Author: Sahishnu

With two men over 70 miles and ten runners over 60 miles today, the field most definitely looks stronger. Asprihanal Aalto again led the way with 70.79 miles, barely one lap ahead of the surging Pranab Vladovic(70.24 miles). Mr. Vladovic is only one lap behind second place holder Grahak Cunningham. On a different note, the legendary Suprabha Beckjord went past the 1300 mile mark for an unprecedented sixteenth time in her illustrious career. She is an inspiration to all long-distance runners.

Nine of the fourteen runners passed over 60 miles, led by Slovak Pranab who garnered 69.15 miles to lead the day as temperatures and humidity started to rise. Asprihanal Aalto still leads by nearly two full days over Grahak Cunningham and Pranab, who seems to be gaining on second place. Stutisheel Lebedyev of the Ukraine moved up to seventh place with his fourth straight 64.21 mile day. Tuesday will be a test as temps will rise to 92º F with sticky, humid conditions.

Asprihanal Aalto, the race leader, deftly passed the halfway mark of the 3100 mile race today, running 70.14 miles and reaching the milestone in 21 days+17:14:20. This was his eighth split at this distance (1550 miles), and third fastest of his career at the superlong races. A total of nine runners passed 60 miles today, as cloudy skies gave rise to an intermitent shower but no heavy rain.

Nine out of 14 runners went over 60 miles as the race enters into the fourth week. Asprihanal, Grahak and Pranab all ran to 68.05 miles today, highlighting their fitness and dedication. At the end of Sunday’s stage, Asprihanal will be close to the halfway mark in the race.Then it is all downhill from here.

Ten of the fourteen runners reached 60 miles and beyond, today, on the nation’s birthday. Pranab Vladovic grabbed day honors with a crisp 68.6 mile day, while Asprihanal Aalto padded his lead over second by 113 miles. Pranab pulled into third place by a lap ahead of Smarana Puntigam. Showers fell for over an hour this afternoon, but the runners continued on

Asprihanal Aalto ran 71.89 miles to lead the field through a muggy Thursday, as eight runners topped the 60 mile barrier. Pranab Vladovic hammered it all day long and finished with 69.69 miles. Multiday legend Suprabha Beckjord,52,moved into tenth place overall with another 55+ mile day.

Today was what the handicappers at a horserace track would call an easy bet. By that they meant the favorites won and the up and coming breeds were too young to rely on. Asprihanal Aalto ran 70.24 miles again, to increase his lead to over 100 miles. Suprabha Beckjord passed the 1000 mile split for the eighteenth time in her illustrious career (17days+12:28:20). Sopan Tsekov(17days+06:35:13), Christopher Mullauer(17days+14:04:15), and Abichal Watkins (17+15:42:25) were also added to the kilo list.

Asprihanal Aalto maintained his large lead with a workmanlike 70.24 miles. Pranab Vladovic continued to heal from severe skin rash and rose in the standings from sixth to fourth place today with 69.69 miles. Stutisheel Lebedyev(16+14:47:44) and Diganta Adhikari(16+15:01:29) reached the 1000 mile mark.

Six men have passed the 1000 mile mark, led by Finnish great Asprihanal Aalto, whose 72.99 mile effort led everyone today. Pranab Vladovic had 70.24 miles,revealing his dedication to running and bolstering the local community and arts programmes.1000m splits-Asprihanal Aalto1000 =14+01:32:00;Grahak Cunningham 1000m=15+06:15:50; Smarana Puntigam 1000m = 15+07:13:10;Pranjal Milovnik=15+14:24:46;Petr Spacil1000m=15+13:42:21; Pranab Vladovic 1000m = 15:15:04:27.

Pranab Vladovic rebounded from his worst day to his best since Day 1 to cop mileage honors with 69.15 miles.He had to have treatment Saturday for a severe skin reaction to sunblock and strong sunshine. After nearly 12 hours off the track due to the hospital visit and search for prescription medication, the strong-minded Mr Vlladovic returned today and bested everyone- although they were all happy to see him zip by again. The runners had to deal with another set of thunderstorms and high humidity throughout the day, but were not plagued enough to stop early. Grahak Cunningham moved into second place with a sparkling 66.4 mile day.