America's Least Likely Ultramarathoner Is Also One Of Its Best
Cara Giaimo , October 03, 2016 on website Atlas Obscura. ...
Surasa Mairer
Surasa Mairer (born Paula Mairer, March 6, 1959 in St. Justina, Austria ) currently lives in Vienna, Austria. ...
Ashprihanal Aalto
Ashprihanal Aalto is a member of the Sri Chinmoy marathon Team from Finland and a noted ultra-distance runner. He has won the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race on eight occasions, finishing a record 14 editions of the race. Ashprihanal...
Self-Transcendence Bliss by Sanjay Rawal
The following story appears in Anthony Rodale's blog FitWild.com ...
Day 52: End of the Road
Kaneenika Janakova fulfilled a long-held dream to finish the 3100 Mile race today, crossing the line in 51 days+07:31:07. A smile etched on her face, the 46 year old Slovakian managed to average 60.416 miles per day /97.231 km. She became the sixth...
Day 51: So Close, So Far Away
As the sands of time slipped to the bottom of the large glass bowl, the remaining six runners of the 3100 Mile Race continued on their inner and outer journey. Five will go home a little sad, not because they did not succeed, but because the race will...
Day 50: Only Two Days Left
With the fastest runners having completed their task, and enjoyed rest and relaxation, the final six runners on the course have to search for motivation. To keep going when a finish is hopeless must be a difficult pill to swallow. Of the six, only...
Day 49: One More
Just before 10:00 am local time today, Vasu Duzhiy from St. Petersburg, Russia crossed the finish line for his fifth consecutive 3100 Mile Race completion. He finished in 48 days+03:54:11, which was an average of 64.368 miles per day(103.591 km). He...
Day 48: Ninth Equals Nine
Apart from the weekend traffic and wayward beachgoers, Atmavir Petr Spacil cruised to his ninth finish in as many starts of the 3100 Mile Race. The youthful looking Atmavir crested the tape in 47 days+11:32:00, the second fastest 3100 of his...
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Day 47: Part 2- The Race Thins Out
Atmavir Petr Spacil ran 65.8 miles to get into position to finish the race on friday afternoon. With 41 miles to cover, Atmavir should finish around 4:00 pm. He has had another successful journey, and will reach the podium again, as well as having...
Day 47: Part I- Yuri Trostenyuk Wins 3100 Mile Race
After the fierce competition on Day 46, it was a walk in the park for Yuri Trostenyuk today, as the native of Vinnitsa, Ukraine won the 20th edition of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence. His winning time was 46 days+01:10:25, an average of 67.323...
Day 46: Battle Royal in Longest Race
In what can best be described as a classic defense in a chess match, Yuri Trostenyuk withstood the ferocious charge of the Master of long distance- Ashprihanal Aalto and his 86.16 miles- in reaching the cusp of victory in the 3100 Mile Race. The...
The closest margin of victory ever?
As the contest between Yuri Trostenyuk and Ashprihanal Aalto comes down to the wire, we have a timely graphic from Maathias Van Baaren showing us just how close this race is compared to previous contests. ...
Day 45: Two Champions, Three Stalwarts
On an almost perfect day for running long, the top three stayed that way enroute to over 70 miles each. The leader Yuri Trostenyuk reached 70.79 miles to solidify his hold on first position. Third placer Atmavir Petr Spacil ran his second straight 71+...
Mark Dorian: Observations and Quotations from the 3100
Observations & Quotations from the 3100 Mile--
I have visited the New York Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile (5000Km) race on six different days this summer. In no particular order, her...
Day 44: The 70's Thing
The daily mileage of every runner has goals, actualities and possibilities built into it. The pipe dream, if included, would reflect the desire to run 70 miles- once, twice, or every day of this 52-day journey. For most, this dream is very far from...
Updated race statistics from Matthias, and the newest 3100 Mile Race supporter!
As those of you who have been following the race know, we have occasionally received incredibly beautiful and detailed race statistics from 3100 Mile race enthusiast Matthias Van Baaren from Vienna which were a huge inspiration for our daily charts....
Day 43: Not Over 'Til Its Over
Sunday was a bit like saturday's weather- wet, warm and humid in the morning, hot sunny and humid in afternoon, rainy in evening. The good thing was that four men made it past 60 miles. The better thing was that two men made it past 70 miles. The best...