New York Self-Transcendence Swim/Run 2012
Join us at Lake Welch Beach, NY on Sunday, September 9th, 2012 for a short and friendly race you will absolutely love.
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The Self-Transcendence Swim/Run in Harriman State Park in upstate New York consists of a 1 km swim at Lake Welch Beach and a 10 km run through the forest and following the shores of Lake Welch. Join us at Lake Welch Beach on Sunday, September 9th, 2012 for a short and friendly race you will absolutely love. Through a well marked and beautiful course, home-made lunch, medals for all finishers and especially a large community of committed and encouraging volunteers we try to offer a race atmosphere where beginners and veteran athletes alike can excel and transcend their own previous limits. Sponsored by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in conjunction with the NYS-OPRHP Parks System. Registration is from 8:15 am to 9:30 am on race day and the start of the race is at 10:00 am.
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- Post-race snacks and refreshments
- Aid Stations every 3 km
- Relay option available
- Wetsuits encouraged
- Free race t-shirts for participants with official entries (sale of t-shirts for race-day entries subject to availability)
- Beautiful race setting, clear waters and a green forest landscape!
- A safe and friendly atmosphere
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HOW TO ENTER:
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Watch a video of the 2010 race
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ABOUT SRI CHINMOY:
From 1964 to 2007, spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy participated in a number of athletic activities, among these marathon and ultramarathon running as a component of his philosophy of self-transcendence. In 1976, in close collaboration with his students, he founded the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team. Since then, the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team has organized marathons, ultramarathons, triathlons and shorter distance races in over 26 countries around the world.
Self-transcendence means
Self-expansion
In every way
-Sri Chinmoy
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For more information call us (Boijayanti or Suchitra) at (516) 710-8084 or email us at nyswimrun (at) srichinmoyraces (dot) org
Self-transcendence gives us joy in boundless measure. When we transcend ourselves, we do not compete with others. We do not compete with the rest of the world, but at every moment we compete with ourselves.
- Sri Chinmoy
