Day 11 - September 9th, 2023

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Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.

Tsai Wen-Ya
Helpers to the Race
Adrian Papuc with supporters from Romania

Somewhat cooler weather saw the runners complete good mileage yesterday, Andrea Marcato extended his lead at the top of scoreboard, with his 11th consecutive 70-mile-plus day. Wen-Ya Tsai, the leading woman and 2nd place overall, continued her excellent consistency with a near 67-mile day. Stutisheel Lebedev continued his post-illness recovery with another 60-mile-plus day. But, the race is much more than mileage on the scoreboards with all runners engaging in their own journeys of self-transcedence and self-discovery. This coming week, the weather will be cooler, but with some prospects of rain. Stay tuned for the progress of the race. Note in the scoreboard section, we now have live updates of the runner's mileage.

Vajra helps out with cleaning the course and offering massage during the race.

Adrian Papuc and Jason Lester managed 60.3 and 59.8 miles respectively

Live updates!

In the results section, we now have live updates which will add the latest up to date mileage totals for the runners.

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There was no rain during Day 2, so the 12 runners, having a smaller sleep pattern after the first day running ended at midnight, started off in the clockwise direction, hoping their feet and legs were ready for the hard surface again. Andrea Marcato took off with full regalia. After winning the past four events, Mr Marcato has a really intriguing test in this year's event with Asprihanal starting the race in fantastic form.

Day One’s hero was Ashprihanal Aalto, and Mr Aalto played possom for 9 or 10 hours, running but not chasing Andrea until the sun moved away just before 7.00 pm. After a brief rest, Ashprihanal clicked into his famous fifth power shift. He was nearly five miles behind Andrea until he keep getting closer and closer to the Italian great runner. Remember Mr Marcoto ended up with 82.3 miles for the second day, after 95.4 miles on Day 1.

Ashprihanal kept the legs moving, reaching 85 miles, after the tremendous 96.5 miles on the first day, leaving the scoreboard to show 181.5 miles after two days. Budjargal Byambaa kept his legs moving to maintain third place with an excellent 76.8 miles today. Annabell Hepworth showed her excellent running, catching 70.74 miles today, after the first day of 78.9 miles. Pushkar Mullaer reached a total of 148.6 miles for two days and has moved into fifth place.

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The 28th annual Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Race started at 6 am on 30 August.

Heavy rains greeting the 12 runners and an international crowd of over 150 people. It was a rare wet start for the race, but later became a sunny day with a few breezes and mild temperatures. The runners with all their willpower continued to run and run, with an astounding daily mileage for the top runners.

The great Ashprihanal Aalto, and current world record holder, transcended his previous record of 172 laps in day one on his way to the world best in 2015. His 176-lap total reached 96.519 miles. He also pulled the four time winner Andrea Marcato along, as the Italian reached 174 laps which brought him 95.42 miles. The speedsters at the top also pulled along most of the rest of the group. First time entrants Budjargal Byanbaa and Annabel Hepworth impressed with a daily mileage total of 87.7 and 78.9 miles respectively as they tested themselves in their first 3100 Mile Race.

Day 1