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
.
- 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.
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
So much longing, for something
Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, Canada
'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
A disciple re-incarnates
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Celebrating birthdays at Guru's house
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Listen to the inner voice
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
An intense, concentrated Fire
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
'I could find out myself, but it was so much easier asking your soul'
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Where the finite connects to the Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
What drew me to Sri Chinmoy's path
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
Getting through difficult times in your meditation
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany
Spirituality - the most fascinating subject on earth
Laila Faerman New York, United States
2 things that surprised me about the spiritual life
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia

