Start of the 3100 Mile Race

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »
30 August

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 Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race began on Sat 30 August, with 10 intrepid runners taking to the start line for the 52 day ultra test of endurance.  

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Ten runners from nine different countries started the race. This year, the runners come from New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Romania, Italy, Slovakia, China, the USA, and the Czech Republic. Sadly, Australian Multi-day specialist Annabel Hepworth was a late withdrawal due to injury.

Andrea Marcato, with five consecutive wins at the event, starts as the favourite. The 42-year-old Italian has the third fastest time for the race. He clocked 42 days, 17 hours, 38minutes, and 38 seconds in 2021. Andrea is a former member of the Italian 24-hour squad, as well as being an experienced long-distance open water swimmer.

  • Vasu Duzhiy is a three-time winner in his 12 finishes at the race.
  • Another multiple finisher, Ananda-Lahari Zuscin,  started his 21st, 3,100-mile race. He has a record of six finishes and just loves the special atmosphere the race creates.
  • In 2023, Mahasatya Janczak became the first Polish runner to complete the race. He is back for more and hopes to surpass his previous time of 50 days + 17:38:38
  • For Milan Javernicky, it will be his third attempt at the distance. In 2023, he came very close to accumulating 3031.5 miles in the 52 days.
  • Romanian Adrian Popic is returning with unfinished business. He struggled with shin and foot issues in 2023 but feels he learned a lot about his physical issues that will help him be stronger in this year's race.
  • Harita Davies from New Zealand is running her 5th race. She has a best time of 50 days+13:23:14. That time, along with several intermediate distances are New Zealand national records.

Three runners are running their first 3,100-mile races

  • Daniela Bojilla from Italy has several competent 6 and 10-day races to her credit.
  • Lu-Cong Geng is the first Chinese athlete to run the 3,100-mile race. He is a very experienced multi-day runner and, if he paces things well in the early stages, should run well.
  • Alex Ramsay has run numerous 6 and 10-day races and will be relishing the challenge of taking on the 3,100-mile race.

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