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Day 3  A humid, overcast day turned to rainy, followed by a brief t-storm. The elements could not slow down our dynamic dozen runners. Eleven of 12 made it past 60 miles, while the first four flew past the 70 mile barrier. Ashprihanal Aalto tallied 79.57 miles, revealing an average of 85.8 miles per day for the 3 days. Atmavir Petr Spacil reached 77.38 miles and is rounding into form after moving into fourth place. Vasu Duzhiy reached  74 miles and retained third overall, while Galya V. Balatskyy held second place for another day with 73.5 miles. The top five are all averaging over 75 miles per day. The ladies kept their order but Austria Surasa Mairer cracked 200 miles for three days and holds an 8- lap lead on Slovakian women's champ Kaneenika Janakova. One wonders whether the lads in front can sustain such a pace, but the runners seem to be holding up well in this bulid-up phase of the race. Of course there are thousands of laps to be run before we can speculate on anyone's best interests. As the athletes discover their own capacity and build their 'road fitness' we can only marvel how well they are doing and seemingly enjoying this endless event.