(Google translation of sport.aktuality.sk)

  "The Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is called "Mount Everest Ultra Run".  While more than 4,000 people have climbed Mount Everest since 1953, in the 25 years of the race, only 52 people have completed the 3,100-mile run, including 5 Slovaks who have the most successful races of any country.  The Slovak world record on this track is held by the Slovak Kaneenika Janáková, who ran it in 2017 in 48 days, 14 hours, 24 minutes and 10 seconds.   "Participants in the 3100-mile run have 52 days to successfully complete the race.  To reach their destination, they must run 59.6 miles (95.9 km) every day.  So 118 marathons will take place during the whole race.  To successfully complete the race, runners must complete 5649 laps with a total elevation gain of 25825 m, which represents 2.9 times the ascent to Mount Everest.    "The 25th annual 3100-mile run was held at the 0.5488 mile course around Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School (165-65 84th Ave).  It was attended by seven runners from seven countries.  The race was won by the Italian Andrea Marcato (39).  He became the third fastest person in the world in this race, covering the distance in 42 days, 17 hours, 38 minutes and 38 seconds.  The only woman running this year is 46-year-old Harita Davies (USA); she comes from New Zealand.    T"he 3100-mile run was founded by the Indian spiritual teacher, athlete, musician and peace philosopher Sri Chinmoy (Sri Chinmoy) in 1997. Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) himself ran many marathons and ultramarathons.  He described the benefits of running long distances as follows: “Self-transcendence is the only thing a person needs to be truly happy.  So these races help runners tremendously, even if they have to overcome great obstacles on the outside.  In the end, when the race is over, they feel they have achieved something very important. "      

The Magnificent Seven have had their dreams fulfilled in the longest race, or not. Today, the remarkable athlete from Japan- Takasumi Senoo- became the first runner from the Land of the Rising Sun to challenge and cross the finish line within the time limit. Takasumi finished in 51:12:50:52. Mr Senoo was very thankful of all the help offered, and of course, praised his wife for her steadfast help and knowledge within. Mr Senoo and the other remaining runners endured a lot, but grabbed the brass ring, just as a bonafide N’ortheaster rocked the New York area all day, with heavy rains and wind. The 25th Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race reached its conclusion, but the stories and friendships have created a lifetime of memories.

See you next year folks, when the race around the block moves forward again, one day at a time, one lap at a time.

 

Final results

 

1.   Andrea Marcato   3100 miles- 42:17:38:38                    

                                         72.544 miles / 116.748 km                  

2.   Wei Ming Lo               3100 miles- 48:11:52:01                                      

                                         63.928 miles / 102.882 km

3.   Vasu Duzhiy    3100 miles- 49:12:45:26                                      

                                         62.589 miles / 100.728 km

4.   Harita Davies               3100 miles-50:13:23:14                                     

                                         61.319 miles /  98.683 km

5.   Takasumi Senoo         3100 miles-51:12:50:52             

                                         60.156 miles /  96.812 km

Ananda-Lahari Zuscin  2871.32 miles /4620.94 km    

                                         55.217 miles /  88.864 km

Stutisheel Lebedev      2741.25 miles/4413.389 km           

                                         53.861 miles /  86.680 km

Harita Davies, the pride of Christchurch, New Zealand and Jamaica, Queens, New York finished the 3100 Mile Race in 50 days+13:23:14, a personal best and New Zealand national record. She praised her helpers from five various countries, who made a serious commitment to help her get through the difficult event. She also recgnized the pure Grace that is needed to finish such an arduous task. She remains the fifth fastest female to finish the race, and bested her previous mark by 20 hours, 11 minutes.

Takasumi Senoo has only 88 laps, 48.13 miles to reach his goal, and expects to finish between 8:00 and 9:00 pm (20:00 and 21:00 hours). Heavy rains are expected all day Tuesday, so Takasumi will have to have his ancient warrior armour ready for the challenge. Rumor is he is good to very good in the heavy rains and downpours. The other two men-Stutisheel Lebedev and Ananda-Lahari Zuscin will face the music with determination on the final day. The 25th edition of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is near the end, but the journey never stops. Just like the world turns, the sun rises, and mankind ponders its fate, the real meaning of life is probably just- “There is always another race” !! Stay dry folks, and have a pleasant week or month ahead. Peace and Joy.

Fifty-seven year-old Taiwan runner Lo Wei-Ming finished the 25th Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race today in stylish fashion, reaching the goal in 48 days+11:52:01. Mr Lo, who is an athletic icon back in Taiwan, expressed sincere gratitude to all that helped or supported him. He ran with such ability and talent, that he finished in second place overall, becoming the 50th person to ever complete the 3100 distance, and the first Asian to reach the goal. A crowd of over 200 people came to see the great runner fulfill his dreams to run the longest race. After Wei-Ming completed the extra laps to reach 5000km, he had a conference call with the Prime Minister of Taiwan and other officials. Three runners still await their chance to hear the bells in their honor.  

Daily averages miles/ km

Andrea Marcato                         72.544 miles / 116.748 km-final                     

Wei Ming Lo                               63.928 miles / 102.882 km-final

Vasu Duzhiy                               62.350 miles / 100.343 km

Harita Davies                             61.073 miles /   98.288 km

Takasumi Senoo                       59.864 miles /   96.341 km

Stutisheel Lebedev                   53.861 miles /   86.680 km

Ananda-Lahari Zuscin              55.473 miles /   89.276 km

We are sorry for the downtime of the web cams, but the problem has been resolved, and the cameras are back in use. There are four runners expected to finish- one on each evening- starting with Saturday at 6:00pm local time. Wei-Ming Lo hopes to reach his goal and honor his native Taiwan with a second-place finish overall. About a day later, Vasu Duzhiy will cross the finish line for the ninth time in his remarkable career. Harita Davies will finish on Monday near or past the dinner hour, reaching her third finish. On the last day, Takasumi Senoo will reach the finish line as the first Japanese runner to complete the distance. Today’s Day Leader honor was a virtual tie between Harita Davies and Takasumi Senoo at 61.46 miles/ 98.91km. Five days remain for the runners to fulfill their dreams, or keep their inner promise to stay the course. 

Vasu Duzhiy- 2900 miles-46:09:44:07

Wei-Ming Lo has impressed everyone with his gentle humor, grace under pressure, and most definitely- his running abilities and smooth running gait. He is 232.52 miles away from his date with running destiny on Saturday. He hopes to finish the 3100 Mile Race by 600pm local time (1800 hours). Today was a business-as-usual effort, interspersed with speed laps and complete control of his effort / journey. By 1100pm he was ready to call it a day.

Mr Lo was upstaged by one man today, who was due for an eye-opener of famous late race secret plans which showcase his talent. Ananda-Lahari Zuscin ran 76.83 miles/ 123.65km. to wow the visitors or onlookers. He is a wonderful talent, regardless of whether he should be doing better than what we see sometimes. Harita Davies is also tearing up her personal best results with each day remaining. Vasu Duzhiy will finish Sunday, Harita nearly a day later than Vasu, and Takasumi Senoo will bring up the rest on Tuesday evening.

More Later

Andrea Marcato, a 39 years old athlete, originally from Dolo Italy, near Venice, won the 25th Annual Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. He finished in  42 days+17:38:38, a personal best by over 18 hours. Mr Marcato becomes the third fastest runner in the history of this super-long event. He ran 30 straight days in succession at over 70+ miles/ 113 km. He ran exceedingly fast in the last three laps to overtake the previous third place listed runner all-time by a mere 1 minute and 21 seconds. It appears that Andrea has all the tools to dominate the 3100 Mile Race for another decade.

1.   40 :09:06:21  Ashprihanal Aalto,44,Finland
2.   41:08:16:29  Madhupran W. Schwerk,50,Germany
3.   42:17:38:38   Andrea Marcato,39, Zurich SUI (Italy)
4.   42 :17:39:59  Galya V. Balatskyy,43,Ukraine
5.   43 :10:36:39  Grahak Cunningham,35,Australia

3100 Mile Race history is based on great people doing wonderful performances in all kinds of conditions. Every sport thrives on statistics- …numbers, if you will- that define a level of competency above the regular or medium professional results, which are still above what a normal person could ever do. Day 41 is special, for there is only one competitor who has ever reached this day in the 25 competitions of the event. That position belongs to Ashprihanal Aalto, at the time a 45 -year old delivery man from Vihti, Finland, who ran 3100 miles in 40 days+09:06:21 in 2015. He averaged 76.776 miles/ 123.559 km per day. Unbelievable numbers, considering the heat of summer in New York, plus the Thomas Edison Career and Technical School was having its roof replaced, with scaffolding around nearly 40% of the running course, and heavy machinery buzzing about and over the sidewalk running track.

            The course record will not be broken again this year, but Andrea Marcato, the Italian wunderkind, is putting up stellar numbers to join in the conversation of best of the best runners. Today he went for 74.0880 miles/119.2339km- his 28th day in a row over 70+ miles. He has all but secured fourth place on the all-time list, and has a chance of procuring third place on the last evening, if it is Sunday, and if he has had two big days in a row of 138 laps. We shall see.

Harita Davies- 4000km- 40:14:15:40

                      2500miles-40:16:41:42

Six of the seven warrior runners moved past 60 miles today, with the Day Leader Andrea Marcato moving into rarefied air in the 3100 Mile Race. He has run 26 straight days of 70+ miles, reaching 2800 miles and 4500 km just before the midnight hour. His domination of the race to this point is remarkable, if not inspirational. He now has less than 300 miles to reach the finish line. 

Second place runner Wei-Ming Lo, the pioneer of Taiwanese and Asian ultra-runners, reached 4000km for the first time in his remarkable running career. Harita Davies is having another excellent race, and is over 17 miles ahead of her pace from 2019. Thirteen days left, and the journey sees light at the end of the tunnel.

 

Andrea Marcato- 2800 miles-  38:17:49:37; 4500km-38:16:58:31 

Wei-Ming Lo-      4000km-38:15:31:17