Day 51
With but one day remaining, Harita Davies and Yolanda Holder have the opportunity of a lifetime- a finish of 3100 miles- beckoning them. Harita needs 86 laps (47.1968 miles), to reach the goal in her first try. Yolanda Holder, whose mountains seemed...
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...
Day 50
Harita Davies all but settled the competiton for fourth place overall with another solid day of 62.01 miles. She has but 197 laps to go to finish comfortably tuesday evening. Yolanda Holder reached 60.36 miles to stay close to her plan for finishing....
Day 49
On a crisp, clear, breezy evening, Kaneenika Janakova,47, of Bratislava, Slovakia finished the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race in 48 days+14:24:10, breaking the recent women's record set by Austrian legend Surasa Mairer by 17 hours and...
Day 48
Kaneenika Janakova is on the cusp of greatness in the 3100 Mile Race. She starts Saturday with 96 laps to go (52.64 miles) in order to reach a personal best, a women's all-time best, and the performance of the race. She leads the mark of the great...
Day 47
Vasu Duzhiy , 51, of St Petersburg, Russia won the 21st Annual Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race for the second time in 46 days+17:38:22. He has completed the longest footrace six straight times. He is still ranked fifth all-time and is...
Day 46
It was sticky and overcast all day, with a small t-storm dumping a little rain on the race at 5:00 pm. The rest of the day was prime running weather, evidenced by seven runners moving past 60 miles like it was a 24-hour race, not a 52- day endurance...
Day 45
A warm day, replete with hot sun and rising humidity, could not repel the band of ten runners from completing their laps. Vasu Duzhiy wiggled between the 90º heat and layers of corn starch all over his exposed skin to reach 66.40 miles. He was watched...
Day 44
The last day of July was a little warmer than the past four or five, and the competition to finish was also heating up a bit. Of the five potential finishers, Vasu Duzhiy led all with 66.4 miles. He has an insurmountable lead over Nirbhasa Magee, who...
Day 43
The exhilarating weather of the past few days gave way to a hot sun with no cloud cover today. Three runners made it past 60 miles, with women's leader Kaneenika Janakova winning Day leader honors again. She ran 64.75 miles, including passing the 2700...
Day 42
Six weeks have ended since the start of the 3100 Mile Race. Vasu Duzhiy needs just under 332 miles to finish, most likely late thursday evening. He has had a very solid race, considering serious back issues bothered him eight months ago from an...
Day 41
Vasu Duzhiy reached 2700 miles for the sixth time in his multi-day career, all but sealing a win that appears about six days away. He reached 63.11miles today, extending his overall lead to 97 miles. Kaneenika Janakova was Day Leader, however, as she...
Day 40
Temperatures were still cool for this month and this time of the year in New York. That means good numbers of laps, and generally happy runners in the 3100. Nirbhasa Magee went through the 4000km split in a personal best two days and five hours faster...
Day 39
Vasu Duzhiy ran 62.56 miles today, and stands only 529 miles away from another finish, and another victory. He is cruising into his last week on the course with no worries, little stress. Yet, he is giving his best every day.He could have stayed home...
Day 38
Vasu Duzhiy led all runners today with 66.4 miles, extending his lead over second place to nearly 88 miles. He went through the 4000km split for the sixth time in his career, running his second fastest time for this far-reaching landmark. Kaneenika...
Day 38
Vasu Duzhiy led all runners today with 66.4 miles, extending his lead over second place to nearly 88 miles. He went through the 4000km split for the sixth time in his career, running his second fastest time for this far-reaching landmark. Kaneenika...
Day 37
Four runners made it past 60 miles today. The weather was furious rain and wind in the mid-morning, lasting until lunch break, which left stacks of sloshed shoes and rain parkas, but no complainers. The mercury stayed at 65ºF (19.9C), the lowest since...
Day 36
Vasu Duzhiy led the way yet again with 66.95 miles, as the top five performed well, and seemed to have recovered from the hot weather and the local handball tournament crowds. Nirbhasa Magee and Kaneenika Janakova both ran consistently and late to...
Day 35
Today the runners had to run around the hundreds of people at the northwest end of the course, as the annual handball tournament took place.The moderate heat wave started to leave the area with cloudy skies late in the afternoon, followed by a few...
Day 34
The first six runners all made it past sixty miles today, a day filled with hot sun and nary a breeze until late. Vasu Duzhiy and Kaneenika Janakova dazzled with 65.3 miles- a brilliant total considering the 93º heat and high humidity index. Nirbhasa...