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.
Check your Front Tire
Arpan De Angelo New York, United States
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
Now you are in the boat
Kaushalya Casey Toronto, Canada
The first time we met our Guru
Kaivalya, Devashishu and Sahadeva Torpy London, England
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
The spiritual life is normal to me
Shankara Smith London, United Kingdom
A 40-Year Blessing
Sarama Minoli New York, United States
The Impact of a Yogi on My Life
Agni Casanova San Juan, Puerto Rico
Our Guru becomes the perfect disciple
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
A disciple re-incarnates
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Seeing the God inside my son
Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Growing up on Sri Chinmoy's path
Aruna Pohland Augsburg, Germany
What drew me to Sri Chinmoy's path
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
A childhood meeting with Sri Chinmoy
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
2 things that surprised me about the spiritual life
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
Self-transcendence in meditation
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

