“I am having a good time this year, but I still remember the 10 day race.”
Atmavir has had a long and remarkable history running the 3100 mile race. Starting in 2007 he ran 7 straight years. His best performance was in 2009 when he ran 45 days and 3 hours. Last year he decided to take a break. In order to prepare for this year’s race, he ran the 10 day race in the Spring.
He had a good performance but in the later part of the race he got sick. A real wake up call to the whimsical reality of what can happen to expectations and performances in multi day running. “Everything changes,” he says. “You need to change your approach.” He knows that one moment you can be doing well and then have a sharp reality check delivered by surprise.“I don’t have real ambitions this year. Maybe that is why I am doing so well. I am personally surprised by myself.” As of the start of day 8 he is in 2nd place with 597 miles. He ran 70 miles yesterday. “I was really happy about yesterday. It was extremely difficult weather for me.”
Over the years heat and humidity have been his staunchest foes.
Read more: http://perfectionjourney.org/2015/06/22/june-22-my-soul-running/#more-44149
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