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.
A disciple re-incarnates
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
A Flame in my Heart
Adesh Widmer Zurich, Switzerland
The first time we met our Guru
Kaivalya, Devashishu and Sahadeva Torpy London, England
A spiritual name is the name of our soul, and what we can become
Nayak Polissar Seattle, United States
My wife's soul comes to visit
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
If I could remember this in my daily life now, I'd be a very high soul
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales
The day I made a useless and ridiculous weightlifting machine for Guru
Devashishu Torpy London, United KingdomHow sports and fitness became part of our spiritual life
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
You only have to keep your eyes and ears open
Gannika Wiesenberger Linz, Austria
If a little meditation can give you this kind of experience...
Pragya Gerig Nuremberg, Germany
Believe, take a step and proceed: a 6-day race experience
Susan Marshall ,
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
How I became interested in meditation
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
Humorous moments with Sri Chinmoy
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
How Sri Chinmoy appreciated enthusiasm
Prachar Stegemann Canberra, Australia
Growing up on Sri Chinmoy's path
Aruna Pohland Augsburg, Germany
Why we organise ultra-distance events
Subarnamala Riedel Zurich, Switzerland
2 things that surprised me about the spiritual life
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia

