Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race

Results day 31, miles. Pranjal Milovnik 62.57 Total 2055.26 Asprihanal Aalto 59.27 Total 2050.87 Galya Balatsky 65.31 Total 2040.44 Atmavir Petr Spacil 66.95 Total 1987.75 Pushkar C Mullauer 62.56 Total 1932.87 Dharbhasana Lynn 60.36 Total 1859.33 Ananda-Lahari Zuscin 50.49 Total 1802.26 Baladev Pavol Saraz 50.49 Total 1791.28 Surasa Maier 49.39 Total 1632.68 Purna-Samarpan Querhammer 55.43 Total 1602.5 Stutisheel Lebedyev Total 1386.27

We’ve got quite a rainy day today. Although it refreshed all around, it made the runners drowsy, as the temperature remained unchanged. The good thing is that they were not suffering from the dust attack coming from the construction. Our front-runners Pranjal, Asprihanal and Galya have crossed the 2,000-mile mark. It means the first finishes are only 15-16 days away. Pradan, one of the best doctors working on ultra races, has finally turned up to everybody’s joy. Almost all of them paid him a visit, got fixed and continued their journey in a much better shape. Purna-Samarpan said that Pradan had returned him to life within 10 min. He helped me as well. He said that my knee problems were caused by weakening of muscles round them. He intends to free me from crutches over the 3 days he’s visiting. I wish he had been here a week ago :)

Results day 30, miles. Pranjal Milovnik 64.21 Total 1992.69 Asprihanal Aalto 69.15 Total 1991.6 Galya Balatsky 68.6 Total 1975.13 Atmavir Petr Spacil 64.76 Total 1920.8 Pushkar C Mullauer 63.11 Total 1870.31 Dharbhasana Lynn 64.21 Total 1798.97 Ananda-Lahari Zuscin 55.98 Total 1751.77 Baladev Pavol Saraz 43.9 Total 1740.79 Surasa Maier 53.78 Total 1583.29 Purna-Samarpan Querhammer 52.14 Total 1547.07 Stutisheel Lebedyev Total 1386.27

9:07pm. It’s been a hot day, the temperature rising over 30 Celsius. 

 Humidity was low though By the end of the day Asprihanal had caught up with Pranjal, although he was not in his top-notch form. Galya Balatsky has been running confidently. His spirits are high as he is ahead of his last year’s results. If Dharbasana didn’t leave the course before everybody else, he would definitely lead judging be the results of the day. At 9pm he was the first to have covered 96 km. Rupantar made it very clear today that he was adamant about having a 52-day cutout as it used to be at the very beginning. It was broken when Suprabha slowed down and Sri Chinmoy allowed to hold the race until she finished. This year Ananda-Lahari and Baladev are on the verge of not making it before the cutout and they will need to really apply themselves to complete the race. Surasa and Purna Samarpan are likely not to finish in 52 days… However, Rupantar is very determined to re-establish the high standards of the 3,100-mile race.

4:15pm. After visiting the doctor it became clear that my 3,1000-mile race is over. It will take quite a long time to recover. My result this year is 1,386 miles in 24 days of running. The race and the life have once again demonstrated that one can make plans, but it’s God who has the final say… Our task is to do our best and take everything that comes with joy. It will take me quite a long time to integrate the experiences of this year’s race. But I am not crest-fallen – next year I am definitely doing the race. I’ll hanging at the race till its end. So I’ll be keeping you posted on what’s going on at the longest certified race in the world. Pranjal has been leading the way today, with the gap between him and Asprihanal being about 6 miles. It’s a cool day with a nice drizzle. Over the weekend  the runners get a great privilege of forgetting about dust and noise coming from the construction ground. Galya Vladimir Balatsky is the only Ukrainian and the only representative of the CIS. And a very good one for that matter. The first break after a 6am start he took only at 3:30pm having covered 60km. He’s been very consistent. He did lose weight, but he jokes that it’s better for the legs….:)