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.
Bhutan, A Country Less Travelled...
Ambarish Keenan Dublin, Ireland
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
My first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, Switzerland
Check your Front Tire
Arpan De Angelo New York, United States
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A disciple re-incarnates
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Filled with deepest joy
Tirtha Voelckner Munich, Germany
The day I saw my Guru's Third Eye
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
Seeing the God inside my son
Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Experiences of meditation
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany
What meditation gave me that I was missing
Purnahuti Wagner Guatemala City, Guatemala
My evolving relationship with my spiritual Teacher
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, NetherlandsProgress-Pilgrimage: A 1200km run from Vienna to Paris
Shamita Achenbach-König Vienna, Austria
Breaking Guinness records
Ashrita Furman New York, United States

