A Thousand Mile July: How I Found Myself in a Summer of Discovery

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A Thousand Mile July

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Thousand Mile Trial is available for 35 plus 10 P&P (Europe 16, rest of world 25) for the 376page 8.1/2 x l2in hardback edition. Even in standard form it is of well bound and high quality construction which needs quite a strong arm to lift, while numbered limited edition leather-bound copies cost 200 each. Orders to the author at Lanrick, Back Lane, Cross-in-Hand, Heathfield, E Sussex TN21 0ND. The website (and I wish I knew what this is!): www.1000miletzial.com WB

Join the Vision Runner Run Club 24 Hour - 1000 Mile Challenge. Be a part of the team and chip in on our goal of running 1000 miles between 6am on Saturday, July 30th and 6am on Sunday, July 31st. This event is perfect for runners of all ages and experience levels. Come to the track at any time during the 24 hour period and put in as many miles as you wish. Whether looking to run a mile, 5k, marathon or even more, this will be a fun, non timed event. Join the Vision Runner Run Club and do your part to accomplish our team goal of 1000 miles. Sign up, run some miles, earn a cool shirt and give to a great cause. All proceeds will go towards the Manchester Lions Club Iowa KidSight Vision Screening Program. See you on the track!

Register for this half-mile long march at www.mlkmemorialchicago.org. A $10 registration fee is requested to cover march expenses, but can be waived for interested participants unable to supply the fee. Individuals and organizations can also provide donations to sponsor marchers.

Registration begins July 4 for the 2022 edition of the challenging 1,000-mile Arkansas High Country Race that takes bicycle competitors on a loop that encompasses much of the toughest mountain terrain in Arkansas.

Registration begins July 4 for the 2022 edition of the 1,000-mile Arkansas High Country Race, which will take competitors on a loop that encompasses much of the toughest mountain terrain in Arkansas, Visit Hot Springs said in a news release.

The full ARHC route covers over 1,000 miles of Arkansas terrain and is made up of pavement and gravel roads with singletrack options that include two IMBA Epic Trails, the Womble and Lake Ouachita Vista Trail, or LOViT.

Here are some tips for hiking the 100 Mile Wilderness that will help you complete all 100 miles in one trip and that I learned the hard way. While useful for thru-hikers, this post is really intended to prepare section hikers or backpackers, who only get to hike a few weeks a year, for a successful and complete journey.

If hiking the entire 100 mile wilderness end-to-end is beyond you, section hiking a part of it or slackpacking are viable alternatives. You just need to find a shuttle service to drop you off and pick you up along the lumber roads that cross the trail.

I am 71 years old and I am a many year thru hiker or myth hiker. I just did 106 miles of the AT which included 30 miles of the 100 mile wilderness. I arrange in advance to use my car as a resupply and refuge point every 35 to 50 miles by parking my car ahead of me using a shuttle service to drive me back. So basically I am always hiking to my car hopscotching forwardly. There are small parking spaces in the wilderness section but due make your arrangements in advance. I also train all year by carrying 40 lbs up and down steps which seems to prepare myself enough for this Maines sections. My last day I did 15 miles in the rain so using my car was a great refuge at the end of the last 30 miles in the wilderness heading north stopping at KI road with 70 left of the wilderness. Eagle Trail Dancer

What is the best way ti get from wi to main. Where is the best place to start the 100 mile going north and do you have a contact number of someone that can transport me to the start and bring me back at the end. Thanks. Underdog

Long-range fires could involve far-firing artillery or surface-to-surface rockets. The Army is developing several new long-range artillery systems, including the wheeled Strategic Long-Range Cannon that could hit targets a thousand miles away.

Other new fires include an upgraded self-propelled howitzer firing rocket-assisted shells out to 40 miles, a multiple-launch rocket reaching 300 miles or more and a hypersonic ballistic missile that could slam into targets from more than 1,000 miles away.

Powered by righteous indignation and a trusty walking stick, Terry Willis embarked June 2 on a 1,000-mile walk from Alabama to Minnesota in silent protest against the recent police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other victims of police violence.

If anyone wishes to help with this cause there is a GoFundMe page dedicated to the endeavor and provides details on how someone can offer support. The goal is to raise $400,000 so that the endowments last in perpetuity. Those interested can also designate the Chris Kolenda Saber Six Foundation as their Amazon Smile charity of choice. There is also a Facebook page dedicated to the journey that supporters can follow as well. Something else Wisconsinites can do to help veterans like Army Colonel Kolenda is by supporting organizations like Wisconsin Veterans Network and Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs who focus on providing assistance, resources, programs, and support services to Wisconsin veterans and their families.

It was fitting that the organizers should be the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team. They had successfully staged a 1,000 mile race annually for the last three years and their reputation for attending to the needs of competitors is well known throughout the world. Kouros was to remark after the race that the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team was probably the only organization in the world capable of staging such an event properly.

The race started on Friday May 20th with eleven experienced competitors. If there is a minority group in ultra distance running it is probably the 1,000 milers and most of these runners have made considerable contributions to the sport during the last few years. In many respects this race was an acknowledgement of these contributions.

Kouros led from the start. He had indicated that he might start the race at a modest pace and attributed his first day total of 144 miles to the fact that he could not sleep. Five other runners and race walker, John Dowling, managed over 100 miles on that first day, and the lead of this group was French 1000 mile Record Holder, Emile Laharraque with 108 miles. Emile was to run well for about eight days but a re-occurrence of malaria was to give him real problems and prevent his reaching the 12 day cut off point of 700 miles.

Photo: the start of the "Race of the Century", the 1988 Sri Chinmoy IAU 1,000 Mile World Championships.The runners, left to right: Gerard Jacquaniello, Yiannis Kouros, Michel Careau, Sandy Barwick, Malcolm Campbell, Tom McGrath, Marvin Skagerberg, John Dowling, Emile Laharaque, Richard Brown and Dan Coffey.

We had rain, lots of rain, but generally the weather was hot and humid. We were all experienced competitors, however, and the conditions made no appreciable difference to our performances. Some of us would fail to reach the 700 mile cut off point within the time limits but the reasons were probably to do with injuries rather than weather conditions.

Saurjya Clark, a 49 year old Englishman living in New York, was to finish in third spot a couple of hours ahead of Antana Locs from Canada. Antana had completed 691 miles in the event last year and she was now able to complete the distance with 17 hours to spare and a Canadian Ladies 1,000km Record. Tom Grace from New York had set his sights on finishing the race within the 12 day time limit and did so comfortably.

The Canadian, Barbara McLeod, was the subject of a television programme filmed during the race, and although she was unable to complete the distance of 700 miles because of injury, she completed 393 miles for a new Canadian 6 Day Record.

The number of finishers this year is good evidence of the increase in standards; one can easily forget that 700 miles really is a long way to run. The time limit of 350 miles for 6 days is an indication of the high standard to complete this race, and it is worth recording that Suprabha and Schmidhuber reached 422 miles and 410 miles respectively after 6 days.

As last year, there would be no finishers in this very demanding race, but like last year another ultra distance star would emerge. Stefen Schlett from West Germany would complete 1,174 miles in 18 days finishing a considerable way ahead of the more experienced runner, Trishul Cherns. En route, Stefen would set new National marks for 1000kms and 1000 miles, and at twenty six years of age we are likely to see very much more of this very strong and determined runner.

A number of reporters asked the point of the 1,300 miler, and perhaps the point is that no one has yet completed it! For many that is point enough, and it is certain that a number of competitors will line up next year in an attempt to complete the race within the 18 day time limit. It seems equally certain that once this has been achieved, a race of even longer duration will be introduced."

The following is the complete brochure (scanned) from this historic event including a history of the 1,000 mile race, a short biography of Sri Chinmoy, the rosters of the three races, and the world rankings for 5 days and all important distances up to 1,300 miles...

"United States Congressman Gary Ackerman, Queens Parks and Recreation Commissioner William Cook and some of the world's top ultra runners were on hand in Flushing Meadow Park in New York on Friday, 20 May 1988, to help kick off the world's longest running race around a certified course - the 18-day Sri Chinmoy 1,300 miler. Encompassing separate 700-mile and 1,000-mile races, the event serves as the first 1,000-mile International Association of Ultrarunners World Championship, and has drawn 39 highly trained ultra-athletes from 12 countries, making it the largest and most seasoned field ever assembled. Most of those registered in the 1,000-mile and 1,300-mile events hold either world or national ultra-records. Eight of the entrants are world-ranked in the 1,000-mile event and five are transcontinental runners. 2ff7e9595c