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.
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
All I needed was the Supreme, and I would always win
Pragati Pascale New York, United States
My inner calling
Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, Canada
The day my Guru accepted me as his disciple
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
Muhammad Ali: I was expecting a monster, but I found a lamb
Sevananda Padilla San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
The day when everything began
Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, Austria
The first time that I really understood that I had a soul
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Connecting the dots
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States
The happiest I've ever been
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States
Praying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, Nepal
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Self-transcendence in meditation
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland
Life in a spiritual workplace
Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States
My spiritual search from childhood
Hemabha Jang Jeonju, South Korea
Spirituality - the most fascinating subject on earth
Laila Faerman New York, United States
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic

