel Hepworth impressed with a daily mileage total of 87.7 and 78.9 miles respectively as they tested themselves in their first 3100 Mile Race.

Day 1