The second week recap is full of events. The seven-time champion Ashprihanal Aalto has assumed the lead again with four consecutive days of 70+ miles, including a sparkling 75.18 miles on Day 9. He is averaging 70.26 miles per day.But like others, even Ashprihanal fell victim to sore throats and lung congestion, not to mention a toe infection and another mysterious mark on his leg. Purna-Samarpan Querhammer has been sick for three days which has hampered his running effort but has still managed to remain cheerful while he heals. Ukrainians Igor Mudryck and Sarvagata Ukrainskyi have moved into third and fourth place, respectively after some wonderful running.Mr Mudryck has managed to remain uber consistent while Sarvagata has led the pack in daily mileage for the last three days with totals in or near the 70 mile plateau. Surasa Mairer has remained constant while fashioning a 21 mile cushion versus the 59.617 mile per day mileage needed to finish. And talk about steady- Pranjal Milovnik is steadiness itself while he remains ever present in second place with 68.89 miles per day and is the last one to leave every night! Temps have hovered from the mid 70’s to 85º but we have yet to experience a 90º scorcher. More to follow.
Sahishnu