On the 45th day of running towards 3100 miles, the 12 runners continued their quest. Ever-steady Vasu Duzhiy of St. Petersburg,Russia moved into the lead with a sparkling 71.3 miles. With 170 miles to go small leads are not guaranteed. This is the closest the top two men have been this late in the race since 1998, when Hungarian Istvan Sipos dueled two-time winner, American Ed Kelley. Mr. Sipos won in the last two days. Vasu is 7 miles ahead of Atmavir Spacil, who has led this race for a few weeks. Nidhruvi Zimmerman continues to amaze, reaching 2700 miles for the first time in her long running career. Stay tuned as the runners head for the goal….
Yuri Trostenyuk: 2700 miles = 44 days+12:00:05
Nidhruvi Zimmerman: 2700 miles = 44 days+16:58:13