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Cunningham,Schwerk,Janakova and Worts Reign

Saturday, May 2 saw the end of the Fourteenth Annual Self-Transcendence Ten Day and Six Day Races, accentuated by dominant performances for both races and genders. Australian Dipali Cunningham,50, from Melbourne created the most sensation with a down-to-the-wire effort, surpassing her eight-year-old world road six day women's record with an amazing 513+ miles. That she turned fifty last year is an even more remarkable fact, besides that she has won 25 of 30 multidays in her career, including ten overall victories. She was pushed by American Pam Reed, 48, from Tucson,AZ., who garnered a record herself with 490 miles- the best American womens' open plus the age group (45-49) for six days. Darren Worts, 38, from Chatham, NJ USA won for the men with 420 miles- his first multiday venture.

In the Ten Day, ultra legend Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk,53,from Solingen, Germany breezed to victory with 777 miles, the third best performance in 10 Day annals and reportedly his last venture into racing beyond 24 hours. Igor Mudryk,34, from Vinnitsa,Ukraine finished second with 712 miles, a personal best of 179 miles!
Kaneenika Janakova,38, from Bratislava, Slovakia made it two straight wins in the ladies' Ten Day event with 707 miles, a personal best by 37 miles and a Slovakian national record. Sarah Barnett from Adelaide,Australia finished second with a PB of 684 miles.

There were 44 starters in the 10 Day and 36 in the Six Day

In a Blink It Will All Be Over

		In a Blink It Will All Be Over : " It has been a place for celebration and a place to experience pain. There is never enough sleep for anyone, and yet everyone begins to see sleep as an elusive friend who promises much and sometimes gives back much less than bargained for . . . . " by Utpal
photo by Utpal
		The Hardest Thing : " At noon today In Flushing Meadow Park 80 brave souls were able to sit and to rest for the first time in days. . . . . " by Utpal
photo by Utpal

Final Results for this Year - 6 and 10 Day Race

		Final Results for the 6 and 10 Day race are available here. Many got personal records by large margins but the world record performance by Dipali will remain the highlight of this year's race.
photo by Jowan

Day 9 / Day 5 Results

		The 6 and 10 Day Day 8 / Day 5 split results are available here. More photos by Jowan here.
photo by Jowan

Something Special to Offer to the World

Something Special to Offer to the World :

" Dipali Cunningham is 50 years old and with each new mile she runs she is drawing tantalizingly closer to doing something miraculous, which is to break her own world record . . . . "

by Utpal

photo by Utpal

It’s Not Just About Running

More stories and video interviews by Utpal:

" It is also true that all the runners often grow closer as they spend long days and nights out here on the course. It is a community that flashes brilliantly to life for just days but leaves experiences and impressions that will last a life time . . . "

photo by Utpal

Lions Under the Trees

		The Day 7 / Day 3 split results are available here. Jowan's Daily photos here.
photo by Jowan
		Lions Under the Trees by Utpal
photo by Utpal

Day 6 / Day 2 Results

		The Day 6 / Day 2 split results are available here. Photo of Regina and Liubov by Jowan.
photo by Jowan
		Happy Turtle by Utpal
photo by Utpal
		It’s Not a Race it’s a Game by Utpal
photo by Utpal

Day 4 results are Up

		The Day 4 split results for the 10 Day Race may be viewed here. The Six Day Race started today. Under a hot and humid sky with temperatures in the mid 80's (~30 C) thirty five brave souls burst across the starting line of their six day journey into the unknown. The contrast between them and their 10-day runner (walker-) friends could not have been more stark during the first several hours. We'll see if they will keep up their intense early pace over the next several days. Utpal has a new post up for the race over at his new blog. Gratitude to Jowan for posting daily photographs of this beautiful event on the gallery.
photo of 6 Day Start by Jowan

Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race - Day Two Results

The day two results have been updated and despite having knee problems, Madhupran Schwerk is still maintaining a good pace. In the laduies race Kaneenika Janakova is maintaining a steady pace and has opened up some space behind her. Utpal has produced some interviews and reports he has posted on his blog, Perfection Journey:

Each Mile is a Flower
It’s Not Over Till Its Over
First Steps on a Long Road

The First Day Results for the 6 and 10 are Up

		The Ten Day Race is on. Current results may be viewed here. Stay tuned for daily updates.

Reports on Six and Ten Day Race

Utpal will be offering regular updates on six and ten day races at his new blog Perfection Journey

The first post is on the team helping to set up the race - The Night Before Tomorrow

Photo: Ed Silverton helping to set up race

Entrants for 2009 Six and Ten Day Race

		We have put up the list for this year's entrants to the Six and Ten day race. To view the list click here.

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