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Day 24 On a warm, sticky day with a threat of t-storms the top eight runners all glided past 60 miles. Three men defied the sticky, humid air to even work past 70 miles. The star of the day was Galya V. Balatskyy of Mariupol,Ukraine, who tied a...
Russian Lessons
Four of the runners are Russian or Ukranian as well as many of the helpers in this race. So we get to hear lots of Russian words being tossed around. After Vasu, a Ukranian living in Russia, completed the 1550 miles halfway point, Ashprihanal...
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Day 23 With temperatures remaining at or below 80ºF, the runners were able to continue the journey with good mileage forecast. Ashprihanal Aalto ran 76.83 miles to extend his lead over second place to 100 miles. Galya Balatskyy extended his terrific...
Week Four Begins
It seems like just yesterday that this epic race began early on a Sunday morning. Step by step, lap by lap, day by day, the runners are making considerable progress towards their goal. Today Galya reached the halfway point, the second runner so far to...
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Day 22 On a day with less humidity and clearer skies our hero-warriors continued on. Seven slipped past 60 miles with three men well past 70. Vasu Duzhiy and Galya Vladimir Balatskyy reached 72.44 miles each- Vasu over 70 for six out of the last...
Independence Runners
On this auspicious day of July 4 which is called Independence Day for the U.S., the runners are continuing their journey both independently and interdependently. Each runner has their own schedule, their own goals and their own sets of challenges. Yet...
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Day 21 Three weeks are done. Eleven runners are still along for the journey. The weight of this endeavor is visible in effort marks on their faces or injuries to their feet, legs, general health or pysche. Yet, they move along. Surasa Mairer has...
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Day 20 Five of the Elite Eleven made it past 60 miles today, as the '20 days on the road blues' made a collective sag of energy appear for the first time in the race. Everyone looked a little tired, or more. Except for Galya Balatskyy, who...
Here Comes The Sun
At the start of a new day we see the runners beginning another long day in their journey to the unknown. Being greeted by the sun today, the first clear day in a while, the energy is high and the enthusiasm begins to pick up as they make continuous...
Staying In Form
Each runner has their own unique style and form. Depending on their level of energy and strength for that day the runners vary their pace and their schedule to conserve energy while still trying to cover as much distance as possible as late as...
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Day 19 The weather was the runners friend again this morning and afternoon, as clouds obscured the extra warmth of the high sun and breezes cooled the course a bit. But the runners kept moving along. Ashprihanal Aalto padded his lead and garnered...
Running 3,100 miles around one city block in Queens
Fox 5 News reporter Mac King came out to visit the race: ...
1301 and Counting
As Galya our second place runner breaks the 1300 mile barrier in under 18 days, which happens to be among the top five fastest times at that distance in the world, life goes on with each runner in their own unique and celebrated ways. Some runners are...
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Day 18 It was a little warmer today- 27ºC- but the intrepid runners had some cloudcover and 'nor'easterlies' to keep the air moving. Six of the eleven made past fifty, with three gents flipping seventy miles onto the scoreboards. Vasu Duzhiy...
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Day 17 It was an unusual day right from the start. The Department of Public Works closed the street where our vehicles are parked on the famous 84th Avenue, and ripped apart the road 's complete ashphalt topping, necessitating a short reparking...
Dynamic Duo 1000
Today was an unusual and special day all in one. First the vehicles had to be moved off of the street onto the small courtyard by the sidewalk due to street repairs. Then we saw the two women runners both reach 1000 miles within an hour of each other....
Run, Rest, Run
A quick look at some of the sights around the 'camp' as the runners spend the day running, eating and a bit of resting. This is where the runners get their credit for another lap completed, food and drink, support from helpers and well-wishers, and a...
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Day 16 The weather cooperated again today as the entire field reached at least 58+ miles each. Four stalwarts made it past 70 miles, led again by the power trio at the top- Ashprihanal Aalto(75.18); Atmavir Petr Spacil (70.24); and Galya V....
Good Morning 3100
Having a very international field of runners and helpers is a good way to learn the basics of many languages. Today all the runners and some of the helpers as well offered 'Good Morning' greetings in their native languages. You can see that the...