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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.
It was a beautiful Day for the 10 runners testing their body, heart and soul. The Chinese multi-distant runner- Geng Lucong -, at his first attempt at the 3100, reached 700 km in 155:11:47:48. For the day, he ran a total of 451.9 miles/ 727.2 km. Andrea Marcato touched 800 km in 153:09:17:04. Later on, he reached 500 miles in 153:09:58:39.
The individual totals as follows:
- Andrea Marcato- 75.7 miles per day:
- Adrian Papuc- 70.8 miles per day
- Vasu Duzhiy- 68.9 miles per day:
- Geng Lucong- 64.6 miles per day:
- Daniela Bojila- 62.4 miles per day:
- Alex Ramsey- 61.0 miles per day:
- Mahasatya Janczak- 60.6 miles per day:
- Milan Javornický- 59.1 miles per day:
- Harita Davies- 58.8 miles per day:
- Ananda-Lahari Zuscin- 53.4 miles per day.
Steady as she goes!
Alex Ramsey, along with Geng Lu-Cong and Daniela Bojila, are the three newcomers to this year's 3,100-mile race. Alex has already won the hearts of all his fellow runners and the volunteer team. Why? Because he has a constant smile on his face and displays a quiet, confident poise. He seems unflappable and is taking the whole experience of the 3,100-mile race in his stride.
He comes into the race with an impressive ultra-running CV, with completions of Classic US trail races like Badwater and Leadville. He has also completed the iconic Greek epic Spartathlon race. As he turned to multi-day events, he has recorded impressive personal bests at 6 days of 380.799 Miles/612.838 km, and 10 days of 690.6 miles/1112.345 Km. In the first week, he is embracing the challenge. He is using all of his previous experience to ease himself into the race.
He does not have the natural speed of race leader Andrea, or the experience of 12-time finisher Vasu Duzhiy. But his experience in showing respect for the race is clear to see. On day one, while leading runners were all enthusiastic with fresh legs and ran upwards of 80 miles, Alex ran his own race, logging a creditable 63.6 miles. On subsequent days, to date, he has run 60.9 miles, 59.8 miles, 60.9 miles, 60.3 miles, 59.8 miles, and today, 61.4 miles.
Alex Ramsey Interview
With 59.8 miles, the nominal target distance to finish in the 52 days allowed, he has spent the first week, pretty much feeling what running 60 miles a day, every day, feels like. He is learning day by day what it takes physically to achieve the goal of running 3,100 miles, and, with his beaming smile and general poise, he is displaying the inner qualities needed to persevere and achieve what only four other Americans have done before him and finish the longest race in the world. The Previous American finishers are Ed Kelly ( three times ), Suprabha Beckford (12 times), Arpan Diangelo, and Yolanda Holder, one each.
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