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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.