Author: Sahishnu

Asprihanal Aalto has stretched his lead to over 80 miles with another 70.24 mile day. Smarana Puntigam is trying to maintain second place after Pranab Vladovic visited a doctor in order to get his skin rash under control. He was off the track for nearly 12 hours.

Asprihanal Aalto reached 70.24 miles today despite a sticky, sometimes overcast day. The young Finn extended his lead to 73+ miles. Grahak Cunningham climbed to within four laps of third place with a fine 65.3 mile day. Only six runners got past 60 miles today.

With a blistering pace after the sun went down, Asprihanal Aalto ran 73.53 miles to re-establish his dominance in this year’s 3100 mile race. His bout with stomach problems was short-lived compared to the sufferings of Christopher and others who had GI tract dilemmas for days now. Stutisheel Lebedyev has moved up to seventh place with his fifth consecutive 65.85 mile day. A three or four day heat and humidity encounter awaits, but as the fitness levels arise, the regular runner problems seem to diminish.We shall see.

Stutisheel Lebedyev from Kiev, Ukraine led the way with 65.85 miles as only four runners made it over 60 miles for the day. Mr Lebedyev has climbed from 14th to tenth place in only three days with an impressive four day streak. Asprihanal Aalto still leads overall with 779.29 miles, an average of 70.84 miles per day. Temps stayed in the low 80ºs with reduced humidity as the pack is still feeling their way towards a fitness level that can sustain their efforts. Quite often we,as observers are lulled into thinking this race is easy- it is not! However the runners cheerfulness and abilities always seem to overcome the most difficult obstacles. More later.

One-time finisher Grahak Cunningham took Day 10 honors and propelled himself into fourth place with 70.24 miles today. Overall leader Asprihanal Aalto ran 63.11 miles but still held a sixty mile gap on the rest of the field. Mr Aalto joined the ranks of three or four runners with queasy stomachs. Shin splints and knee problems are affecting a number of competitors, but still they go on.

Asprihanal Aalto again padded his lead with 70.24 miles today, his seventh straight day of 70+ miles. Many in the field struggled mightily as the adjustment to high mileage and stress allowed for only seven runners to pass 60+ miles. There were some queasy stomachs and tired muscles which forced a few athletes to back off and retire early for the night. In other words-business as usual. The long term prognosis is good, however, for this band of warriors will face many a test before they reach the goal- you can bank on it! Smarana Puntigam and Stutisheel Lebedyev both ran 65.85 miles to move up the ranks a little.

Four-time winner of the 3100 mIle Race Asprihanal Aalto has carved out a 57 mile lead on the field with his sixth day in a row over 70 miles(71.89). Christopher Mullauer and Pranab Vladovic moved into a tie for second with 530.14 miles as the mercury hit 80º with higher humidity and stiff winds at times. Eight runners exceeded 60 miles. The summery conditions brought out hundreds of people to the areas near the race as the runners even fought for space to pass on the sidewalks while children and young adults enjoyed the water sprinklers at the adjacent playgrounds.

After seven days of running, Asprihanal Aalto has widened his lead to 41+ miles with his fifth consecutive day over 70 miles. The young Finn reached 72.99 miles and still went home with a little time to spare.Twelve of fourteen runners went past sixty miles today as temperatures and humidity started to climb a little in the first full day of summer. First-timer Christopher Mullauer climbed into third place with a fine 68.05 miles

Today, 13 of the 14 runners reached at least 60 miles- perhaps a new standard of fitness and strength- with Asprihanal Aalto again leading the way with 70.79 miles. The first six runners all were within a 10km or so of reaching 400 miles- a decent split in most six day races. Mr. Aalto ran 442.8 miles (712.74 km) total, with Smarana Puntigam reaching 407 miles. Even four-time finisher Abichal ran 65.85 miles today, just beating a raging thunderstorm from pounding the course just before midnight.

Ten of the field of 14 runners topped 60 miles, led once again by the unflappable Asprihanal Aalto. He has extended his distance by 29+ miles back to second place with a 71.34 mile day. Places three to nine are only separated by six miles as the runners are getting fitter while conserving precious energy