When Wei Ming first came to the multi day races held in Flushing Meadow in 2014 he made clear just what his goal was, to run the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile race. He has continued his training and competing for many years and now at age 58 is the first Asian to enter the race, and if he is able to maintain his pace from the first day it will be likely he will succeed at completing the distance as well. To read more, please follow the link
It seems such a familiar thing now this race that first started 25 years ago. And yet of course it is not. It can never be a stationary thing because it is after all about movement and about becoming. We are all very grateful to all those in Salzburg who managed to keep the flame burning bright last year. So today it begins once again were it all started and were it finds new life and hope and purpose. Not just each year but each and every moment. To read more, please follow the link
Archived – click Post Title to view all. The world’s longest certified 3100 Mile Race kicks off at 6:00 New York time on September 5th. The race takes place for the 25th time in the New York suburb, in the Jamaica, Queens, in a lap of 883 meters. This year there are 7 runners from 7 countries at the start. Men: 1. Andrea Marcato, 39 years, Italy (lives in Zurich, Switzerland). Winner of the Salzburg 3100 Mile Race in 2020. 2. Vasu Nikolay Duzhiy, 54 years, St. Petersburg, Russia. 8 finishes at 3100. Three-time race winner (2013, 2017, 2018) 3. Stutisheel Oleg Lebedev, 51 years old, Kiev, Ukraine. The first Ukrainian to finish the race in 2004. There are 9 finishes in total at his credit. 4. Ananda-Lahari Zuschin, 47 years, Kosice, Slovakia. 6 finishes for 3100 out of 16 starts. 5. Takasumi Seno, 39 years, Japan. Ran 4000 km in Athens in 2020. Will start 3100 Miles in New York for the first time. 6. Lo Wei Ming, 58 years, Taiwan (ROC). Holder of national records for 48 hours, six days, 1000 km, 10 days and 1000 miles. Will start 3100 Miles in New York for the first time. Women: 1. Harita Davis, 46, Christchurch, New Zealand / USA. Holder of the national 3100 Mile Record. Has 2 finishes at the Race. To know more about the runners please visit Runners 2021 page Runners have 52 days to cover the distance and meet the official deadline on October 26. Runners must cover an average of 96 kilometers per day to cover 3,100 miles (4,987 km) in a 52-day deadline. Runners…
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Archived – click Post Title to view all. On June 16, at 6:00 am local time, the longest certified race in the world 3100-Miles started in New York. The race takes place for the 23rd year in a row in the New York suburb Jamaica, Queens, on a 0.5 mile lap. The annual “Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race” was named by the New York Times as “Everest of Ultramarathons”. Runners must cover an average 60 miles per day to meet the 52-day deadline of the race. Participants are given 18 hours every day – from 6 am to midnight. Over the previous 22 starts, only 43 people in the world were able to finish the race. This race is the flagship start of the international Sri Chinmoy marathon team. There are 8 runners from 7 countries this year at the starting line. Men: 🇫🇮 Ashprihanal Aalto (Finland), 48 years old 14 finishes at 3100. World record holder 40 days + 09: 06.21 (2015) 🇷🇺 Vasu Nikolai Duzhiy (Russia), 52 years 7 finishes for 3100. Threefold race winner (2013, 2017, 2018) 🇦🇹 Smarana Puntigam (Austria), 48 years old 7 finishes at 3100, the best result – 48 days + 04: 13.54 (2007) 🇮🇪 Nirbhasa Magee (Ireland), 40 years 2 finishes at 3100, the best result – 48 days + 16: 47.01 (2017) 🇸🇰 Ananda-Lahari Zuscin (Slovakia), 42 years 5 finishes at 3100, the best result – 49 days + 14: 25.37 (2006) 🇦🇹 Ushika Muckenhummer (Austria), 50 years 1 finish for 3100 with a time of 50 days + 07: 34.46 (2018) 🇧🇬 Todor Dimitrov (Bulgaria), 44 years First start at 3100. National record holder for 12 hours Women: 🇳🇿Harita Davies…
The 22nd annual Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race started in New York on June 17 at 6 am local time. There 10 runners from 7 countries doing the Race this year. To meet the 52 day deadline (August 7 midnight), runners need to cover 60 miles (96 km) daily. The race loop is open for 18 hours a day – from 6 am till midnight. You can follow the race at www.perfectionjoutney.org Photos are available here. You can also send letter of support to the runners.
About the 3100 mile race of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, I want to say: These runners really don’t fear the distance. Records are to be broken. When I set the Marathon world record 2003 in Berlin it was, because I didn’t fear the speed and distance. In the same way the 3100 mile runners set personal records not just for themselves, but for the development of the world. The most important thing is that what you believe in. You have to accept that you can run a bad race. Tomorrow is the motivation that counts. That’s why I am not able to quit a race. I also have the conviction that sport is not only winning medals or being number “1”. It is a passion to race and finish. We can not feel good every day. The most important thing is that we believe. I came to sport, because there was a calling, a purpose. And that God knows why I came to this standard to use it for my inner life. Because of a higher power, I have not only broken world records and have grown into something. Paul Tergat World record holder in the marathon from 2003 to 2007, with a time of 2:04:55. He is the Kenyan NOC president and an ambassador of the United Nations World Food program. 
