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Day 19 The weather was the runners friend again this morning and afternoon, as clouds obscured the extra warmth of the high sun and breezes cooled the course a bit. But the runners kept moving along. Ashprihanal Aalto padded his lead and garnered...
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Day 18 It was a little warmer today- 27ºC- but the intrepid runners had some cloudcover and 'nor'easterlies' to keep the air moving. Six of the eleven made past fifty, with three gents flipping seventy miles onto the scoreboards. Vasu Duzhiy...
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Day 17 It was an unusual day right from the start. The Department of Public Works closed the street where our vehicles are parked on the famous 84th Avenue, and ripped apart the road 's complete ashphalt topping, necessitating a short reparking...
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Day 16 The weather cooperated again today as the entire field reached at least 58+ miles each. Four stalwarts made it past 70 miles, led again by the power trio at the top- Ashprihanal Aalto(75.18); Atmavir Petr Spacil (70.24); and Galya V....
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Day 15 The third week began with humid, wet conditions from the leftovers of the rainstorms Saturday evening. Mist descended onto the racecourse but few drops fell and temps stayed cool. The coolest customer was Ashprihanal Aalto who sported a...
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Day 14 Two weeks have come to an end, but the 3100 Mile Race moves along. Eight runners passed the 60 mile barrier, with three of the usual suspects reaching 70 miles or more. The forecasted rain moved into the area, with drenching showers lasting...
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Day 13 Ten of the 'Terrific12' made it past sixty miles. The weather cooperated, with average humidity, some breezes and later cloud cover. Temps never went past 80ºF. Four intrepid runners pushed past seventy miles. Messrs Atmavir Petr Spacil...
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Day 12 Moderate temps and cloud cover offered runners a chance to enhance their placings and fitness in the 52-day race. Atmavir Petr Spacil and Galya Balatskyy led the fray at the front, again posting over 70+ miles each for the 12th consecutive day....
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Day 11 Weather is good- humidity low, air clear. Let's run. That is what they did. Five slid past 70 miles and nine of the 12 went past 60+. It is a sight to see- runners moving at a good clip, their fitness seemingly gaining, their resolve steadfast...
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Day 10 In a imaginary blink of an eye, we have seen 10 days of the 3100. Four intrepid runners are averaging over 70 miles a day. Yuri Trostenyuk sits in fourth place with 704.11 miles, his determination resolute and his smile simmering just below...
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Day 9 The saga continued as the runners dealt with a warm but less humid day, topping off around 88ºF(29C). Ashprihanal Aalto continued his assault with another 78.4 mile day. He was even clicking off 6:00 minute laps for the last hour or so. Atmavir...
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Week 2 Day 8 On a summer day full of humidity, sunshine, swirling winds, rain episodes and warm temperatures, the field of 12 advanced into the second week. Eight of the group advanced past 60 miles, led by the group of three at the top- Ashprihanal...
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Day 7 A week has transpired. The runners are feeling the seriousness of the task, but their fitness level is really startng to appear. Ashprihanal Aalto continues to amaze with a 77.3 mile day. He is averaging 79.02 miles for the week, which is...
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Day 6 With the race now through six days, there is a standard of comparison in the world of running, particularly ultrarunning. Six days is the normal 'super long' multiday in running jargon. Most people who are associated with multiday events...
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Day 5 The weather has been conducive to running. Temperatures have stayed in the low 70's for the last 48 hours. Eight of the dozen runners sauntered past 60 miles, led by the top three of Ashprihanal Aalto(75.7 miles), Galya Balatskyy (71.34) and...
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Day 4 The field of 12 is moving along nicely as the breaking-in period continues. Today, eleven of 12 topped the 60 mile mark with messrs. Galya Balatskyy and Atmavir Petr Spacil slipping past 70 miles for the fourth straight day. Overall leader...
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Day 3 A humid, overcast day turned to rainy, followed by a brief t-storm. The elements could not slow down our dynamic dozen runners. Eleven of 12 made it past 60 miles, while the first four flew past the 70 mile barrier. Ashprihanal Aalto...
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Day 2 The top five again brought their A-game- over 70 miles, including our leader Ashprihanal Aalto who totalled a sparkling 83.4 miles to up his cache to 177.2. Galya Balatskyy held firm in second with 76.2 miles; Vasu Duzhiy retained third...
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Day 1 started with a bang as the 12 runners headed in a clockwise formation around the .5488 of a mile loop. The 19th running of the world's longest footrace, the Self-Transcendence 3100, began as expected with the speediest moving quickly to the...
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Eleven hours to go before the start of the 19th Annual Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. All 12 runners have showed up (one runner is on his way from the airport as this is written). Ten of the 12 are veterans. The vehicles are packed with runners...
