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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.
Start day 6
With good weather, the runners continue to make good progress. Andrea Marcato is the firs to reach 700 km in 131:11:53:44. Vasu Duzhiy reached 400 miles in 131:13:27:14. Ananda-Lahari Zuscin reached 300 miles in 128:08:06:40./ then 500 km in 131:11:48:43.
The Six Day totals
- Andrea Marcato- 457.9 miles - 76.316 per day.
- Adrian Papuc- 433.8 miles 72.3 per day.
- Vasu Duzhiy- 417.3 miles- 69.55 miles per day
- Geng Lucong-391 miles - 65.166 miles per day.
- Daniela Bojila- 372.4 miles - 62.066 miles per day
- Mahasatya Janczak- 367.4 miles - 61.23 miles per day.
- Alex Ramsey- 365.2 miles - 60.85 miles per day.
- Milan Javornicky- 353.7 mi - 58.95 miles pr day.
- Harita Davies- 351.5 miles -58.58 miles per day
- Ananda-Lahari Zuscin -54.38 miles per day
At the Sri Chinmoy 3,100-mile race, there are many magical moments. There are also the magical hours at the end of the day. From a distance, a race this long seems to offer ample time to reach the required mileage. In reality, little time can be wasted each day if one hopes to hit a daily goal.
Every runner starts each day at 6 am with an idea of how many laps they would like to achieve by midnight. Some runners break this down with intermediate goals to reach by certain times of the day. As the day progresses, runners may stay on target with their goals or fall behind, depending on their experiences. No matter what each runner has experienced, the 'Magic hours' offer a chance to reassess and focus on what's still possible. By 9 pm each day, we are well into the cool evening hours, and the heat of the day is a distant memory. With three hours to go, each runner or their crew are making little calculations of whether a particular goal is possible.
Some runners, as they pass the counting station, ask for an update on how many laps they have run. The number they receive, quickly being computed into a goal to aim for, before reaching it and going home for the day, or a goal they will reach if they stay out on the course until midnight. You sense an increased intensity in all the runners but Andrea Marcato, our race leader, seems to get especially energised in these magic hours. You sense that he is intuitively searching for a rhythm or sustained pace now, that will carry him forward to the close of the day, without going so fast as to red-line. There is a balance to be struck and avoiding pushing a little bit too hard, which will result in making tomorrow more challenging. It is humbling and inspiring to see him slowly increase his pace over the last two hours. “How long now?” he shouts as the clock ticks into the last 30 minutes, and his brain computes if he needs to maintain his pace to the day's finish or speed up to register one extra bonus lap for the day. That is one of the ongoing outer challenges of the 3,100-mile race. You need to push yourself to go that bit further today, but not too much, as you will still need to do the same thing next week and for several more weeks.
- Tarit
Vasu Interview
In the 3100 Mile Race, Vasu Duzhiy is ranked #6 all time, with 12 finishes and 3 wins. His remarkable consistency comes from a great spiritual discipline that he brings to his distance running. He is also very generous with advice to other runners.
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Videos
- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team 3100 Mile Race Youtube Channel
- Stutisheel 3100 Mile Playlist Youtube Channel
- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team - Vimeo Channel
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