Epic Feats of Self Transcendence
The 2011 edition of the Self-Transcendence 3100 race recently finished, with the ten runners completing a total of 29,517 miles.
There were eight runners who finished the 3100 mile race in the allotted time frame of 54 days. The total mileage of the 10 runners (29,517) is equivalent to running around the world + another 4,500 miles.
Sarvagata finishes his first race in first place, with a very impressive time of 44 days, 13:38:52
The race continues whatever the weather. (Photo Alakananda)
Record temperatures made life difficult for the runners in the race. (photo Prabhakar)
(Surasa finishes - Photo Arpan)
Surasa becomes the 2nd woman to finish the race. She finished on the last scheduled day.
The race was founded by Sri Chinmoy, who used to regularly visit the race. Photo Utpal
This is from a previous edition of the race, where Sri Chinmoy is giving a birthday cake to one of the participants, Atmavir.
Final Results
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- 3100 Mile Race at Sri Chinmoy Races
- Final race report by Utpal at Perfection Journey
- Many Faces of the 3100 Mile Race
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
My inner calling
Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, Canada
The Impact of a Yogi on My Life
Agni Casanova San Juan, Puerto Rico
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
Praying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, Nepal
'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Muhammad Ali: I was expecting a monster, but I found a lamb
Sevananda Padilla San Juan, Puerto Rico
Our Guru becomes the perfect disciple
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
My Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
The oneness of all paths - personal experiences
Nirbhasa Magee Dublin, Ireland
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
The day I saw my Guru's Third Eye
Vidura Groulx Montreal, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
How I became interested in meditation
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
Beginnings of a spiritual journey
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
What meditation gave me that I was missing
Purnahuti Wagner Guatemala City, Guatemala
A direct line to God
Vajra Henderson New York, United States
2 things that surprised me about the spiritual life
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia

