Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race

Photos from day 37 are available here.  

Day 38 at 3100 mile race 2014 from Stutisheel Lebedev on Vimeo.

“I had a lot of fun yesterday.  I wish all my days could be like that.  It wasn’t a struggle at all.  The whole day there was no problem with anything.”

Most days the runners struggle just to make their usual laps.  Pace and push themselves throughout the 18 hours they have on the course to get just a little bit closer to the 3100 miles.  After 35 days it is rare for there to be any surprises other than the kind no runner likes to receive.  The bad kind, injuries, sickness, and fatigue. Read the rest of the entry here: http://perfectionjourney.org/2014/07/20/july-21-something-new-to-achieve-or-become/#more-40043

In British distance running there are 2 names that stand out above all the rest.  Don Ritchie and Steve Jones each set records that have lasted for more than 30 years.  In some ways there was a similarity about their approach to the sport, even though the distances they each competed at were at the other ends of the spectrum. They both liked to run from the front, and simply run as fast as they could for as long as was possible.  For spectators it was a delight but sometimes for fellow competitors it was even better.  Let the man at the front do all the hard work and then slip across the finish line just in front.

Read the rest of the entry here http://perfectionjourney.org/2014/07/19/july-19-simplicity-of-running/#more-39924