Archive for July, 2015
July 14, Utpal: Meant To Be
July 14, 2015 “It was my first year in the race in 2007.” Grahak reaches across the handlebars of the bike he is riding and points down towards the Grand Central. “I was going through a tough time and I remember thinking. I am never doing this race again. This is just torture. There is no way I am doing it again. I can’t wait to finish and get it over and done with.”
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July 13, 2015July 13, Utpal: The Soul Is Eternal
July 13, 2015 “I am feeling pretty good. One of the nice things I guess about getting into the second half of the race is your body is more adjusted. Also your mind starts to dissipate a little bit. There is still a long way to go.”
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July 12, 2015
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July 12, Utpal: My Work Here Is Not Done
July 12, 2015Archived – click Post Title to view all. From the very first day Yuri Trostenyuk started running the 3100 mile race 3 years ago he has been a passionate devotee of all its terrors, all its beauty, and of course how it transforms every part of his being. By using the best calculations that we have, it is possible to examine Yuri’s data as he starts day 29. From the lap sheets we can see that he had a good day yesterday, with 65 miles. His total at the end of day was 1913 miles. With his current pace he is set to make a new personal best. Last year this same time he had 1873 miles. So now he is 40 miles ahead of that. But to listen as Yuri describes an experience that happened to him a few days ago and it is easy to see how unimportant crunching the numbers really are to him. “Not long before I completed 1000 miles. From daily pressure I started to have pain in my body. Unpleasant and worrisome thoughts were occupying my mind. I was tired of getting rid of them already. It was just simply hard. It was only getting harder and harder.” “I began to pray to God. I said, God, please help me. It is so hard for me right now and I won’t survive this. Please support me, guide me, and show me the way. Then, a few minutes after my prayer an inner world started to open up in front of me. It was as though…
