Day 21

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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.

Day 20 was the first really cold day of the race and it affected runners in different ways, with some struggling through physical challenges. At the top of the leaderboard, Andrea and Aspirhanal continue their big mileage with Asprihanal gaining the top daily honours with 73.5 miles, but Andrea Marcato also managed another 70 miles plus day. After a difficult patch, Aussie Stephen Redfearn is really getting into a good grove, also managing a 70 mile day, capping off an excellent week. Susan (1st place lady) has started to open a small gap over 2nd place Huang Lan Yang.

The start of day 21 was another cold day, though temperatures are forecast to rise during the day. The top 8 runners are all on course to finish, but anything is possible in this great race of self-transcendence.

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It was Day 49, and Budjargal Byambaa from Mongolia was on pace to finish the 3100 Mile Race for the first time. Just a few minutes after six-thirty pm the 41-year-old man fulfilled his major goal-in 48:12:44:05- to join the 45 great men runners and 10 women who have finished the longest certified race on the famous course in Jamaica, New York. It was the 28th version of the event, and Budja was the seventh runner to finish this year. He has had a history of excellent Six and 10-day race performances. However, he had never finished a race of 1000 miles or beyond 20 or even 30 days, so it took a lot of perseverance and understanding of the course to put together his daily efforts.

When he reached the 3100 finish line, he was filled with joy and gratitude. Budjargal read out his story in Mongolian and a staff member of the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations read it in in English, to honor the runner’s First National Record. Afterwards Mr. Chinuukhei Bat-Erdene, Deputy Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations, congratulated him with the words: “My message is very simple. I am very proud of him, for Budjargal. He has done a terrific job. He made Mongolians very proud, you know.”

Finishers so far

Andrea Marcato - 43 days +03:04:06.
Ashprihanal Aalto - 44 days +09:22:13.
Wei-Ming Lo - 45 days +12:37:55.
Pushkar Mullauer - 46 days +10:41:04
Radu Budan - 47 days +05:58:18
Vasu Duzhiy - 47 days 10:51:33
Budjargal Byambaa - 48 days+15:13:10

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Radu Budan reached his dream of finishing the 3100 Mile Race today, making it to the finish line in 47:05:58:18. He was amazed to be observed by the Moldovan Ambassador Gheorghe Leuca and his wife Alla Leuca as he passed the finish line. Radu was the first Moldovan runner to ever finish the 3100 Mile Race, while he averaged 65.613 miles per day/ 105.509 km. His performance resulted in him being the 19th fastest of all time in the 28th Year of the 3100 Mile Race. After the celebration, Radu ran the 13 laps to reach the 5000km mark- 47:08:39:37.

Some four hours later. The great Vasu Duzhiy from St Petersburg reached his 12th finish of the 3100 Mile Race in a time of 47:10:51:33. Vasu was extremely grateful to all the helpers and friends who donated their time and helpfulness in this test of the longest race. He continued the 13 laps-journey to the 5000km mark- 47:13:39:45. At age 58 he has been one of the finest runners over the years of the longest race in the world.

Thursday Budjargal Byambaa from Mongolia will most likely finish the 3100 Mile Race in the late afternoon. Today he reached 4,900 Km in 47:15:00:09. He has shown great inner and outer strength to overcome the difficulties in such a difficult event - in his first try.

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