Day 6: The Traditional Milestone

Six-Day races have a history dating back to the nineteenth century. For decades of the 20th century, the duration of six days, defined by Judeo-Christian mores, was the longest distance of races performed on foot, either walking, as done by pedestrians, or by means of the newer fad - running. Athletes did a style known as 'go as you please'- walking, jogging, running, and even sprinting. They tried to accumulate the most laps- aka-  miles, with victors winning prize money, and the admiring public betting on their favorites. They never did athleteics on Sunday.

With the rebirth of the six-day events in the latter 20th century, the once popular races had lost all attention from the public, and were considered as foolish endeavors by the average man. It has taken many decades before people in general, and the running world in particular, have paid any attention, or column space to the endurance grandaddy. In the 3100 Mile Race the 6-Day split is just a signpost on a much longer, arduous and difficult journey. Athletes run the equivalent of between seven or up to even nine six-day races in succession. The 3100 is not for the weak, obviously, but we always admire the runners as they tackle each challenge with conviction and enthusiasm, inside their 3100 mile race world. They must not be intimidated by the distance nor the daily mileage requirements. Rather, find new potential and bring it to the fore. Let us see if they can improve their next six-day totals in this race. 

On this sixth day of the event, all ten runners crested 333 miles, with the first six on pace to finish, and the remaining showing signs of life. Good luck to all six-day runners or potential multi-day candidates. 

Vasu Duzhiy- 419.2832 miles  Nirbhasa Magee-402.8192 

Kaneenika Janakova-367.1472   Harita Davies-365.5008 

Snarana Puntigam-361.6592   Yolanda Holder-358.9152

Nidhruvi Zimmerman-354.5248 Andrey Andreev-341.3536

Ananda-Lahari Zuscin-334.2192  Sergey Kuzmin-333.6704