Andrea Marcato
Age 44, Dholo, Italy - 6 finishes 6 wins, #3 ranked
Andrea Marcato has established himself among the top three men in the history of the 3100-Mile Race with a personal best time of 42 days + 17:38:38, achieved in 2021. He has won the last five 3100-Mile Races and has excelled in 10-day races. He is ranked 3rd on the 3,100-mile all-time list, behind Asprihanal Alto and Madhupran Schwerk.
Andrea has a unique recorded amongst men of winning six races consecutively. This year he goes for a record-breaking seventh.
Vasu Duzhiy
Age 60, St. Petersburg, Russia, #6 ranked. 13 finishes; 3 wins
Vasu has 13 finishes in the 3100-mile race, including three wins. He is ranked sixth all-time with a personal best of 44 days +6:10:42 in 2015. He also holds numerous Russian ultra-distance records above 1,000 miles.
Lo Wei Ming
62, New Taipei City, Taiwan (ROC). 4 finishes, #11 ranked
Wei-Ming has set national and Asian records for his four finishes of the 3100. He is ranked #11 for his finish in 2023 of 45 days 08:41:27, where he finished 2nd overall.
Radu Budan
Age 44 Moldova
This will be Radu's second race. He finished at his first attempt in 2024 in a time of 47 Days+05:58:18. This made him the national record holder of Moldova.
Stutisheel Lebedev
Age 56, Kyiv, Ukraine. 10 finishes, #19 ranked
Stutisheel has successfully reached the finish line of the world’s longest race 10 times. In 2004, he made history as the first runner from Ukraine and all post-Soviet countries to cross the finish line of this challenging race. A former Ukrainian record holder, Stutisheel’s personal best is 48 days + 03:57:19. He averaged 64.366 miles / 103.59 km per day. A motivational speaker, professional project manager and certified US T&F coach, he has authored five books about his 3100-Mile Races.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin
Age 50, Kosice, Slovakia
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin has six finishes to his name and is distinguished by starting his 22nd 3100-Mile Race this year. His personal best in the race is 49 days +9:42:19, set in 2019.
Prashant Pethe
Age 49, India
Prashant is running his first 3,100 Mile Race, and will be the first entrant from India.
Prashant ran 602 mile during a ten-day race in 2024 making an Indian 10 Day-National record
Nayaja Pergini
Age 56, Italy
Nayaja will be attempting her first 3,100 Mile Race. She was the 10 Day women winner 2026, with 600 miles.
Annabel Hepworth
Age 52, Australia
Annabel ran 2,185 miles in 2024 before injury curtailed her chance of finishing the race. This year she comes back to make another attempt.
She ran 1043.265 km in this year's Sri Chinmoy 10 Day race in Bulgaria.
Yu Xianhui
Age 56, China
This will be Yu Xianhui's first attempt at the 3100 Mile Race.
2024 women 10 Day National age record - 2024
Nina Huang-Lan Yang
Age 50, Japan/Taiwan.
In the 2022 edition of the 3100-Mile Race, Nina reached the 4000 km mark in an excellent 41 days +07:26:20 and came just short of reaching the 3100 mile goal, finishing with 3000 miles in 51 days+ 13:22:58. This year she returns for her third attempt.
