Six and Ten Day Races 2017
In Flushing Meadows, New York the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team are promoting the twenty-second annual Sri Chinmoy Ten Day Race. The event also encompasses a six-day race. The event was founded by Sri Chinmoy as a means to promote the ideal of self-transcendence - giving runners the opportunity to stretch their capacities - physical, mental and spiritual.
Start Ten Day Race. Photo Utpal.
This year's event has attracted an international field from across the world - a total of 68 runners.
Runner enjoying the race. Photo: Utpal
The race is supported by a team of volunteers who offer food, medical supporting and counting of laps. Photo: Utpal
In Sri Chinmoy's philosophy - self-transcendence plays an important role; Sri Chinmoy felt through self-transcendence we can all make progress, no matter our current capacity.
“Self-transcendence gives us joy in boundless measure. When we transcend ourselves, we do not compete with others. We do not compete with the rest of the world, but at every moment we compete with ourselves. We compete only with our previous achievements. And each time we surpass our previous achievements, we get joy.”
Sri Chinmoy
- Six/Ten Day Race with latest results at Sri Chinmoy Races
- Perfection Journey - Utpal blogs from the race with videos and photos.
- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team video channel Vimeo
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
My inner calling
Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, Canada
Sri Chinmoy's biography, written by one of the most famous Bengali authors
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
In the Right Place, At the Right Time
Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, Serbia
Spiritual moments with my grandmother
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Just go with it and jump!
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States
The day I recieved my spiritual name
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
The day when everything began
Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, Austria
Running and Me
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United Kingdom
Spiritual Friends
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Believe, take a step and proceed: a 6-day race experience
Susan Marshall ,
You only have to keep your eyes and ears open
Gannika Wiesenberger Linz, AustriaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
A direct line to God
Vajra Henderson New York, United States
Running the world's longest race
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
How can we create harmony in the world?
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria