In a major coup for Swedish Ultra running, Greek STAR, Yiannis Kouros is on the starting lineup to compete in the Ultravecka 6 Day race from 20 -26 July 08. This is his first 6 day race, since he broke his own 6 day world record three years ago at Colac. He has had a good year and I believe he could be ready to break his own record again.
There is also several other smaller ultra races being ran during the week.
Good luck Yiannis.
July 22, 2008 at 8:10 am
I think there must be a problem with Yiannis. This is the result around about the 45h mark:
1. Kouros Yiannis Greece 736 294400 m
2. Hausmann Martina Würzburg 678 271200 m
3. Ritella Christian Vi Som Springer 676 270400 m
4. Kopakkala Aku Endurance 643 257200 m
5. Turner Glen Louisville 610 244000 m
6. Hendriks Tom AV Haarlemmermeer 573 229200 m
7. Bäckström Miikka Endurance 561 224400 m
8. Frost Benny Östansjö SK 525 210000 m
9. Palmqvist Bertil Bälinge IF 516 206400 m
10. Andersson Valdemar IF Spartacus 500 200000 m
11. Skoglund Kjell-Ove Strands IF 489 195600 m
12. Larsson Andreas Örebro AIK 483 193200 m
13. Bögevig Peter TIF Bornholm 481 192400 m
14. Ludden Peter Gerscheder SV Essen 465 186000 m
15. Damstedt Kjell Hargs BK Runners 436 174400 m
16. Lindblom Lars Helex 420 168000 m
17. Jöhring Jutta TuSEM Essen 405 162000 m
18. Nyström K-G Vi Som Springer 346 138400 m
19. Permats Bengt-Ã…ke Dala-Floda IF 312 124800 m
20. Streicher Elke KSG Gerlingen 0 0 m
21. Thanos Nikos Astros 0 0 m
22. Nuss Bernhard Nürnberg 0 0 m
23. Lindeskow Hans-Inge Vi Som Springer 0 0 m
July 25, 2008 at 11:10 pm
with about less than 10h to go it appears as though Yiannis Kouros is going to hang on by a very slim margin.
1. Kouros Yiannis Greece 1761 704400 m
2. Hausmann Martina Würzburg 1726 690400 m
3. Ritella Christian Vi Som Springer 1653 661200 m
4. Hendriks Tom AV Haarlemmermeer 1517 606800 m
5. Turner Glen Louisville 1515 606000 m
6. Kopakkala Aku Endurance 1361 544400 m
7. Bäckström Miikka Endurance 1273 509200 m
8. Andersson Valdemar IF Spartacus 1216 486400 m
9. Skoglund Kjell-Ove Strands IF 1201 480400 m
10. Palmqvist Bertil Bälinge IF 1179 471600 m
11. Frost Benny Östansjö SK 1146 458400 m
12. Jöhring Jutta TuSEM Essen 1125 450000 m
13. Damstedt Kjell Hargs BK Runners 1085 434000 m
14. Bögevig Peter TIF Bornholm 1012 404800 m
15. Larsson Andreas Örebro AIK 1001 400400 m
16. Ludden Peter Gerscheder SV Essen 995 398000 m
17. Lindblom Lars Helex 931 372400 m
18. Nyström K-G Vi Som Springer 904 361600 m
19. Permats Bengt-Ã…ke Dala-Floda IF 761 304400 m
20. Thanos Nikos Astros 1 400 m
21. Streicher Elke KSG Gerlingen 0 0 m
22. Nuss Bernhard Nürnberg 0 0 m
23. Lindeskow Hans-Inge Vi Som Springer 0 0 m
July 26, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that Kouros is injured. If not it reinforces what a great run he did at Colac in 2005.
He is a machine and I’m grateful that I was there to see him.
July 27, 2008 at 1:40 am
Final results:
1. Kouros Yiannis Greece 1897 758800 m
2. Hausmann Martina Würzburg 1891 756400 m
3. Ritella Christian Vi Som Springer 1754 701600 m
4. Hendriks Tom AV Haarlemmermeer 1631 652400 m
5. Turner Glen Louisville 1594 637600 m
6. Kopakkala Aku Endurance 1413 565200 m
7. Bäckström Miikka Endurance 1338 535200 m
8. Andersson Valdemar IF Spartacus 1295 518000 m
9. Skoglund Kjell-Ove Strands IF 1282 512800 m
10. Jöhring Jutta TuSEM Essen 1255 502000 m
11. Frost Benny Östansjö SK 1207 482800 m
12. Palmqvist Bertil Bälinge IF 1193 477200 m
13. Damstedt Kjell Hargs BK Runners 1145 458000 m
14. Bögevig Peter TIF Bornholm 1107 442800 m
15. Larsson Andreas Örebro AIK 1056 422400 m
16. Ludden Peter Gerscheder SV Essen 1055 422000 m
17. Lindblom Lars Helex 1025 410000 m
18. Nyström K-G Vi Som Springer 989 395600 m
19. Permats Bengt-Ã…ke Dala-Floda IF 835 334000 m