“The significance of the race for me has not changed. It has always been to complete the distance .”
Yesterday Takasumi ran 60 miles giving him a 23 day total of 1372 miles. At the end of an additional 3 days of running here the crucial half way point will have been reached. Takasumi has just to continue exactly what he is doing now in order to be on the happy side of the math.
“Physically I am kind of confident. I have done a lot of races. I feel as though I have trained well but in reality the race has been challenging physically. It doesn’t go in the way you suspect.”
“Mentally I feel stable but it goes up and down. When I am down what I do is take a nap and then feel refreshed. Fortunately my wife is very cheerful and really supports me and that’s how I mentally cope with the challenges of the race.”
“I definitely feel I am being helped by so many people.”
The Board at the start of Day 24
Camp
Clock
The race director
Medur
Takasumi
Annugata
Wei Ming presenting me with a ‘Never Give Up tag.’
Vasu and Stutisheel
Harita
Andrea
Ready to start
Start Day 24
Andrea did 72 miles
He now has 1629 miles
Doing very well
Flower
Filling the hand wash unit
Wei Ming did 63 miles
He now has 1473 miles
Flower
Samahita with figs
Harita did 56 miles
She now has 1423 miles
Golden moments
Flower
Technical list
Olga and Anjali
Vasu did 68 miles
He now has 1423 miles
With Sasha
Flower
Sasha
Stutisheel did 64 miles
He now has 1362 miles
Flower
Camp
Ananda-Lahari did 48 miles
He now has 1313 miles
I take help
From many, many human beings.
Takasumi’s openess, sincerity and determination is as remarkable as his running ability. It is nice to hear him give credit and gratitude to Nina — an indomitable support crew! May they each accomplish their goals peacefully and joyfully. Thank you for another day of a great video, interview and photos.