Day 19:: The Sun Will Not Quit
The sun was quite hot when cloud covers disappeared, a time to go to the beach or into an air-conditioned suite. Not so for runners of the 3100 Miler. Vasu Duzhiy widened his lead over Kobi Oren to almost 20 miles, yet only four runners went past 60...
Day 18: Live Another Day
On a muggy, warm, sometimes overcast Independence Day, the thrill-seeking ten runners of the 3100 Mile Race continued their journey. Vasu Duzhiy continued to build the distance between he and Kobi Oren with a fine 68.05-mile jaunt. Both men passed the...
Day 17: Hanging On
After five days of high temps and climbing humidity, the group of ten runners experienced the blahs and difficulty of the really long races. Your body is screaming for rest, your mind is almost full of doubt, and even your loyal helper has a quizzical...
Day 16: Recover; Hello;.....What?
Journalists, running followers and bloggers are in the process of predication- predicting outcomes from a point of awareness, with factors both before the event, and after, with a little tweaking. Kind of like the weatherman, but usually with a...
Day 15: A Weather Day
The mercury was a tick away from triple digits (38ºC). The difficulty to run today was obvious. The will to continue was sapped. These are the normal reflexes of athletes of any age in a heat wave beyond the normal. Four runners made it past 60 miles,...
Day 14: Two Weeks On the Run
It was bright sun, Summer in the City hot, but the runners traversed the course with caution and purpose. The top two runners, Kobi Oren and Vasu Duzhiy, both passed 1000 miles in the evening, with Kobi reaching 63.66 miles for the day. His sterling...
Day 13: Some Like It Hot
The four day heat wave arrived on schedule, as clear skies led to warm then hot temps, with the mercury hovering around 95º (34ºC). The warnings were out- don’t spend too much time in the sun; drink plenty of fluids; avoid hot rooms with no AC, etc,...
Day 12:Run Between the Raindrops
On the day of an even dozen, the hearty 10 runners of the 3100 Mile Race continued to move along. A muggy, overcast, sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy day it was. Just before the dinner hour a series of thunder-storms surged through the area,...
Day 11:Eleven Days in June
Kobi Oren padded his lead, and everyone else moved along nicely, as a cloudy day in June helped pave the way for a heat spell arriving on Friday. The six runners, apart from the uber top four, each passed the 1000km mark. In all, eight of ten passed...
Day 10: After Ten Days-Fitness Arrives Again
Seven of ten made it to the level of ‘very good, you passed 60 miles’ today, as a bright, sunny day was speckled with extensive breezes and lower humidity. Kobe Oren padded his lead to 10 miles over Vasu Duzhiy. Kobe is only 11 and a half miles behind...
Day 9:
Seven of ten made the 60+mile brigade, as the longest running race continued its inner and outer journey. Kobe Oren increased his lead over Vasu Duzhiy from seven to sixteen laps, continuing his over 70+mile streak of nine consecutive days. William...
Day 8: Cloudy and Cool,Then Warm Again
Kobi Oren and Vasu Duzhiy continue to amaze, as both men are averaging 75.18 and 74.71 miles per day, respectively (120.99, and 120.23km). Today was Vasu’s time to lead, as he reached 72.44 miles, taking back four laps from Kobi’s 11-lap lead. Both...
Day 7: One Week, One Search
With cool, overcast but non-threatening skies overhead, the Group of Ten continued their search for more miles/kms, albeit the sooner the better. Kobe Oren wasted no time revealing his intentions, rattling off 6:00 minute or faster laps. At the start...
Day 6: A Day in Summer
Seven of the ten runners made 60 miles or more today, as cloudy skies and hazy sunshine gave way to passing showers after dark. Kobi Oren from Israel ran a fine 75.73 miles, slicing four laps off the slim lead held by Vasu Duzhiy. Overall, Vasu leads...
Day 5:
The longest day of the year in terms of sunlight had a big following, as seven of ten athletes reached 60 miles and beyond. The humidity was a bit lower, the fitness of each runner was on the rise. Vasu Duzhiy and Kobi Oren continued their assault on...
Day 4: Time to Breathe
The runners felt a little surge of energy, as the persistent heat from the sun was less noticeable, but also because it was graduation day, not once but twice, as traffic was everywhere, and students wearing their caps and gowns flooded the campus and...
Day 3: Let's Go
With picture postcard summer weather in the area, but few clouds, the stalwart ten runners continued their journey. Kobi Oren sliced two laps off the four–lap lead of Vasu Duzhiy with a fine 72.99 mile day. This was Kobi’s first Day leader...
Day 1 The New Beginning
The Twenty-Second Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race began precisely at 6:00 am sunday morning on the famous .5488 of a mile (883.2079 meters) course that has been used for the last 23 summers by the SCMT, designated as the longest...
Day 2: The Search For Laps
In multi-day races there are fluctuations in performance, feelings of highs and low, abject despair, and undiscovered elation. These races reflect the struggle to survive another day, to assess effort but not to associate with the pain and sweat, but...
Day 52
Harita Davies finished fourth in the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, conquering the 5649 lap course in 51 days+12:48:14. It was her first finish and first attempt. She averaged 60.158 miles per day(96.815 km). She was a model of...