Epic Feats of Self Transcendence
The 2011 edition of the Self-Transcendence 3100 race recently finished, with the ten runners completing a total of 29,517 miles.
There were eight runners who finished the 3100 mile race in the allotted time frame of 54 days. The total mileage of the 10 runners (29,517) is equivalent to running around the world + another 4,500 miles.
Sarvagata finishes his first race in first place, with a very impressive time of 44 days, 13:38:52
The race continues whatever the weather. (Photo Alakananda)
Record temperatures made life difficult for the runners in the race. (photo Prabhakar)
(Surasa finishes - Photo Arpan)
Surasa becomes the 2nd woman to finish the race. She finished on the last scheduled day.
The race was founded by Sri Chinmoy, who used to regularly visit the race. Photo Utpal
This is from a previous edition of the race, where Sri Chinmoy is giving a birthday cake to one of the participants, Atmavir.
Final Results
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- 3100 Mile Race at Sri Chinmoy Races
- Final race report by Utpal at Perfection Journey
- Many Faces of the 3100 Mile Race
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
10-Day Race: Staring into the Infinite
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Having a Spiritual Teacher
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Praying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, Nepal
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
An intense, concentrated Fire
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
My first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, Switzerland
Listen to the inner voice
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
My Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
The day when everything began
Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, Austria
If a little meditation can give you this kind of experience...
Pragya Gerig Nuremberg, Germany
The day my Guru accepted me as his disciple
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto RicoSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
My favourite part of Sri Chinmoy's path
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
My first impressions of Sri Chinmoy's philosophy
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States
Starting a spiritual café
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
How Sri Chinmoy appreciated enthusiasm
Prachar Stegemann Canberra, Australia
Humorous moments with Sri Chinmoy
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand

