At midnight sharp Aug 4, 2015 on day 52 the clock of the 19-th annual 3100 mil race stoped ticking. Just before that Kaneenika, Ananda-Lahari and Baladev made their final laps. All the runners gathered to celebrate end of the race. 
“Life is hard for everybody. Everybody is running their own version of the 3100 mile race. Everybody has their own difficulties. Definitely I felt that if I could inspire even one person to stick it out one more day. To never give up. To just push your way through the tunnel. Than that is somehow really worth it.
“I would like to thank the race directors. The undying enthusiasm from morning until eve, for so many days. Unbelievable. The cooks, unimaginable. Better and better from year to year. I don’t know how they do better but they do better every year.” “I wish to thank the Enthusiasm Awakeners. I would like to thank my family, Alakananda and Atandra. My fellow runners they are the best people in the world, and of course my deepest gratitude goes to my Guru, Sri Chinmoy – the one power behind every body and every thing.” 
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