Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race

Day 7 at 3100 mile race 2014 from Stutisheel Lebedev on Vimeo.

During the 6 and 10 day race in May in Flushing Meadow Zulma showed up to help.  “I got there and I told them that I had never counted in my life.  So I went to one of the counting booths and I said, how do you do it?” It can get pretty chaotic during the race because there were close to 80 runners going around the 1 mile loop 24 hours a day.  From the moment she sat down and looked at the steady stream of runners coming endlessly towards the counting booths, she says, “It was amazing.” From the beginning she found herself being inspired.  “To see all those people concentrating and having a smile on their face.  Doing this all with such beautiful hearts and with such grace from God.” The first time she came she helped out for 2 hours but really wanted to come back and take a full counting shift. The rest of the post here http://perfectionjourney.org/2014/06/19/june-19-surrender-to-this-race/#more-36374

Photos from day 6 are available here.  

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.