Author: Sahishnu

Grahak Cunningham of Australia, the highest ranked runner in this year’s event, led the group of twelve with a fury as he reached 75.73 miles. His lead has increased to 46 miles over second placer Pushkar Mullauer who carded 68.05 miles. Sarvagata Ukrainskyi gave a valiant effort but could not catch Grahak as he ran 72.99 miles, his best day of the race. The hotter sticky weather awaits for the next four days so mileages may vary- check back for the latest news.

Under bright sunny skies, pleasant temps and lower humidity the gang of twelve continued on their procession of miles while going nowhere. Day Ten revealed the first obvious average mileage per day stat. Like other sports, it is there in the open. Unlike other sports it is also just a stepping stone since the race is sooo long and the mileage does not tell the whole story this early in the contest. Sarvagata Ukrainskyi led the way with 72.44 miles, followed closely by overall leader Grahak Cunningham(70.24) and Pushkar Mullauer(70.24). Vasu Duzhiy regained some strength after suffering from deep blisters in his left foot for the last four days. One can see a visible smoothness emerging in the running gaits. Arpan DeAngelo the oldest runner in the race-(59) has developed a more fluid style after the uncertain struggle of the first few days.As the summer days have grown long the race is ever changing as well. It should be very interesting in the weeks to come. Stay tuned!!

Well ,not that big of a deal but highest seeded runner in the race , Grahak Cunningham from Aussieland, ran another 70+ mile day to lead all runners- plus he took the overall lead by 11 miles over Russian Vasu Duzhiy. Sarvagata Ukrainskyi from the Ukraine had the second best mileage with 69.70 miles. Nine of the field of 12 runners went over 60 miles for the day as skies ranged from crystal-blue clear to overcast.

The first heat wave of the race around the city block took prisoners, but just as the escapees never give up trying, our intrepid runners continued on. What a difference a day makes. Clear sunny skies and less humidity helped the runners get back on track. Grahak Cunningham moved to within four laps of the leader Vasu Duzhiy with a sparkling 72.44 miles. Both men are averaging just over 70 miles per day. Pranjal Milovnik remains in third overall at a 67.89 mile per day clip. Fifty-nine year-old Arpan DeAngelo has been getting better the last few days. With 64.21 miles today he is averaging over 61 miles per day and running more smoothly. Eight of the starting twelve reached sixty miles or more today.

Our band of weather-weary runners continued on through the end of the heat wave and three thunderstorms throughout the day to garner their six day splits. Vasu Duzhiy led the way with 435.7 miles followed by Grahak Cunningham with 422.03 miles. The drop in temperature and humidity were a welcome relief as eight of the runners passed 60+ miles for the day. Atmavir Spacil led the charge with 66.97 miles for the field of twelve. More later.

With temperatures soaring into the mid-nineties and the humidity index over 50% our intrepid runners began the survival part of their journey in shock mode. Only five passed the 60 mile plateau for the day, but caution was the norm. Again Vasu Duzhiy of Russia led the way with 66.4 miles, followed closely by Grahak Cunningham and Pushkar Mullauer. Constant cool water baths on the head and small bags of ice cubes inside the hat were the multi-day prescription. Two more days of trial by heat await before rain and cooler temps arrive on Saturday. Enjoy your summer, oh resident of the northern hemisphere!

The head of the mileage train houses nearly six runners with at least 200 miles after three days of running. The colossus of a race known as the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race allowed 10 runners to go past 60 miles, once again led by the superb skill of Vasu Duzhiy(Russia) with 237 miles. He just recently ran 251 miles in the April ST Ten Day for the first three days, and that race was 41 days shorter than the race he is in now. Pushkar Mullauer(Switzerland) has run 227.75 miles, but he does not even want to know his totals. Grahak Cunningham from Australia moved into third overall with a 71 mile day(222.26 miles) and Pranjal Milovnik is close back in fourth with 220.06.. Ananda-Lahari Zuscin from Slovakia moved into seventh place with a 65.8 mile day, but he will be remembered for running the last lap in 4:55 to beat the midnight cutoff. It helps to have another gear. More later.

After two days Vasu Duzhiy from St. Petersburg, Russia has a seven mile lead on the field due to back to back 82.32 mile days. Pushkar Mullauer of Switzerland is contending with 156 mles while Pranjal Milovnik of Slovakia has hit 151.46 miles. This is the first year that no woman is running the world’s longest certified race.Ten of 12 runners made it past sixty miles today. Good weather has allowed for high mileages

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!!

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