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Day 34 The top nine are all moving along well and taking advantage of a second straight summer of below average temperatures and cool evening breezes. Just on cue will appear a small warm front of hot, humid air this weekend to test our heroes as...
Excitement and Activity
As another runner, Surasa, passes the 2000 mile mark, all the runners seem to be supporting each other and carrying each other on a unified energy through their intense and focused daily efforts and all the added energy from many helpers conducting...
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Day 33 From cool morning(65ºF) to warm afternoon to pleasant evening, the runners enjoyed a low humidity, high pressure sky and day. The top nine all carded 60 or above, with the Big Three rolling 70 miles and above once more. Surasa Mairer passed...
The New Road Ahead
Everyday is like a new road ahead as the runners learn to take the ultimate goal of 3100 miles as a series of daily and even hourly goals. Like a metaphor for this race this morning the main road on which the race is situated was newly paved. It was a...
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Day 32 They paved 84th Avenue today, so the elite eleven were careful traversing along side the slightly winding road, fumes and heat emanating for a few hours until the asphalt set, the swirling breezes cooling the black creature new to the race...
No Rain, No Gain
On a beautiful day which brought some hard rains later in the afternoon, another runner, Atmavir, passes the 2000 mile mark becoming the fifth runner to do so in this race. Kaneenika expresses some sentiments in the following video as she is steadily...
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Day 31 A full month is over; only three weeks to go for the 3100 Mile Race. The sticky, humid conditions turned to heavy rain just past noon today, and the runners had to wade through ankle deep puddles and torrential showers for a few hours. By...
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Day 30 The 'elite eleven' made their way around the course today, with a hot sun speckled with breezes and cloud cover at times. The weather has not been a major factor, but the speed and energy at the top of the group seems to be pulling...
Keeping Busy
There is always something to do for what seems to be a simple race just going around and around. But just as the Earth revolves around the Sun, and the Moon around the Earth, it takes energy and patience to keep everything moving smoothly. From fixing...
Sunday On The Run
Sundays are a bit different at the 3100 mile race. More local folk come to enjoy sports in the surrounding playgrounds creating a dynamic atmosphere. More visitors come to watch the race and support the runners on a day where they would have more time...
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Day 29 It was a hot summer day in New York with temps near 90ºF (31-32C). Nine of the eleven made it past 60 miles, but only two ventured past 70 miles. Luckily the humidity was not overly oppressive. Surasa Mairer has placed herself in sixth...
Doctors and Handlers
Halfway through the race now and more helpers arrive to be part of this epic adventure. This week we have the wonderful services of Aklanta, a doctor from Germany who comes every year to help the runners with any health issues they may have. We also...
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Day 28 Four weeks in and the runners are still going around the famous loop. Today was warm, with temps in the mid to high eighties, with bright sun and little cloud cover. The runners took advantage of the low humidity to up the mileage. Five men...
21st Century
In the 19th and 20th centuries the ultimate multiday races were 6-day track races, usually indoors. Later in the twentieth century the super long distance runners began to transcend those distances with 1,000 mile races and beyond. Although the record...
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Day 27 On a day with low humidity, ample sunshine, brisk winds in the morning and afternoon, the runners run along. Ten of eleven made it past 60, with four men climbing past the 70 mile barrier. Atmavir Petr Spacil returned to his health and...
Eventful Day
Every day at the 3100 mile race course offers new surprises and new arrivals to help or witness this spectacular event. Today two more runners, Kaneenika and Stutisheel, reached the halfway point of 1550 miles on this officially halfway day 26 of the...
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Day 26 Halfway Home A soaking rainstorm slowed our group of eleven runners a little last night, but not enough to hinder their pursuit of new mileage. Seven topped the necessary sixty miles, and the first three went past seventy again. 'Mr...
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Day 25 Seven runners made it past sixty miles today- no small feat with the high humidity, sticky-hot conditions. Showers enveloped the area for 30 minutes around 5:00pm, but the surrounding humidity could not stop the momentum of three men....
In The Moment
Being very present and focused in the moment is most important for all the runners. The mind cannot comfortably fathom the length of such a profound race nor the energy needed to stay the course for weeks on end. Yet many of these runners have come...
Setting Up Shop
The logistics for this race are quite complex including the actual infrastructure of vehicles. Each vehicle has multiple functions such as medical, resting places, storage, lighting and protection from the elements.Setting up the vehicles usually...