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.
Believe, take a step and proceed: a 6-day race experience
Susan Marshall ,
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
'When you perform for me, always choose devotional songs.'
Gunthita Corda Zurich, Switzerland
Spiritual moments with my grandmother
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
The Ever-Transcending Goal
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
Running for Peace
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
An early spiritual experience
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
In the Right Place, At the Right Time
Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, Serbia
My love of spiritual poetry
Manatita Hutchinson London, United Kingdom
Reflections on meditation
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
My life with Sri Chinmoy
Namrata Moses New York, United StatesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
What meditation gave me that I was missing
Purnahuti Wagner Guatemala City, Guatemala
A childhood meeting with Sri Chinmoy
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
Running a Six-Day Race
Ratuja Zub Minsk, Belarus
My spiritual search from childhood
Hemabha Jang Jeonju, South Korea
Life in a spiritual workplace
Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States
Starting a spiritual café
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand

