Day 42: Six Weeks On the Road
Nothing could stop the runners today, particularly a sticky, humid overcast morning, a hot afternoon, and lingering showers in the evening. Yuri Trostenyuk led the charge of the top four men who had reached over sixty miles. He recorded 70.24 miles to...
Day 41: The Yuri Strikes Back
Day 41 should be remembered for the end of the heat-wave of the last seven days with morning rain and thunder storms. Alas, the top four were more than willing to run far, as all of them went over 60 miles. Chief architect was the race leader Yuri...
Day 40: Two Men, One Result
On a warm, muggy day in New York, Yuri Trostenyuk and Ashprihanal Aalto both reached 65.85 miles, to maintain their distance apart, and to inch closer to finishing in about a week. Yuri has totalled 2662.22 miles, 21 miles ahead of Ashprihanal, the...
Day 39: Another Hot Day
The warm weather continued again today, but at least there was a nice breeze for a few hours. Ashprihanal Aalto continued his surge by leading everyone with 70.2 miles, although Yuri Trostenyuk kept his overall lead with a damage-controlled 64.7 miles...
Day 38:
The top three men have all passed 2500 miles, and things have gotten even more interesting. Yuri Trostenyuk continues to define his consistency in this race, unwrapping another 66.95 mile day as the temperature was in the low 90's with a little less...
Day 37: Heat Wave-Take Four
Yuri Trostenyuk padded his lead over both his rivals today, posting a solid 66.4 miles amidst hot sun, rising humidity, and raging thunderstorms too close for comfort. Atmavir Petr Spacil kept close with 64.20 miles, remaining on the track during...
Day 36: Live Another Day
The ever-consistent Yuri Trostenyuk from Vinnitsa,Ukraine has assumed the lead today with a solid 65.3 mile effort, all the more impressive in the third day of a heat-wave that has slowed virtually all of the other runners. Only 21 miles separate the...
Day 35: Five Weeks On the Block
With the afternoon sun baking any immobile creature, the Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Race slipped past five full weeks. Only two brave souls made it past 60 miles today, the result of 95-97ºF (35-37ºC). Ashprihanal Aalto survived 113 laps(62.01 miles) to...
Day 34: Who Turned Up The Heat
The good news- the big three made it past 60 miles during a tough first day of Heat Wave 2016. Yuri Trostenyuk held court via Day Leader honors with a relentless 64.75 miles in 90ºF / 34ºC/ high humidity. He was even seen smiling as runners delicacies...
Day 33:
The top three men were the only runners to crest 60 miles again, led this time by overall leader Atmavir Petr Spacil with 65.85 miles. The bright sun and infrequent cloud cover forced the already weary ten runners to maintain their own health profile,...
Q&A on the 3100 Mile race - with Suprabha Beckjord, 13-time finisher
The world's longest certified road race is now heading into the last 3 weeks - a good time to publish this 2008 interview with Suprabha Beckjord from Washington D.C, who jointly holds the record for the most finishes ever during this race. ...
Day 32: The Long and Short of It
The day was sunny and pleasant if you were in the shade. Humidity was lower than previous days, the cloud cover was non-existent. The top three were the only runners to cross 60 miles today. It must have been the perfect storm of fatigue, heat wave...
Day 31: A Month Later
A solid month of multi-day running, and the Tenacious Ten continued their search for more miles and more fulfillment. Two men- Yuri Trostenyuk and Ashprihanal Aalto- made it past the double kilo- 2000 miles- to join leader Atmavir Petr Spacil at the...
Day 30: Heat Makes An Impact
Five of the ten runners made it over 60 miles, on a hot, sweltering day in the low 90's with a few breezes. Rain stayed for only an hour as slightly cooler air arrived. The havoc was seen on the leaderboard, as the first-place lead of Atmavir Petr...
Day 29: The Heat Is On
The day was flooded with sunshine and rising humidity, making things more difficult to manage for our Terriffic Ten still in the race. Yuri Trostenyuk and Ashprihanal Aalto tied for Day leader with 65.85 miles each. They both gained over 17 miles on...
Day 28: Four Weeks In
The fourth week is complete. The runners have survived nearly a month of forward movement, making conscious effort to remain poised and focused of the task at hand. Ashprihanal Aalto led the day again with 70.79 miles, his third day of 70+ miles in...
Day 27: Hot Day in New York
The temperature hovered in the low 90's, the humidity was thick, the breezes were scarce. The runners cautiously ran along today, very aware of the conditions, dialing back the effort to a manageable pace. Only four made it past 60 miles. Atmavir Petr...
Day 26: Halfway to Paradise
Medium high heat, high humidity and a short, wicked afternoon thunderstorm were enough reasons to expect shallow results. Yet the dedicated long distance runners of the 3100 Mile Race, seven of ten, made it past sixty miles again. Atmavir Petr Spacil...
Day 25:Carpe Diem- Summer Is Here
Eight of ten runners seized the day and ran past 60 miles, a fine output in a hazy warm day that is a precedent for a warm weekend approaching. Ashprihanal Aalto led the way with 70.2 miles, his first such foray since Day 5. Meanwhile, Atmavir padded...
Day 24:
Six of ten made it past 60 miles today. Day leader and new overalll leader Atmavir Petr Spacil reached 66.4 miles, creating a lead over second place of nearly 21 miles. Yuri Trostenyuk and Ashprihanal Aalto reached 65.3 miles. Kaneenika Janakova again...