Today the heat index rose a little, the temps held above 90º F for several hours, but south-east shore breezes cooled things down a little. The difficulty of this very long Race, coupled with the flippant New York ‘Hot Town’ summer, set the stage each year for drama, and changes, changes. Right on cue, the leader Ashprihanal Aalto, after taming the course and heat on Thursday, hit a roadblock of fatigue and heat-related weakness today, as he only reached 48.8 miles. Nirbhasa Magee, his consistency intact, gained nearly 14 miles on the Finn, reaching 63+ miles for the first 13 days of the race. Day Leader honors went to Smarana Puntigam who tallied 63.66 miles, the Austrian having a fine race so far. Ananda-Lahari Zuscin is playing his cards well so far, running until the mid-evening, then taking to walking to the finish each night, and conserving his legs. The top five are all on pace to finish, and the lower three are no slouches either. But as is often said, what goes up, must come down. Good luck to all runners, and watch out for heat exhaustion in the bright sunshine of summer.

800 Miles

Nirbhasa Magee-          12:01:36:19

Vasu Duzhiy-                12:08:01:30

Smarana Puntigam-     12:09:16:20

Ananda-Lahari Zuscin-12:12:35:50

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The 27th Annual Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race

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