Day 9 - Monday 23rd June 2003

The first real day of summer in New York arrived today, as the mercury climbed into the mid to high 80’s, and the runners put away their raincoats. Namitabha Arsic widened his lead to six laps with a 65.85 mile day. Andreas and Trishul both reached 63.11 miles, while Suprabha stayed above 60+ for the fourth consecutive day with a 62.01 mile effort. Stefan had serious blister problems that slowed him down almost completely.