Day 32 - 2,000 Mile Barrier

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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.

Another warm but pleasant day for the distance runners. Andrea Marcato started off the day reaching 3400 km in a splendid 31d - 02:43;06. as he kept the energy flowing. Vasu Duzhiy reached 3300 km in 31 days, 14:04:19. Then Alex Ramsey reached 1900 miles in 31 days, 02:30:12/ / followed by 3100 km in 31:10:08:47. Milan Javornicky followed Alex by reaching 1900 miles in 31:02:43:42. then 3100 km as well- 31:10:22:10. Then Daniela Bojila went past 1900 miles in 31:05:29:12. She also went past 3100 km in 31:13"28:55.

The best performances were a late trio of distance thrills. Geng Lucong reached 2000 miles- the first Chinese man to ever do that in a certified race. He covered it in 31:17:13:47. Soon after, Mahasatya Janczak reached 2000 miles as well, reaching in 31:17:16:58. It was the second time for this great distance. Finally, Harita Davies had reached 1800 miles in 31:17:10:14.

A helper's convention as race leader Andrea Marcato runs through the finish line.

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The 52-year old Pushkar Mullauer from Zurich, Switzerland finished fourth overall in a very smooth effort, as he reached his fourth 3100 Mile Race in a personal best of 46 days+10 hours, 41 minutes and 04 seconds. He reached a national best, as he bettered his previous best of 48 days+08:22:16 in 2012. This effort today was a full day plus nearly 22 more hours ahead of his 2012 race. After a spirited celebration and a short rest, Pushkar offered to run the 13 extra laps to reach 5000km. His time was 46:14:00:03, also a personal best.

Radu Budan reached 4900Km in 46:09:43:03 today and is planning to reach his ultimate race performance around the mid-day on Wednesday, becoming the first runner from Moldova to complete the 3100 Mile Race. He has had a fine race so far and is thrilled to finish soon. Vasu Duzhiy also reached 4900 km today (46:13:05:03) and looks forward to finishing another 3100-mile race (his 12th finish) tomorrow. Budjargal Byambaa reached 4800 Km today at 46:15:10:56. Budja has been moving along, and hopes to be the seventh finisher on Thursday or Friday. He will also be setting a national record. Grahak Cunningham reached 3800 km today in 46:13:59:39.

Previous Results Pushkar

2009 - 7th - 49 days+02:57:03
2010 - 5th - 50 days+09:34:24
2012 - 4th - 48 days+08:22:16
2024 - 4th - 46 days+09:43:03

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+09:43:03

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Pushkar Mullauer became the 4th runner to finish the 3100 Mile Race this afternoon. (more to come)

Report Day 46

Lo Wei-Ming, the remarkable Taiwanese star runner, and Asian record holder, completed his fourth Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Race this evening in 45:12:37:55. The national hero set a new age 60M remarkable world record, and later did the 13 extra laps to go past the 5000km, in 45:15:03:57. Wei-Ming averaged 68.096 miles/109.59 km. He went past the previous age 60 record of 50:15:06:04 of William Sichel in 2014, by five days and three hours.

Pushkar Mullauer reached 4900km this evening, 45:14:36:31, on his way to a finish on Tuesday in the evening. Radu Budan reached 4800 km in 45:11:48:14, on his way to reaching the 3000 mile mark in 45:15:47:13.Budjargal Byambaa reached 4700 km in 45:15:08:11 today, and looks ready to make the finish line a reality.

Wei Mings Previous 3,100 mile races,

2024 45 Days 12 Hours 37 Minutes 55 seconds
2023. 45 Days 08 Hours 41 Minutes 27 Seconds
2022 46 Days 15:Hours 01 Minutes 43 Seconds
2021 48: Days 11 Hours 52: Minutes 01 Seconds

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

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Wei-Ming Lo, Taiwan (ROC) has finished the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, in a time of 45 days 12 Hours 37 minutes 55 seconds. This impressive time means that he has set new age (60+) world records at every distance from above 1,000 miles to 5,000 km (all records to be confirmed). The previous best time for 60+ age category was William Sichel in 2014 - 50 days+15:06:04. Wei-Ming Lo is the 3rd finisher in this year's race. Wei-Ming Lo Gallery

Yesterday, Ashprihanal Aalto finished his 17th Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, in a time of 44 days 9:22:13. This year Ashprihanal finished 2nd and he has finished on the podium in every race that he has started, including his world record time of 40 days 9:06:21 (2015) Ashprihanal Aalto is a nine times winner and during his 3100 Mile career has run 52,700 miles around this famous course in Jamaica, Queens, NY.

Ashprihanal was warmly congratulated by all the runners including Andrea Marcato, this year's winner who remarked he enjoyed Ashprihanal's finish more than his own. Ashprihanal has inspired many people who have followed the running exploits of the flying Finn over the past few years.

Wei Ming Lo Finish Today

Later today Wei Ming Lo (Taiwan) is set to finish and in doing so, set a new world record for his age category.

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.

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Andrea Marcato dominates the 3100 Mile Race for the Fifth time. The Italian runner ran his second fastest run in the group in a sparkling time of 43:03:04:06. The five straight consecutive victories is an event record. This was the 28th Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. Andrea averaged 71.83 miles per day/ 115.68 km.

There will most likely be six more finishers until the 52-day ends on October 20. After a one-hour celebration, Andrea ran 14 extra laps to reach the 5000km mark, which is an option of his own choice. It took him 43:05:25:15.

Ashprihanal Aalto reached 3000 miles in 43:01:21:59 this morning, and ran to get over 66.9 miles throughout the day. He needs only 39 miles to finish second in the 3100 Mile Race on Sunday. He will finish the 3100 Mile Race tomorrow in the late afternoon. He will total Seventeen 3100 Mile Races, including Nine First places, and the coveted fastest 3100 Mile Race from 2015 (40:09:06:21). Third place runner Wei-Ming Lo from Taiwan ran 4800km in 43:16:24:38. Wei-Ming is hoping to finish his race on Monday. Grahak Cunningham reached 2200 miles in 42:14:43:52

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At around 9.05am, Andrea Marcato finished the 2024 edition of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race in a time of 43 days, 3 hours 04 minutes 06 seconds. Andrea becomes the first competitor to finish 1st overall for five consecutive years. It is a remarkable level of consistency.

Andrea's Past 3100 Mile Races

2020 - 1st - 43 days+12:07:26
2021 - 1st - 42 days+17:38:38
2022 - 1st - 43 days+03:20:27
2023 - 1st - 43 days+13:33:23
2024 - 1st - 43 days+3:04:06

All time top 7 Finishes at the Sri Chinmoy 3,100 mile race

40 +09:06:21 Ashprihanal Aalto. 2015
41 +08:16:29 Madhupran W. Schwerk 2006
42 +17:38:38. Andrea Marcato, 2021
42 +17:39:59. Galya V. Balatskyy, 2015
43 + 03:04:06 Andrea Marcato, 2024
43 + 04:26:33 Ashprihanal Aalto 2007
43 +10:36:39. Grahak Cunningham, 2012

Race report form day 43

Ashprihanal Aalto ran past the 4800 km in 42:14:02:14. He is just close enough to top 3000 miles on Saturday, and he expects to finish in second place on Sunday, October 13.

Wei-Ming Lo reached 2900 miles in 42:10:56:21 and also passed 4700 km in 42:16:56:04.

Pushkar Mullauer reached 2,800 miles in 42:00:33:11. Some 16 hours later he reached 4600 Km in 42:16:23:52. He is still solid in fourth place overall. Grahak Cunningham reached 2200 miles in 42:14:43:52.

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Andrea Marcato reached 4800 km today, another personal total in 41:07: 31:14. Four and a half hours later, he reached 3000 miles for the fifth time in his 3100-mile race career in 41:12:14:17. He ran 68 miles for the day, which leaves him only 80.101 miles left. He has spoken that he will have a probable finish on Saturday morning. It will be known Friday evening when his finish will happen.

Budjargal Byambaa reached over 80 miles again for the third straight time, running 83.4 miles. He is now averaging 63.837 miles/102.736 km per day. He has passed 80 miles on 8 occassions in this year's 3100 Mile Race. He is in seventh place overall and is learning the way to make progress in the long, long races. Ashprihanal Aalto reached 2900 miles for the 17th time in 41:09:15:30. Shortly after that he passed 4700km in 41:09:34:14. Wei-Ming Lo is really moving well, as he reached 70.2 miles today. In the early morning he passed 4600 km in 41:01:43:00. Then he reached 2800 miles in 41:02:40:23. Pushkar was once again steady as possible, reaching 4400km in 41:00:24:45. Then in the late evening he passed 4500km in 41:16:50:08.

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Andrea Marcato reached the 2,900 mile mark in 40:03:53:30. About six hours later he reached 4,700 km in 40:09:15:15. He has about 149 miles to finish the 3100 mile race. Budjargal Byambaa reached another consecutive 80-mile day, so he is definitely scheduled to finish, at least in seventh place, or even faster, as there are onl 11 days remaining of the 52 day event. Budja is averaging 63.361 miles per day/101.97 km.

Ashprihanal Aalto went past 2800 miles in 40:01:05:26 today, as it was his 17th time past 2800 miles, and a 300-mile distance to his next finish line of 3100-mile races.

Wei-Ming Lo went past 4000 km this morning in 40:03:14:02.
Pushkar Mullour went past 4000km in 40:00:50:06 today. He also reached the 2700 miles mark in 40:08:11:56.

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The surprise today was the excellent performance by Budjargal Byambaa who reached 149 laps, which resulted in 81.7 miles/ 131.48km. He reached the 4000 km mark in 39:11:26:00 in the late afternoon. Then around 8 pm he became on fire while reaching the 2500 mile mark in 39:14:31:30. His laps were from 6:00 to 7:00 minutes each, which pilled up a great running day. His overall daily totals now reached 62.943 miles/ 101.2 9 km per day. He has moved into the finish realm, as there are still 12 days left in the race.

Meanwhile #1 Andrea Marcato reached 4600 km in 39:11:04:30. He is planning to finish his 3100 this Friday night or Saturday morning. He is only 217 miles away from the finish line, so he has options when his fifth finish line happens. He is averaging 72.1 miles per day. Wei-Ming Lo reached 2700 miles for the fourth time in his brilliant running career, the numbers were 39:13:12:32. He is averaging 67.97 miles per day/ 109.39 km. Radu Budan reached 2600 miles today for the first time in his running life as a first-time 3100-mile runner- 38:16:44:57. He has 12 days to reach the 3100-mile finish line. Right now he is averaging 65.04 miles per day/104.67 km.

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It was cloudy in the morning hours today, but the sun finally came out, and the runners started taking advantage of the clear skies. Andrea Marcato was among the leaders, as he usually does. He reached 4500 km in 38:13:05:57. A few hours later Andrea reached the 2,800 mile mark in 38:14:10:00.

Ashprihanal Aalto actually became the Day winner with 68.0 miles on his daily effort. He reached 4300 km in 38:02:43:55, followed by his 17th time reaching the 2,700 mile mark in 38:10:14:00. Wei-Ming Lo reached 2600 miles in 38:05:00:16. Then he encountered the 4200 km in 38:07:05:31 to increase his own third place efforts. Pushkar Mulleur reached 4,100 km in 38:01:12:51. Later he reached 2600 miles in 38:15:36:35.

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Andrea Marcato continued his running dominance while reaching 2700 miles this morning in 37:05:30:05. Then nine hours later he reached 4,400 kms in 37:14:12:54. He reached 131 laps in four of the last five days. He totalled five days in a row with 71.5 miles or more in each day. Ashprihanal reached 2600 miles in 37:01:48:03. A few hours later he reached 4200 km in 37:03:58:17.Vasu Duzhiy reached 3900 km in 37:01:35:59. Shortly after that, Radu Budan reached 3900 km in 37:03:27:03.

Grahak Cunningham reached 3200 km in 37:12:01:06. Four hours later Grahak reached 2000 miles for the fifth time in his 3100 Mile Career. Considering several injuries he has had, this is a remarkable effort.

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Andrea Marcato continued his powerful lead at the front of the 3100 Mile Race. He reached 4200km in 36:01:12:32 this morning, then reached 4300 km in 36:17:05:37 in the final hour of today. His total for the day was 71.8 miles, exactly where he wanted it at the end. Budjargal Byambaa went past 3700km in 36:02:49:29, then a lap later he reached 2300 miles in 36:02:57:26- both area distances he had never attained in a previous race before. Radu Budan went past 3800 km in 36:03:32:02. About 11 hours later he reached 2400 miles in 36:14:24:17.Wei-Ming Lo touched 4000km in 36:09:47:24. About three and a half hours later he reached 2500 miles in 36:13:27:23.

As it was mentioned yesterday, Annabel Hepworth withdrew from yesterday, with a plan to continue running. This morning she withdrew after 8.2 miles and visited a doctor. She decided she could not continue, as her right foot was not doing well. She finished with 2,185.95 miles/ 3517.945 km. She plans to recover here in New York, and stay near the race for the final 15 days or so. We miss Annabel the best and hope for her complete recovery.

Tarit. It seems we have helpers from all over the planet helping at this race. What inspires you to come here and help at this fabulous race?

Uddipan. I have been a runner for a very long time, and when I was competitively running, I really appreciated the incredible help and assistance that I got from the Sri Chinmoy Marathon team. So, once I finally retired from competitive running, I was inspired to offer that similar assistance myself. So I feel very much a part of this race, even though I am not running myself.

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Andrea Marcato had a very good day today, as he reached 4100 KMs in 35:03:37:39. Then 14 hours later he reached 2600 miles in 35:17:05:46. He ran 72.6 miles to lead the group, and finished his total with 2604.38 miles. Thus, he needs 495.62 miles to reach 3100 miles and finish first for the fifth straight time. He could finish next Friday if he averages 70.803 miles per day for 7 days. Ashprihanal Aalto reached 4000km in 35:06:28:23. Then about four hours later he went past 2500 miles for the 17th time of his running career in 35:10:25:38.Wei-Ming Lo reached 3900 km in 35:10:10:00. He had another good day with 66.9 miles, reaching 2450.28 miles after Day 36. He is averaging 68.063 miles/ 109.54 km per day.

Pushkar Mullaer, solid placed in fourth place, went past 3800 km in 35:02:32:31. About 11 hours later he reached 2,400 miles in 35:13:22:58.Radu Budan from Moldova has been in fifth or sixth place for most of the race so far. Today he reached 3700 km in 35:03:25:10. Then he reached 2,300 miles in 35:03: 32:35. Vadu Duzhiy from Russia moved ahead of Radu this morning as he reached 3,700 km in 35:01:48:56. The 11-time finisher of the 3100 mile race reached the 2,300 mile mark in 35:03:32:36.

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The challenges of running 52 days

Annabel Hepworth had a challenging day today.An original blister issue on the ball of her foot, together with the continual impact on the hard concrete surface, has led to some minor tissue damage, deeper in the foot. She is ahead of the curve to finish with a small cushion in her hand, so in mid-afternoon, she decided to go and rest for the rest of the day. It was a wise decision.

The race has a mandatory 6-hour break between 12 midnight and 6 am. Runners also plan short power naps into their day. These can be anything from 15 minutes to an hour. Adequate rest between long days on your feet is never enough to recover fully. That, in some ways, is the wonderful challenge of Multi-day running. Knowing that throughout the race, your body is deteriorating a little each day, and you are just managing that deterioration

Although the 3,100 runners pride themselves on hitting their targets each day, the effort required is immense, and every runner knows that in an event of this distance, on any given day, something can happen to bring them to a standstill. Annabel came to that point today. The support crew and the medics do their utmost to keep all the runners “out there “ logging up the miles. The runners also realise in a race with a time cut-off, if you take a long break, the clock doesn’t stop and keeps ticking. Sometimes the body just yells,“ I need a time out.” Rest is something , the 3,100 runners do not get a lot of. In five weeks pounding the concrete course, you never get enough rest to totally recover each day. Annabel will return in the morning, rested and rejuvenated, ready to resume running further than she has ever run before.

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Andrea Marcato continued his push to maintain his first place position in Day 35 of the 3100 Mile Race, reaching 71.8 miles today. He went past the 4000km mark in 34:06:03:57. About three hours later he reached 2500 miles in 34:09:46:30.

Ashprihanal Aalto reached the 2400 mark in 34:02:37.16. A little less than six hours later Mr. Aalto reached 3900 km in 34:08:07:51. He is still 72 miles behind the four-time Italian champion. Budjargal Byambaa reached 3500 km in 34:02:14:07 today, and then a little less than 8 hours of running, Budja reached 2,200 miles in 34:10:01:41. The third-place runner Wei-Ming Lo went past 3500 km in 34:01:38:37. Wei-Ming then went past the 2,200 mile-mark in 34:08:01:07. Finally, Wai-Ming reached the 3600 KM mark in 34:17:42:45- a neat three-peat sort of, in the day for the 60-year old Taiwan hero.

Annabel Hepworth reached 3400km in 34:02:00:09, being cheered on by Australian friends with letters. Grahak Cunningham, the other Aussie in the 12-person race, reached 3000km in 34:12:22:12.Keep those cards and/or letters coming folks. +++

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Andrea Marcato extended his lead to over 70+ miles over second place Ashprihanal Aalto in our Day 34 of the 3100 Mile Race.

Mr Marcato reached 3,900 KMs in 33:08:04:46, and seemed as smooth as silk. A few hours later Ashprihanal reached 3800 km in 33:10:02:29. Third place runner Wei-Ming Lo went past 3700 km in 33:13:52:41. Then a few hours later Wei-Ming ran past the 2300 Mile Mark, in 33:14:03:21. Radu Budan had moved into fifth place overall and had passed 3,500 kms in 33:02:11:38. Some seven hours later Radu passed 2,200 miles in 33:09:29:12.

But the strong runner Vasu Duzhiy ran 66.9 miles to reach 3,500 km in 32:02:57:28. His reaching 2,200 miles was quicker as he made it in 33:09:59:26. Radu had a longer break, so Vasu passed Radu in the early evening and moved back into fifth place. Annabel Hepworth clicked again today, as she reached 3300km in 33:01:25:06. In the evening Annabel reached the 2100 Mile mark in a fine time of 33:15:01:46. Again there was no rain in Queens today, so running was a true choice.

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It was a cloudy but relatively smooth day along the course for the 3100-mile race, and the constant movement of all 12 runners, let helpers and observers enjoy the search for laps. Annabel Hepworth in just three laps reached 3200 Kms (32 hours +00:26:06) for the longest distance she has ever run. Three hours later, she went past the 2000-mile mark (32 hours+03:23:29). It is fun to see several of the runners reach these so-called mini goals, with helpers and staff ringing the bells. The main thing is that the longer the race moves, and the better the runners reach the larger distances, the runners are actually reaching national efforts, personal bests, or even distances they have never done in their running lifetimes.

The three-time 3100 Race finisher, and national hero from Taiwan, Wei-Ming Lo- reached 2,200 miles in 32:05:35:58. Later in the evening Wei-Ming reached 3600 kms in 32:15:23:54. He is clearly moving in third place overall, and at age 60, he is setting new entries in the world lists of the long-distance races. Ashprihanal Aalto ran 70.2 miles today while reaching 3700 kms in 32+12:05:53. A few laps later he reached 2300 miles in 32+12:13:17. Mr Aalto reached these milestones for the 17th time in his long-distance running courier. Fourth-place runner Pushkar Mullaer reached 2200-miles in 32:12:10:13. He has been a steady and consistent runner for all 33 days. He will most likely reach his personal bests as the days continue.

Radu Budan has been getting better as the days and weeks continue. Today he reached 3400km in 32:02:28:03, and pulled ahead into fifth place. Vasu Duzhiy reached 3400 km in 32:02:41:57. First timer Budjargal Byambaa from Mongolia reached 3400 km in 32:13:46:45. Budja is getting better day after day, and he is learning the difficult moments of the longest race, and how to get through them and continue on. And of course, we must remember Nina Huang-Lan Yang and her attempts to overcome injuries and difficulties. Today she reached 2,200 km in 32:15:05:11. She tries to do her best and continue the journey.

Annabel Reaches 2,000 Miles

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Sunday and day 31 at the 3100 Mile race it rained. It rained a lot. The heavy New York rain that leaves rivers running down the sidewalks and the roads. The runners seemed unphased, taking it all in their stride and for most, daily mileage was not affected much, if at all. Early evening it had eased off and evening conditions were more favourable.

Wei-Ming racked up the most miles today with a solid 66.9. He also surpassed another world over 60 men's record, reaching 3,300 Km in 30 Days, 02 Hours,18 Minutes and 56 Seconds and before the end of the day, reached 2,100 Miles. 30 Days, Hours Minutes and Seconds. He finished the day on 2107 miles.

Andrea continues to lead running through 2,200 Miles in 30 Days 4 Hours 24 Minutes and 29 seconds and finishing the day with 63.1 miles and his cumulative total of 2274 Miles. The Flying Finn Ashprihanal Aalto retains second and reached 3,500km in 30 Days, 15 hours 13 Minutes and 54 Seconds, and finished the day on 2183 miles

Today also saw a minor “2,000 Mile Fest” with 3 runners passing the milestone and heading for the final stretch!

Vasu Duzhiy was first, in the middle of the day, recording 30 Days, 6 Hours, 57 Minutes and 12 Seconds.
Next Radu Budan followed less than 30 minutes later recording 30 Days, 7 Hours, 25 Minutes and 33 Seconds
Early in the evening, Budjargal recorded 30 Days 13 Hours 40 Minutes and 19 seconds.

Before taking on the 3100, Budjargol had only raced up to 10 day races with the furthest distance of 1315.509 Km /817.4194 Miles. When asked how it felt to have run 2,000 miles for the first time, he simply replied “Good!” And set off to run another loop. Annabel Hepworth is flying the flag for Australia and went through 1,900 miles in 30 Days, 9 Hours, 37 Minutes and 42 Seconds. Late in the evening another landmark was reached when she reached 3,600 km.

Like many of the runners, she has blister issues, which today’s wet weather didn’t help.

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The early morning was overcast, but it gave way to sunshine by mid-morning, bringing warm, but not hot, temperatures. There is an underlying chill in the air, perfect for running, but signs of an advancing autumn. After a rain-affected 63 miles yesterday, the Smiling Italian Andrea made the most of the near perfect conditions to log another/seventy-mile plus day, finishing with 70.7 Miles to take his cumulative distance out to 2318 miles. He still leads Asprihanal by over 60 miles. The ”Flying Finn” logged 66.4 Miles, taking his cumulative total to 2,214 Miles.

Wei Ming holds 3rd place still after logging the second-highest distance of the day with 68.6 miles, and a cumulative distance of 2175 Miles.

Pushcar, Radu and Vasu all had solid days in the mid-sixties. Radu and Vasu remain very evenly matched.

Annabel Hepworth, who has been experiencing interesting and painful blister issues on the ball of her foot, seems to have experimented and persevered and found a good combination of padding and tape to ease the pressure. However, she has maintained a good daily mileage, and a steely determination, that is keeping her comfortably above the red line cut-off zone.

Stutisheel reached the halfway mark of the race, 1550 Miles, today in 31 Days, 2 Hours, 58 Minutes and 41 Seconds. Grahak, Nina and Ananda Lahari, are all intent on seeing out the Full 52 days.

They are behind the curve, in terms of reaching 3,100 miles, but are all intent on just seeing what distance they can travel.

Milestones for the day

Andrea Marcato 3,700 Km 31Days, 12 Hours, 48 Minutes and 48 Seconds. 2,300 Miles in 31Days,12Hours, 57 Minutes and 33 Seconds.
Ashprihanal Aalto,3,600 Km 31 Days,13Hours, 30 Minutes16 Seconds
Vasu Duhily, 3,300 km 31 Days, 03 Hours, 10 Minutes, and 03 Seconds - 2,100 Miles 31 Days 17Hours, 03 Minutes and 7 Seconds
Budjargol Byambaa 3,300 km 31 Days,15 Hours 42 Minutes, and 35 Seconds
Radu Budan. 3,300 km 31 Days, 03 Hours, 39 Minutes and 28 Seconds. 2,100 Miles 31 Days,16Hours 31 Minutes, 27Seconds
Wei-Ming Lo. 3,400km 31 Days, 01 Hours, 23 Minutes, and 56 Seconds - 3,500km 31 Days 17Hours, 05 Minutes and 58 Seconds
Pushkar Mullhaur 2,100 Miles 31 Days, 03 Hours, 26 Minutes and 30 Seconds - 3, 400 Km 31 Days, 6 Hours, 57 Minutes, and 48 Seconds
Stutisheel Lebedev, Half Way in 31 Days, 2 Hours, 58 Minutes and 41 Seconds. - 2,500 Km 31 Days 4 Hours, 00 Minutes and 15 Seconds.
Ananda Lahari 2,400 km 31 Days 12 Hours 18 Minutes 01 Seconds - 1500 Miles 31 Days,16 Hours,13 Minutes, 24 Seconds.
Grahak Cunningham 2,800 km 31 Days, 12 Hours, 07 Minutes, 20 Seconds
Nina, 1300 Miles in 31 Days 05 Hours, 32 Minutes and 31 seconds. - 2,100 Km 31 Days, 7 Hours, 09 minutes 06 Seconds..

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Radu at 2,100 Miles

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The New York Weather gods brought rain to the 3,100-mile race today. A light drizzle in the early morning became steady rain by lunchtime. It didn't seem to dampen the spirits of the runners who keep progressing onwards. Two more of our runners reached the 2,000-mile barrier today.

Wei-Ming, in 29 days and 7 Hours exactly, still holds third place and
Pushkar in 29 days, 11 Hours, 25 minutes and 25 Seconds. Still, hold forth

Andrea Marcato continues to lead the way. He went through 3,500km in 29 days, 15 Hours, 28 Minutes and 49 Seconds to finish the day on 2,184.3 Miles.

Ashprihanal Aalto after going through 3,300 km early in the morning in 29 days 00 Hours 41 Minutes, 12 Seconds. Finished the day on 2117.3 Miles

Our trio vying for 5th, 6th and 7th position all went through 3,100 Km throughout the day.

Vasu in 29 Days, 03 Hours, 19 Minutes and 31Seconds.
Radu in 29 Days, 04 Hours, 59 Minutes and 09 Seconds.
Budjargal in 29 Days. 07 Hours, 55 Minutes, 18 Seconds.

The nature of all multi-day races but especially the 3,100-mile race is that one minor niggle, or blister can affect a whole couple of days with reduced mileage. Meaning positions can change very quickly. Budjargal, after three days in succession of 79.5 Miles, 70.2 Miles and a stellar 82.8 Miles, seemed to struggle in the morning but was strong again in the evening. He was well done on his 80+ mile clocking from yesterday. The wisdom of aiming for an even pace holds in this race as much as in a marathon. Any increase in pace, although giving short-term gains, can be neutralised in minutes as the body pays the price for over-exuberance.

Annabel Hepworth reached 3,000 km in 29 days, 15 Hours, 42 Minutes, 22 Seconds.

More milestones were reached by

Stutisheel who went through 2,400Km in 29 days. 11 Hours 26 Minutes, 34 Seconds. And 1500 Miles in 29 Days, 15 Hours, 30 Minutes, 16 Seconds.
Ananda Lahari 1400 miles in 29 days. 11Hours 48Minutes, 11 Seconds. Nina reached 2,000km in 29 Days, 15 Hours, 26 minutes and 48 Seconds.

Average Mileage after 30 days

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Another overcast morning greeted the runners at the 3100-mile race, making for good running conditions. Budjargal Byamba again had the highest daily total, with 82.8 Miles. After his impressive start to the race, followed by injury issues, he has slowly grown stronger again, and this was his third straight day over 70 miles. He reached the landmark of 3,000 kilometres in 28 Days,10 Hours, 19 minutes and 45 seconds.

Behind him, Andrea Marcato maintained the race lead, ending the day with 2113 Miles Miles after logging up 68.5 Miles for the day. He passed 2,100 miles in 28 Days, 14 Hours, 36 minutes and 85 seconds. He remains 60 miles ahead of Ashprihanal Aalto.

The Flying Finn became the second runner to reach 2,000 miles in this year's race, recording 28 Days 4 Hours, 37 Minutes and 53 Seconds. It is the 17th time he has reached this milestone in his running career, and he is still comfortably in second place.

Lo Wei-Ming continued his relentless forward progress, going through 3,100 km in 28 Days, 5 hours, 35 minutes and 51 seconds on his way to logging 68.5 Miles for the day. He remains in third place, though Puskar Mullauer finished the day only 16 miles behind him on 1,955 Miles to stay fourth.

Also reaching the 3,000 km mark were the Maldovan Radu Budan along with Vasu Duzhiy. Radu was timed at 28 Days +6:06:33, with Vasu at 28 Days + 05:09:32.

At the end of day 28 and 4 weeks of running, just 5 miles separates them.

The Awesome Australian, Annabel Hepworth, continued in her usual impressive manner, logging 59.7 miles for the day, breezing through 1,800 Miles in 28 Days, + 14:40:48 to finish the day on 1806.4 Miles.

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Day 28 of the Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Race saw light rain in the morning, humidity rising throughout the day and a string of landmarks reached for most of the runners.

Andrea Marcato continues to lead the way and, at around 11 am this morning, reached 2,000 miles in 27 days 6 Hours, 24 Minutes 13 Seconds.

His 1000 mile splits are

1st 1,000 Miles 13 Days 03 Hours 02 Minutes 08 seconds
2nd 1,000 Miles 14 Days 03 Hours 22 Minutes 05 seconds

“This is the middle part of the race, and I have had ups and downs. I have been unable to keep up the 70-mile-a-day standard I set myself. I expect the last part of the race to be a little more difficult because we pushed extremely hard for the first 1,000 Miles, so now we have to pay a little, but let's see what happens.” - Andrea

Radu continues to stack up the National multi-day records for Moldova. Since he passed 1,000 miles, he has been setting new marks at all intermediate distances. He passed 1,800 miles in 27:06:02:50 and 2,900 Km in 27:06:51:42. He should rack up several more records before the end of the race.

Wei-Ming likewise is re-writing the longer World Masters 60-year age-group records, most of which were set by Scotland’s William Sichel when he ran the race in 2014. The Taiwanese went through 3,000 Km in 27 days, 7 hours, 9 minutes and 14 seconds.

Annabel Hepworth continues to rewrite the Australian National and over 50 records and push her own boundaries. Today, she completed 1700 miles in 27:03:40:53

Budjargal keeps pushing out the furthest distance run by a Mongolian to reach 2,900 km in 27 Days 15:17:27

Away from the record-setting, the other runners reached their own personal landmarks.

Australian Grahak Cunningham reached halfway earlier in the morning, recording 26 Days, 1 hour, 35 minutes and 31 seconds.
Pushkar Mullauer reached 3,000km in 27 Days 10:08:51.
Stutisheel reached 1400 Miles in 27 Days 09:11:40
Ananda-Lahari reached 1,300 Miles in 27 Days 08:30:51 and 2,100km in 27 Days 10:22:17.

- Tarit

Andrea Passes 2,000 miles