Day 22 Catch Their Breath

A day removed from the whole field passing 60 miles for the second time in three days, the runners of the 3100 mile race continued their assault on personal progress. Igor Mudryck of the Ukraine led the day by one lap over overall leader Ashprihanal Aalto, as both men clipped 72+ miles. Sarvagata Ukrainskyi, a day after running 77.38 miles, reached 70 again for the tenth straight time.Austrian Surasa Mairer reached 60+ miles for the 13th straight day- she now has a 26+ mile cushion above the cutoff. The sticky, rainy conditions throughout most of the day could not deter our hero-runners from moving forward. Happy Fourth of July to all!!