Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race - 2017
This year sees the 21st edition of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. Ten runners took to the start line on June 18th to embark on the epic quest to complete 3,100 miles over the course of 52 days. Each runner will need to tap into deep reserves of - stamina, fitness, and inner strength - to meet the 60 miles a day average needed to complete the race. The race was founded by Sri Chinmoy, a spiritual teacher keen to promote physical self-transcendence as a way to the inner and outer enlightenment.
Runners and team of volunteers before the start.
The race attracts international media attention for the unique personal challenge it presents. The race promoted by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team has an international flavour with runners drawn from Europe, US and New Zealand. In addition to the ten runners, a team of volunteers look after the runners through cooking, medical team and lap counters.
“We compete not for the sake of defeating others, but in order to bring forward our own capacity. Our best capacity comes forward only when there are other people around us. They inspire us to bring forward our utmost capacity, and we inspire them to bring forward their utmost capacity”
– Sri Chinmoy [1]
Nridhuvi and Harita enjoying the start of the race.
The whole course is on a single concrete block, in Jamaica, Queens, New York.
Photos: Jowan and Utpal.
- Daily updates at 3100 Mile Race
- Daily blog by Utpal at Perfection Journey
The runners this year include:
Vasu Duzhiy Age 51, St. Petersburg, Russia (5 finishes, one win)
Smarana Puntigam 46, Vienna Austria. Seven straight finishes.
Nidhruvi Zimmermann, 51, Vienna, Austria
Nirbhasa Magee, 37, Dublin Ireland
Andrey Andreev, 51, St Petersburg Russia
Sergey Kuzmin, 44, Nizhniy Novgorod Russia
Kaneenika Janakova, Age 47, Bratislava, Slovakia
Ananda-Lahari Zuskin, Age 42, Kosice, Slovakia
Yolanda Holder, 59, Corona,CA USA
Harita Davies, 42, Christchurch New Zealand
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, AustraliaAn early spiritual experience
Ashrita Furman New York, United StatesMeeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandAll I needed was the Supreme, and I would always win
Pragati Pascale New York, United StatesLearning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, BrazilHow I learned from Sri Chinmoy
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United StatesI felt a bell ringing in my heart
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales“Where there is heart, always there is a way.”
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandAkuti: a pioneer-jewel in our Centre
Akuti Eisamann Connecticut, United StatesA barrage of Candy Bullets
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandA 40-Year Blessing
Sarama Minoli New York, United States10-Day Race: Staring into the Infinite
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, BrazilSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students