Day 5 - The day it got hot … plus a 300-mile festival

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »
4 September

About the author:

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.

For the first few days of the 3,100-mile race, the weather has been relatively kind to the runners. However, today in Queens, the temperature rose. It was warm and humid, with a high of around 90 degrees Fahrenheit (low 30s Celsius) and humidity above 70%. There was a slight breeze, but it wasn't enough to make a huge difference.

~ Great conditions for the beach, but a little challenging when you're trying to run 100 km or more.

Many runners brought out their neck bandanas and added ice to them before wrapping them around their necks. Small bags of ice were also provided to put under caps.

Others reached for the buckets of large sponges, squeezing the water over their heads. The golden rule in the heat is to keep your core body temperature down by whatever means works best for you. If your body gets overheated, it can affect your digestive system, and you simply don't feel like eating. It can also affect your brain, making decision-making seem muddled, difficult, or both. The role of the support crew cannot be underestimated in helping runners deal with the heat when the going gets tough.

300-mile festival

In a long multi-day or stage race, most runners thrive on having milestones to reach. In a stage race on roads or trails, this might be the next checkpoint at a road crossing or a small village.

In a short-loop, multi-day race like the 3,100, milestones tend to be the intermediate distances reached every day or so.

Runners in the 3,100, especially in the early days, don't obsess too much about milestones. Three hundred miles, in the scheme of things, is not such a big deal. As the race progresses, however, major milestones such as 1,000 kilometres, 1,000 miles and beyond do become a focus and can provide a small psychological boost.

Race leader Andrea Marcato passed the 300-mile mark last night. He was followed today by no fewer than six of our runners who ran through the 300-mile barrier.

  • Radu Budan was clocked at 4 days, 4 hours, 28 minutes and 10 seconds.
  • Anabel Hepworth: 4 days, 7:23:01
  • Vasu Duzhiy: 4 days, 9:23:00
  • Lo Wei-Ming: 4 days, 12:45:27
  • Nayaja Perugini: 4 days, 12:48:13
  • Nina Huang-Lang: 4 days, 13:21:02

Daily stats

  • Andrea Marcato's daily total of 75.1 miles not only led the day but also kept him well in the lead, with a cumulative total of 389.9 miles.
  • Radu Budan's daily total of 68 miles, and a cumulative total of 349.3 miles, keep him comfortably in second place.
  • Anabel Hepworth's daily total of 63.1 miles gave her a cumulative total of 333.4 miles.
  • Vasu Duzhiy's daily total of 59.2 miles gives him a cumulative total of 326.8 miles.
  • Lo Wei-Ming's daily total of 60.9 miles gives him a cumulative total of 317 miles.
  • Nayaja Perugini's daily total of 61.4 miles gives her a cumulative total of 315.9 miles.
  • Nina Huang-Lang's daily total of 59.8 miles gives her a cumulative total of 314.8 miles.
  • Ananda Lahari-Zuscin's daily total of 42.2 miles gives him a cumulative total of 287.9 miles.
  • Stutisheel Lebedev's daily total of 38.4 miles gives him a cumulative total of 246.8 miles.

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The 30th Annual Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race

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