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.
So much longing, for something
Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, Canada
The happiest I've ever been
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States
A Flame in my Heart
Adesh Widmer Zurich, Switzerland
Having a Spiritual Teacher
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
The Ever-Transcending Goal
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Regaining My Inner Joy
Sujata Muto Kyoto, Japan
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
A vision at 3 a.m in the morning
Abarita Dänzer Zürich, Switzerland
How my spiritual search led me to Sri Chinmoy
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
The connection between Sri Chinmoy's music and my soul
Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United States
'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Now you are in the boat
Kaushalya Casey Toronto, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
What drew me to Sri Chinmoy's path
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
Becoming a disciple of Sri Chinmoy
Tilvila Hurwit Tampa, United States
What is it like on the Peace Run?
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
Experiences of meditation
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Spirituality - the most fascinating subject on earth
Laila Faerman New York, United States
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany

