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.
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Praying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, Nepal
Breaking the world record for the longest game of hopscotch
Pipasa Glass & Jamini Young Seattle, United States
Check your Front Tire
Arpan De Angelo New York, United States
A New World
Apaga Renner Graz, Austria
A 40-Year Blessing
Sarama Minoli New York, United States
The day when everything began
Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, Austria
My life with Sri Chinmoy
Namrata Moses New York, United States
How my spiritual search led me to Sri Chinmoy
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
A Quest for Happiness
Abhinabha Tangerman Amsterdam, Netherlands
So much longing, for something
Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, Canada
Having a Spiritual Teacher
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
The day I saw my Guru for the first time
Natabara Rollosson New York, United StatesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
From religion to spirituality
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
Running the world's longest race
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
My typical day
Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States
What brought me to the spiritual life
Paula Correia Porto, Portugal
My evolving relationship with my spiritual Teacher
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands

