Day 30
With the difficult past day of running behind, the somewhat rejuvenated band of ten made some good noise today. Vasu Duzhiy increased his lead to nearly 85 miles with a solid 67. 5 miles. Late in the evening Vasu reached 2000 miles for the sixth time...
Day 29
The top three were just that today- the only ones to reach 60 miles and beyond. Vasu has an 81 mile lead over Nirbhasa Magee, who is back to his normal self. A stomach bug hampered him for a few days but the bug has run its course. Not so for a few...
Day 28
Four weeks in and the only runners to pass 60 miles today were Vasy Duzhiy and Kaneenika Janakova. Vasu was strong to the finish with 63.66 miles, whilst Kaneenika padded her lead on the distaff side with 62.56 miles. She is third overall, but the two...
Day 27
Kaneenika Janakova was overall Day leader in mileage today, running between the raindrops and the spit and mist of a summer transition day. She tallied 61.46, the only person to cross the 60 mile threshold. Two days of heat and humidity had weakened...
Day 26
One of the warmest, stickiest days of the race was today, as the mercury was hovering in the low 90's with ever-increasing humidity. Yet, hydrating as well as possible and being wary of the intense sun, the group of ten proceeded to finish the day as...
Day 25
It was a warm day today, with temperatures in the low 90ºs, higher humidity, and at times, a blazing sun. The runners survived another day of high-mileage and lowered expectations. Heat is a huge adversary to a multiday runner. The consequences of...
Day 24
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin sprinted out to a fast pace for a sticky humid day, and after 7 hours had accumulated 70 laps. More sensible running prevailed later, as the air thickened and a thunderstorm washed the course clean. Vasu Duzhiy remained solid...
Day 24
The protaganist in today's saga/episode/journey of Day 24 was Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, who sprinted away from the field as if this was an all-out 20km or marathon. Maybe he was hoping that others would take the spark and ignite their inner child of speed...
Day 23
Vasu Duzhiy was the first runner to reach the half-way point-1550 miles- and seems to be the strongest. He is over 62 miles ahead of second placer Nirbhasa Magee, who, ironically is running the race of his life. Nirbhasa is ahead of his total for 23...
Day 22
The day started out sunny, breezy, with cool temperatures for July- below 70º F, and stayed near 80º for a few hours. The result was a few good to better performances from the group of Ten. Vasu Duzhiy(68.6 miles) keeps extending his lead- now over 56...
Day 21
Nirbhasa Magee took Day honors with his precise 64.75 mile day. He scraped both knees in a fall earlier in the evening, but maybe that gave him the extra adrenaline impetus to eck out the honor. The top four runners were able to pass the 60 mile mark...
Day 20
This was one of 'those days', this 20th day of the 3100 mile race. It rained for three hours in the morning, flooding sidewalks and causing mayhem with blisters and wet shoes. The hardy runners stayed out on the course, knowing full well their efforts...
Day 19
The difficulty of this race was apparent today, as 10 fit athletes meandered along the 3100 Mile race course. Four runners made it past 60 miles. Injuries have popped up to strike mostly the first-time athletes. The temperatures were moderate for much...
Day 18
It might have been the celebrations and fireworks from the Fourth of July, or the copius amounts of food consumed all day, but the runners had a tough day today, in terms of overall mileage. Shin splints and sore muscles affected a few, or just plain...
Day 17
It was an unpredictable day, this Independence Day. The morning was cool with clouds and a threat of rain, which gave way to a hot sun, temps in the high eighties. The runners embraced the holiday atmosphere, but soon realized, that another day of...
Day 16
It was hot and sunny today, the heat index was rising, and the mercury approached 92º as our ten runners continued on their journey. Vasu Duzhiy copped the Day leader with 66.95 miles, followed by Kaneenika Janakova with 65.3 miles and Nirbhasa Magee...
Day 15
Vasu Duzhiy led the group of ten through their paces as summer arrived at the 3100 Mile Race. With temperatures flirting with 92ºF and the humidity index rising a little, the strong-willed Russian ran 66.4 miles today, including passing the 1000 mile...
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Day 14
Nine of ten runners made it past 60 miles today, with two men reaching past the 70-mile barrier. Vasu Duzhiy made it past 70 miles for the second time in three days with 70.79 miles. Kaneenika Janakova increased her lead over the other three women...