Sitting on a sunny bench on a warm spring New York afternoon I suddenly had a peculiar thought. I wondered to myself, “What do people look like who know that on the very next day they are going to be  sent off on a rocket into outer space?  That they are also aware that what lies in front of them is an extremely difficult journey, one that may last as long as 52 days. That in all that time in front of them they will also be removed, in almost in every way, from all the familiarity and all the comforts of their ordinary world as they know it”

The rest of the article here http://perfectionjourney.org/2014/06/14/june-14-accept-what-comes/#more-35844

Day 1, 3100-2014 from Stutisheel Lebedev on Vimeo.

Photos from Day 1 are available here.

We had an organizational meeting today: runners, medical crew, cooking team… and pizza :). The last relaxing evening before the burst of intensity. Ray was still an hour and a half away on his way to New York, Sara went to the hospital with a skin rash, and Sarvagata missed the meeting. Therefore, here are the remanding 11 runners on the picture.

The Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race will start on June 15th, 2014 6 am EST. This will be 18th edition of the race, sponsored by Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team. Referred to as ‘The Mount Everest of ultramarathons‘ by The New York Times, this is the longest certified footrace in the world (Certificate Code: NY12013JG). There are 14 runners representing 9 countries on the start list so far. In this grand test of endurance and survival, a small group of athletes attempt to complete 5,649 laps of a .5488  mile course (883 meters) around a city block in Queens, New York in the time span of 52 days to meet the deadline of August 6. More news are coming.

I would like to present you the 3100 blog team this year. Due to all of them you were in the midst of the race activities during 52 days.

Sarvadhara

Kalakanja

Harikanta

and also Tetiana Troyanovich