The air was moving around, making it more advantageous for running in the sunny weather. Temps might have reached the mid-80’s F, but if you could navigate the hot sun, you could put up good numbers. Sure enough, seven of the Eight made it past 60 miles. What was also memorable, Todor Dimitrov and Harita Davies moved into the plus column with fine 64.7 mile and 63.6 mile days, respectively. The top four indeed set the tone today by reaching the 1000-mile split.  Ashprihanal Aalto went through that landmark for the 16thtime in his career, which is amazing in its own realm. Both Ashprihanal and Vasu Duzhiy also reached Day Leader status, but Mr Aalto gets the nod, as he went home a full 33 minutes before Vasu reached 67.5 miles today. 

The top guys have withstood various maladies on the way to the Kilo mark- Vasu enduring blisters on both feet and a sore Achilles; Ashprihanal still is fighting GI problems and diarrhoea episodes. The resolve of both men, and all the runners is palpable and admirable, as their noble cause continues. Five weeks and a day remain…

1000 Mile Splits

Ashprihanal Aalto -       15:03:23:57

Nirbhasa Magee -         15:06:43:31

Smarana Puntigam -     15:13:24:24

Vasu Duzhiy -                15:13:29:59

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

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