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.
The eleven remaining runners moved along as best as possible, as the air was clear and cool for the morning start. Jason Lester, 49 from Phoenix, Arizona had missed two and a half days due to head illness and stomach problems. The doctor told him to take it easy - even though he felt well enough to start running again. He surprised himself by running well for 41 miles. He also passed 2,500 miles in 47 days+07:38:15. He knows there are only four days left starting tomorrow. Good luck Jason.
Mahasatya Janczak, 48, reached 2,900 miles in 47 days+07:54:52 - the first time ever in his running world. He is solid in fifth place and should finish on Day 51. Harita Davies, 48, will probably finish on Day 52 on Friday. This evening she reached 4500km in 47 days+15:38:17. This would be her fourth 3100 Mile Race finish, and she seems to be enjoying the race. Her helpers are top-class, so she appears calm and collected. Vasu Duzhiy, 57, is a Ten-Time finisher, and three-time Winner of the 3100 Mile Race. Vasu should finish on Wednesday in the afternoon or early evening. He is happy to be in the longest race, and loves the Joy the Race gives him. This will be his eleventh finish. Thanks for running so many of our races Vasu.
Harita day 48
Harita Davies is running her 4th Sri Chinmoy 3,100-mile race. She was the first female New Zealand athlete to complete the race and holds the outright New Zealand record for 3,100 miles.
To date, her times have been
- 2021 - 50 Days 13 Hours 23 Minutes 14 Seconds
- 2019 - 51 Days 09 Hours 35 Minutes 20 Seconds
- 2017 - 51 Days 12 Hours 48 Minutes 14 Seconds
You have to say she is very consistent. She has a metronomic style. Now a very experienced multi-day runner, she has worked out “How to run” the 3,100. All ultra runners talk about problem-solving on the run. They develop the ability to literally “think on their feet”. Observing and analysing what they are feeling, and then acting accordingly. In a long multi-day race, it is essential, and Harita has intuitively learnt this art. Conserving energy and finding a pace she is comfortable with, knowing running too fast will result in expending too much energy, and tip her over a “Red Line".
Running too slow or taking too many breaks will result in falling behind schedule. Feeding and drinking as necessary, to ensure energy systems are functioning well not just today, but tomorrow and the next day. Each day, she runs around, or just over, the required daily mileage, often running late into the evening and sometimes finishing within a minute or two of the midnight cut-off. She is on course to finish. As long as there are no surprises, she will reach the goal on Friday evening, a few hours before the race deadline. She shared her thoughts on the race here:
[Report by Sahishnu and Tarit]
Finishing Times So Far
- Andrea Marcato, 41 Dohlo, Italy (Zurich) 43 days+13:33:23
- Wei-Ming Lo, 58, New Taipei City, Taipei (ROC) 45 days +08:41:27
- Tsai Wen-Ya, 54, Taichung City, Taiwan (ROC) 45 days +12:28:44 WWR - 1st Woman
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