amNewYork reviews film 3100: Run and Become
In Lisa Colangelo's review of '3100: Run and Become', a documnetary film by Queens native Sanjay Rawal, the reviewer begins the article by offering the quesiton: "Why would anyone run 3100 miles on one city block for 52 days in a row". The film...
Reflections on the 2018 Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race
The Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Self-Transcendence Race is the world's longest certified footrace. In this - the 22nd edition of the race - ten runners completed a combined total of 28,475 miles around a modest block of concrete paving in Queens, New York,...
Day 52: The End of the Road
The runners fought through a sunny, humid day that turned into a few thunderstorms in the evening, but three stalwarts made it to their destiny with a 3100 mile finish. The Austrian Champion Surasa Mairer finished in fourth place overall in 51 days,12...
Day 51: Ushika Muckenhumer Finishes Third
On a really hot, humid day, Ushika Muckenhumer, 50, from Salzburg, Austria rambled across the finish line in 50 days+07:34:46, joining the podium in his first attempt at 3100 miles. Ushika averaged 61.614 miles per day (99.158 km), and is now ranked...
Day 50:
Ushika Muckenhumer is poised to make it to the finish of 3100 miles, after reaching 61.46 miles today. He needs a mere 48 laps to reach the rarefied air of a 3100 mile finisher. We expect Ushika to finish between 1:30 to 2:30 pm local time. His...
Day 49: Rain, Pain, and Heat Again
The last slow moving, drenching rain of the race lingered, like clouds on the mountaintop, only to reveal the dreaded hot and humid weather that is summer in our fair city. The seven faithful warriors of the spirit answered all the calls, it is just...
The fastest first-time finishes of the world's longest race
Even for elite runners, it is by no means guaranteed to finish the 3100 mile race within the 52 day cuttoff on your first attempt. This year aw two runners do just that - Kobi Oren from Israel crossed the line in 46+ days, becoming the third fastest...
Day 48:
Okay, so you may have seen today’s results before reading this daily account of what might have happened in the long race just hours ago (Friday), and thought you saw a typo or serious mistake in the day leader totals for Day 48. Well, I am here to...
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Day 46: Kobi Oren Reaches 3100 Miles
Forty-six year old multi-day runner Kobi Oren, from Kiryat-Tivon, Israel reached his dream goal of 3100 miles today, finishing in second place in 46 days+03:24:48. This was the third fastest first-time performance in the 22-year history of the event....
Day 46: Second Finisher Awaits
Kobi Oren led the push to high miles with an excellent 71.34 mile-day. He needs 28 laps (15.36 miles) to reach the finish line on Thursday. He has persevered the summer in New York City- heat and humidity, coupled with stiff winds and heavy rains on...
Day 45:Vasu Duzhiy Repeats As Overall Champ
Just a few minutes after 10:00 pm (22:00), Vasu Duzhiy crossed the finish line of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race for the 5,649thtime in this race, marking his third overall victory. Vasu has now completed the longest certified...
Day 44
It was an exciting day at the 3100 Mile race, as the scoreboard was shifting a little, many people were hitting big milestones, and Vasu Duzhiy was on the cusp of a fast finish and another first place celebration. Six people went past 60 miles again,...
Day 43: Keep It Going
Six runners made it past 60 miles, the skies were hazy at times, but the humidity was moderate. It was perfect weather for New York running in late July. Vasu Duzhiy, exuding confidence, smoothly reached 71.34 miles today, leaving 129+ miles to run,...
Day 42: Six Weeks And Counting
The aftermath of tough days in high humidity and strong sun, coupled with the big thunderstorms of Friday night, left only four runners nimbly reaching beyond 60 miles today. Vasu Duzhiy has just over 200 miles to negotiate in order to finish on...
Day 41:Sticky, Wet Air, Then the Deluge
The humidity factor kept rising all day, but so did the anticipation of everyone getting close to optimum health for a day. Sure enough, seven of nine runners made it past 60 miles, with one stalwart reaching 70 miles. While the anticipation of Vasu...
Day 40:
Vasu Duzhiy has climbed to within five days of finishing the 3100 Mile Race for the seventh straight time. He needs 336.3 miles to complete the journey, and is still dominating the scoreboard, after racking up another 70-mile day. Kobi Oren and Ushika...
Day 39
In the up and down world of the 3100 Mile Race, five runners made it past 60 miles today. Kobi Oren reached 2600 miles with a solid 64.75-mile day, even though showers lasted for eight hours, starting in the late afternoon. Ushika Muckenhumer reached...
Day 38
Four runners made it past 60+ miles, with, who else- Vasu Duzhiy, topping the 70-mile mark to secure Day honors. Vasu, who has passed the finish line of the previous six editions of this yearly spectacle, has 864 laps to negotiate, to become the first...
Day 37
It threatened rain today, but the wet stuff stayed away for the most part. Our intrepid warriors did the best they could with tired legs, achy feet, and the endless miles ahead of them. Vasu Duzhiy led all competitors again with 68 miles, extending...