Day 34

Another good day for running, another push by a group of determined runners to get every available lap on the score sheet. As expected, Vasu Duzhiy led the movement with 69.1 hard-fought miles, stretching a big lead to nearly a day ahead of Kobi Oren. Ushika Muckenhumer scored big with 65.8 miles, his best day since the first day. Kaneenika Janakova has moved closer to even mileage with a solid 62.5 -mile day. She trails the necessary mileage by 19 miles, quite a reduction- from over 35 miles behind pace from a fortnight ago. With two and a half weeks left there is little room for a bad day or two. The two ladies still in the race both passed 2000 miles. Surasa Mairer carded her sixth mark at 2000 miles in her career; Kaneenika went through the invisible mark for the fourth time.

Vasu Duzhiy-2300 miles-33:04:42:49

Surasa Mairer-2000 miles-33:05:35:41

Kaneenika Janakova-2000 miles-33:16:05:41

William Sichel-1900 miles-33:07:57:39

Smarana Puntigam-1900 miles-33:09:29:05

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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.

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.

By Sahishnu

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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