June 17, Utpal: Patience is the key
“The first day I was happy and the 2nd day was really tough. It was one of the hardest days I have ever had out here.” Grahak ran 51 miles that day
Grahak Cunningham first ran the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile race 8 years ago in 2007. Remarkably he returned the following 2 years and improved his performance each time. Putting a clear and visible face on the sometimes subtle experience of self transcendence.
For all the usual kind of reasons that life often throws at us, he missed the race the folowing 2 years. In 2012 however he came back and had an amazing performance. He not only won the race but in the process also set the 4th fastest time in the history of the race. Grahak completed the race in 43 days, 10 hours.
Of his 2nd day on the course he says, “I ran from 6 until 10:30am. Then that was it. I had to walk for the rest of the day. I had no energy. It was really tough. It took so long to do a lap. I was struggling.”
“Then yesterday I didn’t do that many miles but I had energy and I was really happy.” (63 miles) Grahak is not certain why he had the difficulties that he had. His day 2 experience reminded him of the struggle he went through in his first year at the race. He suspects that perhaps he could have trained more but is not certain if this is really the reason. Of bad experiences he knows all to0 well that he has to simply leave them behind, and move on.
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