Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race

Author: Utpal 15 July When you are sitting comfortably back in your armchair it is actually pretty easy to claim to be some kind of expert on what is really happening at the 3100 mile race. You might even be able to convince others but convincing yourself is another matter. Read more

Day 36, 6 pm. I am getting old. Like in earlier days, I have intermittently good and bad days. Yesterday my knee was giving me a hard time and it took a while to get rid of the pain and pick up speed. Only to find out that I can’t run and have no strength at all. So today is mostly a walking day. Purna-Samarpan has a semi-walking day. He came up with an idea to put a belt filled with ice on the stomach for “the engine to work well”. It helps him a lot in hot weather. Ananda-Lahari and Pradeep are walking too. Pradeep has a deep blister on his left foot which makes him limp. He must be the slowest today. Others are rushing to the finish. Ashprihanal is likely to finish next Sunday, in a week from now. He says that he is ready to finish because he is fed up. Hope tomorrow will be a happier day. Alakananda made our day by putting together a funny photo collage. See ya!

Author:  Utpal 13 July A few days ago an American baseball player named Derek Jeter reached a major milestone in his career.  This New York Yankee short stop managed to complete his 3,000th career hit as a professional baseball player.  This is an exceptional achievement for a player.   He will be only the 28th person to accomplish this feat in the history of the game.  I am not much of a fan of the sport but when ever I hear numbers like 3000 I am compelled to take notice.  It does sound a lot like 3100 miles after all.  Read more

Author: Utpal 11 July It is a place where anything can happen.  The moment you get even the tiniest bit complacent than of course that is precisely the moment you will find yourself being suprised.  Taking any aspect of the race for granted is never recommended at any time, not even up until the very last lap on the last day.  There are never certainties,  not for the runners nor as well for those of us keen observers of all its ebbs and flows.  I like to think that a miracle can happen here in a heartbeat, that in an instant the sleeping giant will awake or the champion can potentially tumble off his peak.  Read more