8 March
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: UtpalThe one-mile course is set in a pleasant park setting - near the famous areas of the World’s Fair of 1964 and close to the USTA facility, home of the US Open. However, the runners have to battle against variations in the weather, minimal sleep and the challenges of running as far as they can in the allotted time.
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.
The day when everything began
Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, Austria
Spiritual moments with my grandmother
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
All I needed was the Supreme, and I would always win
Pragati Pascale New York, United States
A Divine Phone Call
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Celestial experiences
Antaranga Gressenich Munich, Germany
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada
'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
The day I recieved my spiritual name
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Your life's responsibilities compel you to develop inner strength
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
In the Right Place, At the Right Time
Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, Serbia
The day I saw my Guru's Third Eye
Vidura Groulx Montreal, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Spirituality - the most fascinating subject on earth
Laila Faerman New York, United States
My typical day
Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States
My first impressions of Sri Chinmoy's philosophy
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States
How I became interested in meditation
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
Running the world's longest race
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
Self-transcendence in meditation
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland
Meditation functions with Sri Chinmoy
Kokila Chamberlain Bristol, United Kingdom
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