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.
Just go with it and jump!
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States
If I could remember this in my daily life now, I'd be a very high soul
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales
'I could find out myself, but it was so much easier asking your soul'
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
Believe, take a step and proceed: a 6-day race experience
Susan Marshall ,
Celebrating birthdays at Guru's house
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
The day I saw my Guru's Third Eye
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
Filled with deepest joy
Tirtha Voelckner Munich, Germany
A disciple re-incarnates
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
The spiritual life is normal to me
Shankara Smith London, United Kingdom
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
Muhammad Ali: I was expecting a monster, but I found a lamb
Sevananda Padilla San Juan, Puerto Rico
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Running the world's longest race
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
Running for peace in the South Pacific
Nirbhasa Magee Dublin, Ireland
A childhood meeting with Sri Chinmoy
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
How I got my spiritual name
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
Starting a spiritual café
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand

