Day 37
The journey continued for the Seven who dared to do the impossible- run nearly 60 miles per day for 52 days. Andrea Marcato defies logic, and is getting stronger as the days and weeks move away while the planet rotates around the Sun. Today, 75.18...
Day 36
Andrea Marcato reached his third best total of laps today- 141-which is a ‘full sheet’ of 77.3808 miles/ 124.5323 km, in the vernacular of 3100 Mile runners. Laps are the real separation from imaginary to real. Each lap is precious to them, as it...
Day 26
Andrea Marcato reached his third best total of laps today- 141- which is a ‘full sheet’ of 77.3808 miles/ 124.5323 km, in the vernacular of 3100 Mile runners. Laps are the real separation from imaginary to real. Each lap is precious to them, as it...
Day 35: Five Weeks In
Andrea Marcato continues his efforts to find new ways to reach his goals. He is moving with purpose and conviction, and his 70-Mile streak has reached 22 straight days. This evening he topped the 4000km mark nearly eight hours faster than his Salzburg...
Day 34
The morning weather became warm and sunny, with the temps up to 77ºF and the humidity rising. The afternoon turned a little cloudy, and the air shifted, bringing some relief from the post-summer warmth. However, the heat could not delay the runners...
Day 33
Twenty straight days at the top of the 70+ Club, our leader Andrea Marcato is matching and beating himself from a year ago, when, on a beautiful park setting-course, became the fifth fastest human in the world to run a 3,100 Mile Race. Salzburg,...
Day 32
An overcast but non-threatening weather summary for the runners of the Infinite road was squashed by slight breezes, which pushed any showers out of the picture. Andrea Marcato is transending his race into faster and more powerful runs. He ran 76.28...
Day 31
With three full weeks to go, the runners are moving well, but the overall wear and tear on their bodies is more and more apparent. However, the stays in medical are short and to the point. There is no time to waste. You have to give it your all. The...
Day 30
Wei-Ming Lo, the Taiwanese runner competing in sandals, reached another personal milestone, passing 3000km for the first time in 29:01:18:12. A pioneer in ultra running in his home country, Mr Lo has made his race look newsworthy, if not easy, by his...
Day 29
The streak is now 16 straight days of 70+ miles (113+km), and Andrea Marcato is living a dream and a reality all at once. His lead over second place is a tick short of 200 miles. He is feeling strong and understands the course and his position on it....
Day 28
Five of seven runners made it past the regulation of 109 laps- 59.819 miles/ 96.269 km- today, the first four weeks completed by the hearty souls all. The top five are on pace to finish, and the gap between first and second is widening, with the...
Day 52: The Last Runner
The Magnificent Seven have had their dreams fulfilled in the longest race, or not. Today, the remarkable athlete from Japan- Takasumi Senoo- became the first runner from the Land of the Rising Sun to challenge and cross the finish line within the time...
Day 27
Day Leader Andrea Marcato from Italy is impressing many people around the globe with his relentless approach to the race. He not only has run 14 straight days of a minimum of 70+ miles, but has also surpassed some of his distance marks set in 2020 at...
Day 26
The cooler, clear sky and north westerlies laid the foundation for runners to get to more approving results. Alas, the rush for more laps increased as the halfway signs came into play, and three more reached halfway, under regulation. Andrea Marcato...
Day 24
Four six-day races later, the band of seven continue their onslaught in search of laps, a currency unlike any other conceived or imagined. Sri Chinmoy, the founder and primal force behind the Marathon Team worldwide, saw the promise and eventual...
Day 23
Andrea continues to move along at a remarkable pace, the cooler nights allowing faster paces in the evenings. His last few laps each evening resemble an interval workout on the track, which many an athlete knows is macho death-traps, with intervals...
Day 26
The cooler, clear sky and north westerlies laid the foundation for runners to get to more approving results. Alas, the rush for more laps increased as the halfway signs came into play, and three more reached halfway, under regulation. Andrea Marcato...
Day 22
Andrea Marcato dominated the headlines today in the 3100, as he ran 70+ miles/113km for the ninth straight day. In doing so, he surpassed his half-way (1550.miles/ 113+km) mark from 2020 by nearly eight hours, and he is over two days ahead of second...