Bob Oberkehr Photo by Prabhakar
Originally posted on the Ultralist:
Cold and Wet Multiday Runners Still Moving Fast in NYC!
Yesterday (Saturday), 70 miles or so north of New York City, one of the USA’s older and most historic ultras happened on the super-steep hills of Carmel where Sybil Ludington rode her horse all night warning locals that “The British are Coming!” (sound familiar?) Back in the Big Apple, world class women runners emulated Sybil’s all-night ride with some fast late night laps, done in everything from mild, balmy conditions to torrential, sideways, wind-driven rain. Meadow Lake is over 1 mile long, and winds tend to come howling up from the south to the north end, where the 10 Day and 6 Day runners circle a 1+ mile long bike path loop. Kaneenika Janakova (one of the more overlooked ultrarunners in North America, for what my opinion is worth) and Australia’s legendary Sarah Barnett threw in 11-12 minute miles (try this after you have already run 265+ miles in 3.5 days …) cruised around the course, sometimes joined by “Smilin’ Yuri T.,” a world class Ukrainian runner who has won this race outright with 696 miles. While he speaks little English, Yuri always has time to slow, smile, wave and give a thumb’s up to every runner he passes. For shoe enthusiasts out there, I noted that Kaneenika wore minimalist, zero/ limited-drop shoes from Altra and Saucony, Sarah had on heavier and more cushy Nike Vomero/ Pegasus (with toe box totally cut out), and Yuri wore a weatherbeaten, chewed up pair of Mizuno Wave Riders. In other words, anything goes and to each their own! There was at least one confirmed skunk sighting on the course (the race borders the Queens Botanical Gardens and thick woods). Reports of a tall WOLF running along the path have not been confirmed by reliable reporters. As I am working the graveyard shift and also helping out during the day between naps and a few miles of my own, there may be slight errors in some of the above. For updated scoreboard standings, please refer to the Self-Trans website (see link below). The FOOD at the race is the best I have ever tasted at this or any other race, and I aplogize for forgetting the name of the charming professional New Zealand chef who is in charge. I am told she has appeared on the Food Network’s International edition. Congratulations to the USA 100Km Team in Italy, the 50Km runners at the Sybil Ludington, and all the multiday runners in Flushing Meadows, Queens. Best wishes to all ultrarunners around the globe/ Mark D (typing this with cold, damp fingers) Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race 2012 Update – Day 3Runner Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Women
1 Kaneenika Janakova 95 167 240 308
2 Sarah Barnett 81 155 223 289
3 Nidhruvi Zimmermann 81 144 207 270
4 Elena Kareva 82 148 206 263
5 Ilvaka Nemcova 84 145 200 255
6 Sukhakari Missbrenner 76 136 195 255
7 Zuzana Docziova 65 125 188 246
8 Nishima Knowsley 68 129 186 238
9 Karnayati Morison 68 119 170 221
10 Yashasvati Plyavinskaya 64 118 166 208
11 Niribili File 65 110 157 200
12 Vasuprada Funk 77 115 149 195
13 Gudrun Freier 51 96 138 180
14 Divyata Kryuchkova 59 101 139 171
15 Bigalita Egger 44 81 121 155
Men
1 Yuri Trostenyuk 96 175 248 322
2 Vasu Duzhiy 95 177 251 321
3 Ananda-Lahari Zuscin 82 146 210 267
4 Oleksandr Kharko 71 131 192 248
5 Usika Muckenhumer 72 133 193 243
6 Shashanka Karlen 81 138 197 243
7 Ales Pliva 79 134 190 240
8 Teekshanam Dodonu 60 122 182 240
9 Michel Gouin 65 117 169 222
10 Bob Oberkehr 76 126 182 218
11 Chakradhara Caslava 74 124 168 215
12 Volodymyr Hlushchuk 88 137 176 213
13 Andrey Somov 62 114 164 210
14 Syona Ionov 66 109 155 205
15 Andrey Andreyev 69 123 163 203
16 Padyatra Komak 66 110 154 195
17 Malaya Rongits 61 112 152 194
18 Frederick Davis III 55 105 157 191
19 Viktor Dodunov 60 110 153 189
Race website: Sri Chinmoy Races.org
Race chat, interviews and photos on Perfection-Journey
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