Day 13
Although the temps rose to the high eighties, and the humidity climbed up the index, eight of the ten runners topped sixty miles. Day 13 leader was Sergey Kuzmin from Nizhiy Novgorod, Russia who reached 65.85 miles in consecutive days. He moved into...
Day 13
Although the temps rose to the high eighties, and the humidity climbed up the index, eight of the ten runners topped sixty miles. Day 13 leader was Sergey Kuzmin from Nizhiy Novgorod, Russia who reached 65.85 miles in consecutive days. He moved into...
Day 13
Although the temps rose to the high eighties, and the humidity climbed up the index, eight of the ten runners topped sixty miles. Day 13 leader was Sergey Kuzmin from Nizhiy Novgorod, Russia who reached 65.85 miles in consecutive days. He moved into...
Day 13
Although the temps rose to the high eighties, and the humidity climbed up the index, eight of the ten runners topped sixty miles. Day 13 leader was Sergey Kuzmin from Nizhiy Novgorod, Russia who reached 65.85 miles in consecutive days. He moved into...
Day 12
A third straight day of pleasant, relatively cool weather helped the runners along today. Vasu Duzhiy left no doubt of his fitness by garnering 70.24 miles. He lengthened his lead over Nirbhasa Magee to nearly 31 miles. Kaneenika Janakova powered away...
Day 12
A third straight day of pleasant, relatively cool weather helped the runners along today. Vasu Duzhiy left no doubt of his fitness by garnering 70.24 miles. He lengthened his lead over Nirbhasa Magee to nearly 31 miles. Kaneenika Janakova powered away...
Day 11
Seven of ten made it to 60 miles or more today with ideal conditions for running an urban ultra. Clear skies, low humidity, moderate temps and cool breezes paved the way for the runners. Only the last day school crowds at a few intervals along the...
Day 12
A third straight day of pleasant, relatively cool weather helped the runners along today. Vasu Duzhiy left no doubt of his fitness by garnering 70.24 miles. He lengthened his lead over Nirbhasa Magee to nearly 31 miles. Kaneenika Janakova powered away...
Day 12
A third straight day of pleasant, relatively cool weather helped the runners along today. Vasu Duzhiy left no doubt of his fitness by garnering 70.24 miles. He lengthened his lead over Nirbhasa Magee to nearly 31 miles. Kaneenika Janakova powered away...
Day 11
With near perfect running conditions for much of the day, seven of ten made it past sixty miles. The low eighties, low humidity, clear skies and breezes helped for sure, but new levels of fitness are appearing on many of the stalwart runners. Vasu...
Day 10
Eight of ten runners made the 60 mile mark or better today, on nearly ideal conditions for running- clear skies with pleasant breezes, low humidity after an early morning shower, and cool, clear night-time running. Vasu Duzhiy again dominated the...
Day 12
A third straight day of pleasant, relatively cool weather helped the runners along today. Vasu Duzhiy left no doubt of his fitness by garnering 70.24 miles. He lengthened his lead over Nirbhasa Magee to nearly 31 miles. Kaneenika Janakova powered away...
Day 11
Seven of ten made it to 60 miles or more today with ideal conditions for running an urban ultra. Clear skies, low humidity, moderate temps and cool breezes paved the way for the runners. Only the last day school crowds at a few intervals along the...
Day 9
The runners are making progress with their fitness. Today seven made it past 60 miles, as a fresh, cool breeze, bright skies and 21% humidity helped everyone to cope with the difficulty of the race. Nirbhasa Magee of Dublin ,Ireland led the day with...
Day 8
It was less humid today; the breezes arrived later in the afternoon. The runners were delayed a little this morning by the thousands of Muslims celebrating Ramadan being complete. The gathering on the close-by field of Joe Austin Ballfield spilled...
Day 7
Weathering a fierce rain storm for the first two hours of the day, followed by a bright, blazing sun, clear skies and strong wind gusts at midday, the Intrepid Ten continued on their journey of endless miles and piles of laps. Austrian Smarana...
Day 6: The Traditional Milestone
Six-Day races have a history dating back to the nineteenth century. For decades of the 20th century, the duration of six days, defined by Judeo-Christian mores, was the longest distance of races performed on foot, either walking, as done by...
Day 5
Vasu Duzhiy led the 'Terrific Ten' again with 68.6 miles, one of four people to crest 60 miles today. The conditions were amenable to running, with slight breezes and lower humidity. Nirbhasa Magee stayed within 13 miles of Vasu with his fifth...
Day 4
Four of ten made it past 60 miles today, with Vasu Duzhiy cresting at 70 miles, as a deceptively hot sun stated to bake the course a little today. Nirbhasa Magee stayed close to Vasu but when home earlier, making it easy for the Russian native to...