Photos Day 38
Photos from day 38 are available here.
July 23:Why by Utpal
“It was my second year here and it was my last day and I was just so exhausted. I knew that I had to finish in 52 days and I was pushing like anything, and it was afternoon. I was completely dead at that point. I was passing somewhere here, (points to a light pole) and I realized. I am dead. I couldn’t make it. I was mentally out. And then I saw a poster on the pole about Sri Chinmoy.” He turned to the poster and said, “I can’t make it. I am completely tired.”
Read the rest of the entry here: http://perfectionjourney.org/2014/07/23/july-23-why/#more-40412
July 22: Friendship by Utpal
It was probably the best race he ever ran. It was also his very first attempt to run for 24 hours. It was being held on a track in London by a group who were doing something brand new as well for them. It was a first for lots of people in a way.
The rest of the entry read here http://perfectionjourney.org/2014/07/22/july-22-friendship/#more-40290
July 21: Champions are All by Utpal
If this picture were to stand alone by itself I have no idea what the caption would read to accompany it. For a photographer to see 3 smiling runners coming up the course towards you is a golden opportunity. But as a fan of the race, there is a significance to this particular moment for me that just a couple of words cannot express.
Read the rest of the entry here: http://perfectionjourney.org/2014/07/21/july-21-champions-all/#more-40165
July 20: Something New to Achieve and Become by Utpal
“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
