photo by Jowan
Only four runners were able to move past 60 miles on this most difficult day. Asprihanal Aalto and Dharbhasana Lynn both challenged the vertical expansion of mercury by running 65.85 and 64.20 miles, respectively, as the race progressed through another hot day. The runners sensed it would be wiser to back off and not risk being battered by the sun so lower mileage and lesser expectations were in order. We have not had a heat wave of this difficulty since the 1999 race.