Emu 6 Day Race 2015 – Updates – 100 Hours
Posted on the Emu 6 Day Race Facebook page:
Brief report at hour 94
Joe Fejes continues his way to the high society of 1000k 6 day runners. Although his crew person, Mike Dobies did not want to guess the outcome, he declared that their initial goal of 600 mile was a “piece of cake” now and it is more and more possible that they will raise the bar really high.
Yesterday Eoin Keith (IRL) in place 2 was a bit less motivated and Didier Sessegolo (FRA) on place 3 immediately smelled blood. The experienced French athlete did his best on day 3 to overtake Eoin but due to a knee problem and had to decrease his tempo. But Eoin cannot feel himself in safe for a minute.
Tamás Pula, the current Hungarian 6 day record holder is on place seven at the moment. Although he is getting really tired and lost three places in the last 12 hours, he still among the top names and has a good chance to rewrite his own record. We keep our fingers crossed for him.
Besides the big names we are happy to see new people in the top ten. One of them is Andreas Michalitz (AUT). His ultramarathon career is short but can be a good example for all the people who think that only gladiators can run 6 day races. In 2004 the Austrian Fireman started running to control his weight and live a healthier life. After his first marathons in 2012 he tried himself in a 24 hour race in 2013 then a 48 hour race in 2014. One might say this is quite a short road to the multiday world but his stable performance and his current place (he is the 6th) dispel any doubts.
The following fact clearly represents the strength of the field: based on estimation, not less than 4 persons will beat the actual M40-45 WBAP of Andrea Accorsi, which is 777 km.
Sumi Inagaki (JPN) does a wonderful job in her first 6 days race and at the moment not only takes the first place among ladies but she is fifth in the overall ranking. At second place we find Krisztina Nagyné Bakucz (HUN) who follows her usual tactic and sleeps as little as possible. Charlotte Vásárhelyi (CAN) is a bit below her own expectations but continues circling and always smiles.
Since Saturday afternoon we are having nearly ideal conditions for running. The temperature is around 20 degrees, the wind is mild with occasional heavier blasts. After the heat of the last couple of days, this is really refreshing for the participants. If we have luck, the weather remains so until the end of the race.
100 Hours
Race leader, Joe Fejes went through 700 km in 4 days, 2 hours and change – still on target to reach 600 miles (965 km) and still with hope of approaching the world record of 1036 km set by Yiannis Kouros in 2005. This performance already has elevated Joe to the list of runners able to sustain an average of 100 miles+ days consecutively. Should he reach his goal, Joe will be only the seventh runner in the modern era, since 1984, to reach 1000 km in 6 days.
| Top 3 men and women results at 4:05:15:00 | |||
| Pos | Name | Country | Km |
| Men | |||
| 1 | Joe Fejes | USA | 721 |
| 2 | Eoin Keith | IRL | 598 |
| 3 | Didier Sessegolo | FRA | 567 |
| Women | |||
| 1 | Sumie Inagaki | JPN | 545 |
| 2 | Silke Gielen | GER | 528 |
| 3 | Sonia Lutterotti | ITA | 498 |
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