June 29. Spiritual experience (Utpal’s blog)
June 29, 2016 “Last year I was very much a part of it.”
Sopan did not come and physically run the race here last year, but in a unique way he was a big part of Ashprihanal’s tremendous world record experience back then.
“We talked a lot every day on the phone. But then he helped me and inspired me. I felt I was part of the race.” The strain and effort of Ashprihanal’s pursuit of a new world record was tremendous. The daily phone chats that went on for sometimes hours nearly every night was a great way for Ashprihanal to find a way to sometimes decompress. This year they need no excuse to chat and find relief from the long hard days that seem to stretch out endlessly in front of them. The two runners have a very special bond and when you see them running side by side they carry on the kind of effortless banter that is particular to those who are the closes of friends. To continue, click here
