Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race

It is self evident that there are some things in this world of ours which we judge to be eternal.  They may be man made monuments forged from the sturdy elements of the earth, and it also might be the grand inspiring works of nature itself.  Most often we connect to them spontaneously and deeply.  We need make no mental note or comment, for they touch us from within, and immediately remind us that on the scale of eternity our lives and accomplishments, will unlikely be long remembered in any way whatsoever. Read more…

Results day 17, miles. Asprihanal Aalto 71.35 Total 1199.13 Galya Balatsky 67.5 Total 1142.6 Pranjal Milovnik 64.76 Total 1138.21 Petr Spacil 47.2 Total 1131.08 Stutisheel Lebedyev 65.31 Total 1097.05 Pushkar C Mullauer 67.5 Total 1079.49 Pavol Saraz 52.07 Total 1044.37 Ananda-Lahari Zuscin 52.14 Total 1043.82 Dharbhasana Lynn 68.05 Total 1000.46 Purna-Samarpan Querhammer 60.91 Total 926.92 Surasa Maier 53.78 Total 909.91

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

It’s the 17^th day, 9 p.m. Today’s weather wasn’t very hot, partly cloudy, 27-28 degrees Celsius, but nevertheless Slovak and Czech runners expressed solidarity. It was for sure a tough day for them all. Petya, Ananda-Lahari, Pavel have been walking almost all day long. Pranjal has run slower too, but he is not the guy who will be made to walk easily. He will grind his teeth rather than not running. Petya says that he ‘was boiled’ a few days ago when it was hot, and still hasn’t recovered fully. Now he feels weak. 3,100 miles is an extreme race. It is important not to defeat others but to accept everything that happens and to be on the right side of the hedge. Sometimes you need real humility not to feel down when you cannot manage to run as you want. At the same time Dharbasana has been running today like a sprinter, he is running to his cherished wish which is the first thousand miles. Most probably, he will make it there today.

My speed is not slower than yesterday. All the runners are moving quite steadily. It is evening now. People are heading home, and my favorite time of the day starts. There is a silent and calm atmosphere: a yellow lantern glow, beautiful stars, and a clear sky.

Life is wonderful!

More Jowan’s photos here

If we lived in a world which was inhabited by Super heroes than what goes on here around a small block in Queens might be appear quite ordinary, if not darn right monotonous. That last time I looked up in the sky however I saw plenty of birds and planes but not one caped crusader streaking across the skies. The 11 runners here are not fighting crime, bending steel with their bare hands, but yet they are doing something seemingly impossible nonetheless… Read more…

Results day 16, miles. Asprihanal Aalto 70.24 Total 1127.78 Petr Spacil 42.26 Total 1083.88 Vladimir Balatsky 65.86 Total 1075.1 Pranjal Milovnik 68.05 Total 1073.45 Stutisheel Lebedyev 64.75 Total 1031.74 Pushkar C Mullauer 64.21 Total 1011.99 Pavol Saraz 60.99 Total 992.3 Ananda-Lahari Zuscin 61.46 Total 991.68 Dharbhasana Lynn 54.88 Total 932.41 Purna-Samarpan Querhammer 46.65 Total 866.01 Surasa Maier 54.88 Total 856.13