Interviews with Runners at New York Magazine

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New York Magazine interviewed 5 of the runners from the 3100 Mile Race, Diganta Pobitzer, Suprabha Beckjord. Bottom: Grahak Cunningham, Asprihanal Aalto, and Stutisheel Lebedyev.

Brief excerpt from Interview with Aspihanal Aalto (the current race leader)

How do you get past the pain and boredom? With my MP3 player, talking with friends, going to the heart, and quieting the mind. Or …. I like to listen to music. It’s good to have books or music for the mind. My MP3 player broke down three weeks ago — I’d like to listen to books, like the Da Vinci Code, or the Harry Potter books. You can read the Harry Potter books three times.
When does it get hard? When the mind-problems come.
Does it get easy again? When you get happy.

Read Full interviews with 5 runners at New York Magazine.

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