Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race

Day 6, 3100 mile race 2014 from Stutisheel Lebedev on Vimeo.

Stutisheel has been quoted as saying about the race, “this is real life.” He did not come to the race last year after 9 straight summers out on the course.  Over the years we have had many informative and interesting discussions, not always talking about the meaning of existence.  Quite often the silly and mundane wanders into our exchanges which reminds us both just how human we really are.   I missed not having him here last year and asked him to explain to me this morning what he meant by this powerful statement. “There is nothing artificial about it.  Everything that is unnatural just fades away.” The rest of the post here http://perfectionjourney.org/2014/06/18/june-18-real-life/#more-36263

Day 5, 3100-2014 from Stutisheel Lebedev on Vimeo.

Photos from Day 5 are available here.

If you could somehow acquire or shop for all the essential human elements you needed to run a race like this, most of us would probably create long lengthy well thought out lists .  Abundant strength, endurance, and energy would probably be at the very top of most people’s page.  I know those are things I would like to have with me in my tank for those long 52 days on the road. On the surface there are some things that are just plainly obvious. It doesn’t take running very many miles for each one who participates here to suddenly encounter the shocking realization that they simply do not have enough of what they thought they had accumulated enough of in training.  Or more enigmatically, they conclude that they could use a whole lot more things that were not even included in their original planning and preparation. The continuation of the post here http://perfectionjourney.org/2014/06/17/june-17-eternitys-race/#more-36152

Photos from Day 4 are available here.

Day 4, 3100-2014 from Stutisheel Lebedev on Vimeo.