Day 17 saw the continued gentle skirmish at the top with two men in complete control of their fitness. Leader Grahak Cunningham had an excellent day with 72.99 miles and a relatively early exit for home(11:05 pm). About an hour before was when Sarvagata Ukrainskyi shifted gears and began running 6 minute or under laps to reach 73.54 miles just before the digits on the clock read midnight.He has run eight straight days of seventy miles or more. Pranjal Milovnik, the seven-time finisher from Slovakia ran 65.3 miles after two days with shin splints and big blisters.And Czech Republican Atmavir Spacil is doing well in the heat and topped 67 miles. In all, seven men passed 60 miles as sultry weather moved into the area for the next few days.The race is surely heating up, warm weather or not.