Thirty-five year old runner Grahak Cunningham of Perth, Australia ran the fourth fastest performance in the sixteen year history of the race today, covering the distance in 43 days,10 hours,36 minutes and 39 seconds. The gritty Aussie endured four trying heat waves and several bouts with rashes on his torso and still conquered the distance in a personal best time. He averaged 71.363 miles /114.848 kilometers per day. He becomes the third man in history to average over 70 miles for the duration of the race. He has run the race four times now, with each one faster than his previous effort.