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6 and 10 Day Race Article in YourNabe.com
Read about 6 Day runner Chanakhya Jakovic in a recent YourNabe.com article:
"The six-day and 10-day races sponsored by the Jamaica-based Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team attracted 68 runners from 17 countries to the Queens park. Sri Chinmoy, who died in 2007, moved to Briarwood from his native India in the 1960s and emphasized the spiritual benefits of physical fitness . . ." YourNabe.com
Sahishnu Recaps the Race, Day 7
Like a good soufflé, the cream rises, steadily and unerringly. Kaneenika Janacova ,two-time defending women’s champion in the Ten Day race, whipped another day of 64 miles to take the overall lead by seven miles. What is most special about that day total is that she and her cohorts ran throughout the day of rain and the night of cold rain, punctuated by a spectacular thunderstorm that flooded everything in sight in Flushing Meadows Park. The men crept behind, led by Yuri Trostenyuk, with 487 miles,who keeps holding the lead from his other male counterparts , and Igor Mudryk, with 480 miles. Volodymyr Hluyshchuk is at 412 miles but is feeling the heat from young Mykhailo Ukrainsky who lurks only nine miles behind. Back on the distaff side, Jayasalini Abramovskikh has garnered 462 miles but feels pressure from behind by the multiday rookie Manjula Boehler of Austria, who is running a fine race so far with 445 miles
In the companion Six Day, Alex Swenson fromVashon,Washington has the three-day lead with 245 miles, closely followed by Dipali Cunningham, (243 miles)the perennial women’s champion who seeks to win the race overall again. In a bid for the top tiers sit two 3100 mile runners, Vladimir Balatskyy and Smarana Puntigam, both residents of Austria, who remain at 224 miles and 214 miles, respectively. At this point in the race six men and one woman are over 200 miles completed, with less than half the race remaining. With yet another 36 hours of rain expected, our heroes from both races must summon the willpower to continue on and fight the good fight. Yet, the outer race is still in question, the final places yet to be determined.
From Sahishnu's Notepad, Day 5
With the addition of the Six Day field igniting the flames of speed and stamina, our heroes of the Ten did glide along with a certain purpose today.Yuri Trostenyuk ran 69 miles to remain in front of the other 28 runners, but his grasp on first is giving way to the onslaught of Igor Mudryk, his friend and compatriot from Ukraine. Mr Mudryk sliced his way through tired signs of his own fatigue to garner 74 miles on a sunny,breezy weekend . The palpable energy helped Kaneenika Janakova remain far ahead of her competitors with another 69 mile day. She also creeped up to Yuri T.- only 3 miles separate the two leaders of the race.
Meanwhile, the start of the Six Day revealed speed in abundance on the men’s side. Newcomer Alex Swenson wisked his tall, thin frame around the loop with precision reaching 108 miles for the first 24 hours. He was four miles clear of American 48-hour record holder John Geesler and seven ahead of twelve-time champion Dipali Cunningham. Dipali is the undisputed Queen of Flushing Meadows. This park is the site of numerous records and overall triumphs by the thin Australian woman, who last year turned 50 but shows no signs of slowing down. The rest of the field did their best to stay close, but with diminishing returns. Swenson and Geesler are speed merchants in a sport of turtles, but also possess stamina and the will to maintain. Dipali, on the other hand, is a relentless runner who always seeks to find new ways to push herself, even without competition. The race for 144 hours should be an intriguing story as it unfolds lap by lap. Stay Tuned!!!
Sahishnu Takes a Breath and Summarizes the Races So Far!
Day 4
It might be spring but the Ten Day competition has heated up as Yuri Trostenyuk assumed the lead by four miles after a 69 mile day, over previous leader Volodymyr Hlushchuk. Igor Mudryk, also from the city of Vinnitsa in Ukraine that gives us Yuri T., had the best day with 75 miles. Kaneenika Janakova, the defending women's champ, moved into second overall- only three miles behind the gents.Fred Davis III has been holding onto fourth place for a few days with a strong and consistent running gait. Jayasalini Abramovskikh has remained in second place and matched Kaneenika step for step the last 36 hours, but somehow cannot gain ground on the lanky champion. The cool evenings and sunny, clear days have allowed the runners to stay on track- however, rain looms on the weekend that might carry into most of next week. Another test for our heroes of the pavement- and that is what they expect. Four men are battling for fifth place and higher, as competition is igniting dormant or hidden talents in many of the competitors.And with more than half the race remaining, things are getting interesting.
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