Good weather today, with no rain, partly sunny,  but cold in the evening and night. Great weather for running.

Andrea was inspired to push and brought it up to 118,9 km /73,8 miles for the day. On the way he celebrated 4000 km with a quick photo posing on the scoreboard. Another national record for Andrea.

Ushika had another blessingful day. He had a nice neighbouring family visiting. Both parents and their two small kids became friends of Ushika. A few days ago the kids painted for Ushika two drawings. Today they brought drawings for the other four runners. All the drawings have places on the course so the runners can look at them every lap. As always, Ushika ran until midnight and closed the day with 105,4 km. Good for second place.

A not yet fully recovered Nirbhasa reached 102,2 km at midnight. He quickly took his cheese sandwich and was driven home.

Milan was very cheerful when he stopped at midnight with 82,4 km in his pocket. In the morning he suffered from a headache. Luckily it went away during the day. He went home with Andrea in the same car. The two gentlemen were in a joking mood.

Ananda Lahari was walking again and covered 76,1 km until midnight. He said he still feels very peaceful. Sometimes in his few breaks he sets the alarm on 20 min and after 10 min he wakes already up and goes out to start running (walking) again.

It might be one of the most important focus points for every ultra runner, to possibly never get stressed and never to loose ones Inner Peace.

It should become warmer every day for the next three days……

Priyavadin

Stats

Andrea Marcato- 4000km-35:04:10:00- national record, previous rec- 

                                    Daniel Alimonte- 46:02:03:26-Feb-Mar 2020,Athens;

                         -2500 miles- 35:07:35:16

Nirbhasa Magee- 3600km- 35:09:33:50

Ushika Muckenhumer- 3500km- 35:09;29:24; 2200 miles-35:16:30:23

Ananda-Lahari Zuscin- 2000miles- 35;08:22:50

Andrea is now ranked sixth fastest to 4000km, all-time, with todays’s great milestone.

He is easily on pace to finish 3100 miles on October 26, a week from Monday, since he has 551 miles/ 886.75km to negotiate. He has adapted to the rigors of super-long multiday races in seemingly record fashion, as if he finishes on Day 44, he will break the first-timer record held by Sarvagata Ukrainskii in 2011, when he reached the line in 44 days+13:38:52; albeit after losing a day to a terrible heat-wave of four days straight 100+ºF /42-44C as the event was closed for 24 hours, whilst time still ticked away.

Ushika seems to be gaining a bit on Nirbhasa, as he has closed a gap of 76 miles to 41 miles since Day 20. That is still a formidable gap, but Ushika does not even notice most likely- he will just run to midnight, grateful for every step, regardless the weather. The other two warriors carry on, learning and growing, and happy just to breathe and run, inside and out. Sixteen days remain, and the Goal beckons us all. Keep smiling and Stay safe everybody.

Sahishnu

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The 27th Annual Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race

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