40th day, 7.30. am. Another dream has come true – I’ve joined Asprihanal’s elite club of those who cover 70 miles per day. On my 39th day I did 70 miles for the first time in all 6 races. Again, it was very natural, no pressure. It was as if I was going with a flow I didn’t even stay longer hours and left in my usual time which is 11.30 pm. Everything is great! Today I feel no pain at all, there are even no cramps The flight is super excellent ! Sahishnu said that yesterday it was the fist time when 4 runners did over 70 miles a day. Asprihanal, Grahak, Petya,and I. It’s a kind of achievement in terms of the 3100 standard. It is going up, for sure! It has been several evenings in a row that Dipali brings DVD-player with tapes from past races. And while running, I watched on a small screen how Sri Chinmoy launched the first 3100 miles Race in 1997 and walked around the course by himself. Very powerful, very powerful! Purna-Samarpan has a nerve inflammation in his back. Yesterday he left earlier that usually because he could hardly walk. Today Pradan is arriving, so we rely on him. Today is Arpan’s 57th birthday and according to the old tradition he runs 57 miles. A mile per a year. He had begun running in the opposite direction of the race a little after midnight . He is smiling. It means that everything is all right. We’ll be in touch, everybody.
Archived – click Post Title to view all. 38th day. 8.20 pm. Today is Volodya’s birthday. He has turned 38. What a coincidence – it is 38th day of the race. In the morning, it began to rain heavily in his honor and it lasted for 4 or 5 hours. The rain slowed us down, as we had to change shoes all the time and take care of the feet. Some runners got problems in the form of blisters and some other troubles. That is why the day is generally slower, although I am running at a good speed. Yesterday, I did 69 miles. It is for the first time since the beginning of the race. I was in a very good flow. Today my speed is not any lower, unless weather conditions slow me down. We’ll see. Somehow Volodya got blues. He’s had fever for three day already. But today everything got together. When walking together, we discussed that if the soul gave such surprises on its birthday, it meant that something special was unfloding. Of course, all this is for the strong. Volodya was going to doctor Kumar with Ananda- Lahiri, but at the last moment he changed his mind. He stayed to fight on at the battlefield. According to my experience of previous races, especially to my first one, the toughest and most unexpected surprises take place after the 2000 mile. Like a marathon starts after the 37th mile, even so the 3100race starts after mile 2000. Volodya is keeping his chin up though. He should only take care of his appearance and…
Archived – click Post Title to view all. 36th day. It is a quarter past 5pm. The weather is wonderful, the flight is wonderful. I’m confident enough, but I have some problems with waking up in the morning. Somehow it hasn’t been like that before. And it takes me some time to open my eyes and get up after a break. The alarm-clock rings in some other galaxy. Or I find myself in a different galaxy when it is time to return back. Maybe it’ll pass. Although 36 days is not a piece of cake. Yesterday, I did not do as many miles as usual, 61. In the morning I was slower, because I had eaten something wrong in the evening the day before. So I decided to take it easy today. But 61 miles is not bad at all. Volodya Balatskyi set a new record today. He is a very talented runner, besides he has talents in other fields. He overslept and was late for the start. So he started at 6:54. It is 14 min earlier than Ananda Lahari’s record two years ago. Volodya is running fine now. I guess it won’t affect his mileage dramatically. Just a little bit, but what can he do? In the morning, while Parvati’s group was singing their songs, Grahak and myself performed an impromptu skit. I pretended to be a dog which is very natural for me. I was wearing socks on my ears (like dog’s ears) and a tail made of toilet paper tied in bow on my back. Grahak said, “Stutisheel…
