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10 & 6 Day Race 2017 Final

By Nirbhasa Magee author bio »
20 April

About the author:

Nirbhasa is from Ireland. He is an enthusiastic multi-day runner, having completed four times the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race - the longest race in the world.

Visit Perfection-Journey for great stories, videos and photos of the race.

Visit Spontaneous Beauty for more great race photos.

Spirit of a Runner by Jogyata Dallas (originally printed in IndiaNZ Outlook,  Viewpoint, 7th May, 2017)

 

Sri Chinmoy 10 Day Race 2017

Men
  Name Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10
1 Budjargal Byambaa 108 189 251 320 387 456 529 605 672 739
  day total 108 81 62 69 67 69 73 76 67 67
2 Igor Mudryk 91 160 221 288 354 425 497 565 637 713
  day total 91 69 61 67 66 71 72 68 72 76
3 Jesper Olsen 80 150 220 290 350 398 454 509 570 627
  day total 80 70 70 70 60 48 56 55 61 57
4 Ales Pliva 77 137 190 242 297 357 411 467 536 609
  day total 77 60 53 52 55 60 54 56 69 73
5 Oleksandr Kharko 73 125 188 243 301 361 419 477 537 602
  day total 73 52 63 55 58 60 58 58 60 65
6 Sergei Komelkov 74 131 182 230 296 353 413 472 520 584
  day total 74 57 51 48 66 57 60 59 48 64
7 Ushika Muckenhumer 77 140 200 253 308 363 415 470 520 580
  day total 77 63 60 53 55 55 52 55 50 60
8 Pedja Knezevic 69 122 173 224 274 322 370 416 461 507
  day total 69 53 51 51 50 48 48 46 45 46
9 Jiri Jurica 74 122 167 210 263 316 357 406 446 504
  day total 74 48 45 43 53 53 41 49 40 58
10 Michel Gouin 54 104 151 202 253 301 350 399 446 503
  day total 54 50 47 51 51 48 49 49 47 57
11 Arun Bhardwaj 65 121 167 212 247 297 338 375 410 461
  day total 65 56 46 45 35 50 41 37 35 51
12 Sergey Leshchenko 75 127 170 221 256 301 350 391 428 460
  day total 75 52 43 51 35 45 49 41 37 32
13 Andrei Somov 60 104 147 188 230 275 319 363 408 460
  day total 60 44 43 41 42 45 44 44 45 52
14 Karteek Clarke 59 108 158 204 248 293 338 380 413 457
  day total 59 49 50 46 44 45 45 42 33 44
15 Patanga Cordeiro Da Silva 61 100 140 171 208 249 292 333 365 417
  day total 61 39 40 31 37 41 43 41 32 52
16 Richard Takata 56 100 142 180 217 248 279 314 351 407
  day total 56 44 42 38 37 31 31 35 37 56
17 Sandro Zincarini 63 112 144 186 226 265 302 338 374 406
  day total 63 49 32 42 40 39 37 36 36 32
18 Fred Davis III 70 121 172 202 260 296 316 381 389 400
  day total 70 51 51 30 58 36 20 65 8 11
19 Georgs Jermolajevs 57 103 144 190 222 259 289 316 330 352
  day total 57 46 41 46 32 37 30 27 14 22
20 Janos Derekas 65 112 152 159 159 159 159 159 159 159
  day total 65 47 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Women
  Name Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10
1 Nataliya Hlushchuk 75 135 187 234 285 342 397 454 514 578
  day total 75 60 52 47 51 57 55 57 60 64
2 Vinati Docziova 60 118 173 224 277 330 385 439 495 569
  day total 60 58 55 51 53 53 55 54 56 74
3 Kimberley Van Delst 80 143 195 245 296 340 372 425 464 525
  day total 80 63 52 50 51 44 32 53 39 61
4 Gundega Gaille 74 132 184 232 280 327 372 419 462 516
  day total 74 58 52 48 48 47 45 47 43 54
5 Elena Kareva 77 130 171 222 269 316 364 410 453 500
  day total 77 53 41 51 47 47 48 46 43 47
6 Laila Faerman 64 111 150 183 226 270 314 354 399 459
  day total 64 47 39 33 43 44 44 40 45 60
7 Albena Margaritova 64 112 155 197 235 280 323 357 393 434
  day total 64 48 43 42 38 45 43 34 36 41
8 Bayarsaikhan Dorjpagma 69 113 154 190 232 268 308 350 385 426
  day total 69 44 41 36 42 36 40 42 35 41
9 Yashasvati Plyavinskaya 51 95 131 162 208 251 293 336 376 420
  day total 51 44 36 31 46 43 42 43 40 44
10 Anna Khimchinskaia 58 101 138 173 209 247 286 327 363 415
  day total 58 43 37 35 36 38 39 41 36 52
11 Vasuprada Funk 51 78 102 143 169 208 254 282 296 345
  day total 51 27 24 41 26 39 46 28 14 49
12 Gudrun Freier 1 1 1 64 109 158 205 245 281 334
  day total 1 0 0 63 45 49 47 40 36 53
13 Avanayaha Tsendee 56 87 117 145 165 184 204 226 246 271
  day total 56 31 30 28 20 19 20 22 20 25
14 Karnayati Morison 56 106 148 187 228 267 267 267 267 267
  day total 56 50 42 39 41 39 0 0 0 0

 

 

Sri Chinmoy 6 Day Race 2017
Men
  Name Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
1 Ashprihanal Aalto 102 180 241 305 373 441
  day total 102 78 61 64 68 68
2 John Geesler 104 166 231 295 352 425
  day total 104 62 65 64 57 73
3 Aleksei Riabikov 74 130 195 258 301 377
  day total 74 56 65 63 43 76
4 Todd McAuley 70 138 184 234 282 349
  day total 70 68 46 50 48 67
5 Upakaraka Tolstopyatenko 77 137 196 253 290 347
  day total 77 60 59 57 37 57
6 Roger Martel 69 125 178 230 275 343
  day total 69 56 53 52 45 68
7 Mark Dorion 81 125 179 223 273 341
  day total 81 44 54 44 50 68
8 Priyavadin Reisecker 73 126 180 230 280 330
  day total 73 53 54 50 50 50
9 Konstantin Rybin 70 130 183 228 269 327
  day total 70 60 53 45 41 58
10 Baltabek Nurakhmetov 65 115 158 197 228 283
  day total 65 50 43 39 31 55
11 Odgiiv Jadambaa 63 113 153 195 230 283
  day total 63 50 40 42 35 53
12 Rimas Jakelaitis 61 114 140 200 211 281
  day total 61 53 26 60 11 70
13 Joe Cleary 59 114 158 203 235 275
  day total 59 55 44 45 32 40
14 Ronnie Wong 70 113 156 182 209 271
  day total 70 43 43 26 27 62
15 Mark McCaslin 58 96 135 174 187 264
  day total 58 38 39 39 13 77
16 Ashirvad Bello Zaiantchick 61 101 141 181 212 258
  day total 61 40 40 40 31 46
17 Rupasena Hoerbinger 57 100 150 185 209 255
  day total 57 43 50 35 24 46
18 Oleg Shestov 57 98 146 181 206 255
  day total 57 41 48 35 25 49
19 Marius Lacasse 48 82 111 138 155 175
  day total 48 34 29 27 17 20
Women
  Name Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
1 Susan Marshall 71 132 195 266 334 408
  day total 71 61 63 71 68 74
2 Kim Allan 98 161 220 280 330 364
  day total 98 63 59 60 50 34
3 Vera Kalishmanova 72 130 183 228 277 332
  day total 72 58 53 45 49 55
4 Petra Kasperova 64 126 178 226 271 319
  day total 64 62 52 48 45 48
5 Alla Kravchenko 74 128 179 223 267 309
  day total 74 54 51 44 44 42
6 Ashadeep Volkhardt 68 118 160 204 241 301
  day total 68 50 42 44 37 60
7 Divyata Kryuchkova 61 101 151 208 254 300
  day total 61 40 50 57 46 46
8 Anna Eliseeva 60 105 155 200 244 294
  day total 60 45 50 45 44 50
9 Mattali Stebneva 55 97 140 185 225 265
  day total 55 42 43 45 40 40
10 Vedisha Papp 55 97 136 172 208 249
  day total 55 42 39 36 36 41
11 Durba Lee 55 94 127 164 200 243
  day total 55 39 33 37 36 43
12 Vikena Yutz 80 142 203 239 239 239
  day total 80 62 61 36 0 0
13 Pratishruti Khisamoutdinova 57 81 122 165 202 230
  day total 57 24 41 43 37 28
14 Shirley Kolakovich 49 66 84 109 129 162
  day total 49 17 18 25 20 33
15 Sumiya Lundeg 51 74 91 107 128 153
  day total 51 23 17 16 21 25

 

 

Spirit of a Runner by Jogyata Dallas

By Rupantar LaRusso author bio »
21 May

About the author:

Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.

 Spirit of a Runner by Jogyata Dallas (originally printed in IndiaNZ Outlook,  Viewpoint, 7th May, 2017)

 

barwick_kouros_0.jpgMan has always been a runner, a biped-miracle capable of running hundreds of kilometers in a single day and seemingly inexhaustible and limitless in potential. The Greek legend Yiannis Kouros ran 303 kilometers in 24 hours and 473 kms in 48 hours and was capable of running 200 kms daily for 6 straight days. Auckland’s own Sandra Barwick still holds multi-day records - including running 883.6 km on a track in six days; 1000 km on the road in seven days, and 1000 miles in twelve and a half days. Less known as a running nation, India last year attempted to change the perception about running in that country by organizing the 'Great India Run’, the first multi-city ultra-marathon, with 12 elite marathoners traversing through six states and covering a distance of 1480 kms from Delhi to Mumbai in 18 days.

Photo: Ultra legends Sandy Barwick (right) and Yiannis Kouros (center) compete in the 1988 Sri Chinmoy 1000 Mile IAU

For thousands of years, cultures all over the world have used running as part of their cultural and spiritual expression. A new documentary by the Indian director Sanjay Rawal is set to explore these themes, with its film crew spending time with the Navajo Nation in Arizona, the famed running monks of Japan and the Kalahari bushmen in Botswana, as well as spending many days filming at last year's 3100 Mile Race in New York City. Editing of the film has already started and in the last month, a Kickstarter project has already raised over $50,000 of its $75,000 goal, to enable the film makers to complete the film by August. (visit: https://vimeo.com/215512505?ref=em-v-share)

 

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Photo: Ashprihanal Aalto of Finland completes the 2015 Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile race in a record-breaking time of 40 days 9 hours 6 minutes and 21 seconds.

Documentary director Rawal comments: “We wanted to learn about the deepest spiritual traditions of exceptional indigenous runners from around the world. We wondered if we could, first of all, find runners that actually embodied the ancient esoteric approach to running and then earn their trust. And so we hunted on the run with the bushmen of Botswana and filmed their ancestral way of hunting. We ran with champion Navajo runners versed by their elders in the spiritual traditions of running. And we embedded with the Japanese Marathon Monks to document their epic 1,000 day running journey where at one time the stakes were literally life or death. Once a generation they pick an athlete to run for 1000 days over 7 years, in 100 day chunks - up to 56 miles per day over mountain trails!

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Photo: Sri Chinmoy, seated, at the start of the 2004 Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race“

Then we came across the most elusive, elite multi-day race in the world, the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, which takes place in Queens, New York City each summer and demands at least 59 miles a day for 52 straight days. While the participants of that race are for the most part Western, the event was founded by the Indian spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy. In a sense, the race requires runners to tap into an ancient energy found in the most remote cultures of the world. We build the arc of the entire film around this race and bounce between remote, expedition-worthy locations to draw parallels between the approaches to running. We’re eagerly looking forward to this new documentary - ‘3100: Run and Become’ - which promises to be the definitive exploration of why ultra-runners do what they do”.

 

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Photo: Documentary director Sanjay Rawal (white t-shirt) with the bushmen of Botswana

Among other extraordinary running adventures: The Big Five marathon, Limpopo province, South Africa - seemingly a traditional overland marathon if not for the regular, freely roaming presence of the “big five” of African game: elephants, rhinos, leopards, buffalo and lions!

Then there’s the ‘Man versus Horse’ marathon in Wales, inspired by a claim that runners could keep pace with horses. Horses proved the victors in every race until 2004, when a man named Huw Lobb won and took home a purse of £25,000, which had grown unclaimed every year since the race’s inception.

And let’s not forget the ‘Man carrying Wife’ 250-meter dash, originating in Finland and featuring three separate obstacles, one of which involves wading through a water course at least a meter deep with your spouse over your shoulders. The prize for winning? - the woman’s weight in beer! In the world championships, she sits on one end of a seesaw until the amount of beer evens it out. And on Saturday, May 7 in 2017, Nike sponsored an attempt by three elite marathoners - nurtured over a year of planning - to break the seemingly unassailable two-hour barrier for the marathon.

susan-finish-line-1022595.jpgThis month, Kiwis Susan Marshall (Photo above, finishing) and Kim Allan came first and second in another challenging race, the just concluded Sri Chinmoy-inspired six day race in New York, a one mile loop around a flat, scenic trail in a pleasant park setting. Local Auckland runner 59-year-old Durba Lee also competed, defying the usual constraints of age to cover over 391 kms. These races by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team feature an international field of runners who come to test their endurance, skill with pacing, and ability to recover from the stress of constantly moving. The competitors run with minimal sleep, all the while trying to accumulate as many miles as possible.

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Photo: Kim Allan 2017 6-Day 2nd place women

But why this love of distance, pain and great effort? For many, running is part of a spiritual quest, a journey of self-discovery. Russian athlete Jayasalini, the first female R-Mile Race, comments: “This race is all about how things that seem impossible actually can be very possible...for me the answer is to have that deep inner connection with my soul, with my inner being, at every moment of my life, as strong as I had during the race. There, the conditions are so extreme, that every moment is a sincere prayer, every moment is a sincere cry, and every moment I felt my soul expressing itself in and through me. Now I feel the real objective, the real goal for me is to be able to feel this during every moment of my whole life." Her online interview is interesting: https://us.srichinmoyraces.org/featured#node-9858

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Photo: Jayasalini Abramovskikh

Sri Chinmoy, the late spiritual master, athlete and founder of the international Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, encouraged fitness and sport as a wonderful lifestyle positive in an increasingly sedentary world, a path to self-knowledge, a helpful spiritual discipline and a window into our limitless potential. He writes: “When you come to a particular standard, you have to say, ‘Is there anything more I can do?’. Then do it. The determination in your heroic effort will permeate your mind and heart even after your success or failure is long forgotten.”

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Photo: Sri Chinmoy

Further inspiration: www.srichinmoyraces.org

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6 and 10 Day Races 2017: the full report from Sahishnu

By Rupantar LaRusso author bio »
5 May

About the author:

Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.

Now that the 2017 edition of this year's race is finished, race director Sahishni Sczesiul takes some time to recap the highs and lows of this unique multiday race. 

The 22nd Annual Sri Chinmoy Ten Day Race started on Monday, April 17 at noon, as 34 athletes left the cozy confines of their houses and apartments in various foreign countries (over 20) to do battle with 240 hours of running, nature’s elements and moving forward. The venue was the certified one-mile loop north of Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

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Igor Mudryk from Vinnitsa, Ukraine was the highest ranked individual, with a few races over 700 miles for 10 days, as well as a fabulous finish of 3100 miles in 2011 (45+ days!!). Jesper Olsen from Denmark was one of the world’s most unique runners, having completed two attempts of running ‘around the world’, feats that have been documented and shared with other runners. He also had extensive multi-day races to his credit. Perhaps a new rising star of super-long distance was Mongolian Budjargal Byambaa who hinted at very good fitness and a desire to join the elite of long races. The ladies field featured several runners capable of close to 600 miles for 10 days, including Ukrainian Nataliya Hlushchuk, also from Vinnitsa Ukraine, and Slovakian Vinati Docziova from Kosice. Canadian Kimberley Van Delst was also considered a favorite due to her brisk running style from 2016 and improved training. 

The men roared off the line with Budjargal Byambaa setting a quick pace. After a few laps, Igor Mudryck and Jesper Olsen bothered to chase the Mongolian as he cruised through the first 50km in a little over 5 hours. Igor was only 3 minutes behind Budjargal. By the time the 24-hour mark approached, Mr Byambaa had seized the lead and reached 108 miles, smoothly and efficiently. Igor Mudryk took a few breaks in the early hours but still reached 91 miles. Jesper was satisfied with 80 miles, and content to parse his energy. Kimberley Van Delst found her way to the front after a few hours, and was shrugging her shoulders when queried as to how well she was running. All smiles was her reply. By the end of the day, she had reached 80 miles, with Russian Elena Kareva  (77 miles) and Nataliya Hlushchuk (75) staying close. 

The very first 10 day Race in 1996 was won by Georgs Jermolajevs from Riga, Latvia, with a distance of 725 miles (1176.7 km). 21 years later, Georgs started this year again, at age 74. Australian legend Dipali Cunningham finished close to Georgs with 723 miles in that first contest - she would go on to win the Sri Chinmoy Six Day Race, (added in 1998) a record 18 straight times. 

runners_on_course-x2.jpgThe 48-hour mark showed the trend of good runners rising to the top of the standings. Budjargal Byambaa was now in control of the race with 189 miles at the 2-day break. He was still running at 4.5 to five miles per hour, with little sign of fatigue. His lead had swelled to nearly 30 miles. By Day 3, Jesper Olsen had pulled even with Igor Mudryk with a 70-mile day, and had actually gained back over 10 miles to the lead of Mr. Byambaa. But Day 4 saw a resurgence for Budjargal, as he rattled off 73 miles and continued to run quickly and efficiently.  Jesper could not sustain the speed that Budjargal possessed. Only Igor Mudryk could even consider keeping up with the Mongolian champion. 

The end of the fourth day also signaled the beginning of the 20th Annual Sri Chinmoy Six Day Race. An equal number of runners - 34 - moved forward to join their fellow runners on the one-mile loop. Heavy favorite, and four-time winner of the Six Day race, Ashprihanal Aalto, was there, with American John Geesler and other North Americans, as well as several Eastern Europeans, some who were novices but ready to experience 144 hours of running and becoming.  Vikena Yutz, the defending women’s champ was back, as well as New Zealander Kim Allan, a national class 24-hour runner. By the end of the first day for the Sixers, John Geesler had a slim 2-mile lead over Ashprihanal Aalto, and Kim Allan had an 18-mile separation over Vikena Yutz.

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The start of the 6-day race

In the Ten Day race, the six day splits verified the race - Budjargal has reached 456 miles, his best total for that distance by over 100 miles. Igor equaled 425 miles. No other runners topped 400 miles. Nataliya Hlushchuk held a slim 2 mile lead over Kimberley Van Delst, 342 to 340 miles. 

The 48-hour splits for the Six Day people showed Kim Allan still leading by almost 20 miles, but Kiwi Susan Marshall claiming third place and on the rise in effort. By the end of three days, Vikena had closed to within 16 miles of first, but leg and foot injuries were causing her much pain and anxiety. She tried to rest a lot on the evening of the fourth day, but dropped from the race when the pain was too much. On the other hand, Susan Marshall was running better, and had closed the gap to Kim Allan from 30 miles to 14. Ashprihanal Aalto had assumed the overall lead in the Six Day after 48 hours with 180 miles, which proved to be enough cushion for the race. He and John Geesler stayed well ahead of the rest of the field. 

large_budjargal-1000576.jpgIn the Ten Day, Budjargal Byambaa was emerging as a star runner. He eclipsed his personal best (601 miles) before the end of Day 8 with 605 miles, and fashioned an insurmountable lead over second place of 40 miles. To his credit, Igor Mudryk pulled back a few miles in the last two days, but Budjargal had become the star of the race, overcoming any obstacle, and still staying above 67 miles the last seven days of the event.  Budjargal also announced his ascendency in world rankings, becoming the first Mongolian to pass 1000km (8:09:41:10); first Mongolian to 700 miles (9:07:45:18), and first Mongolian winner of the Sri Chinmoy Ten Day Race - 739 miles (1189.305 km).  His 138-mile improvement for 10 days is highly noteworthy, and places him fifth-ranked for best totals in the Ten Day history. If pushed he could have easily done more. At 35 years of age, he has a lot of talent and heart to reveal.  (Photo: Budjargal right)

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Igor Mudryk reached his personal best for 10 days with 713 miles, a couple better than his effort from 2009. Jesper Olsen held on to the last podium spot with 627 miles. There were several other personal bests in the men’s group, most notably Ales Pliva of the Czech Republic topping 600 miles for the first time (609), up from 534 miles, and 10-time Ten Day finisher Michel Gouin of Drummondville, Quebec, Canada making it 11 straight finishes – all eleven have been over 500 miles!

On the ladies side, Nataliya Hlushchuk won for the second time with 578 miles, a solid effort throughout, and as consistent as ever. Vinati Docziova ran 74 miles on the last day to lead all the ladies to the finish line as she finished second. Kimberley Van Delst held on for third with age-group Canadian records for six days, seven days and 10 days.

In the Six Day, Ashprihanal Aalto won the race for the fifth time. He totaled 441 miles on a gimpy knee and not a lot of training. True it was far short of his best 6-day of 505 miles, but he was still happy to share the park roads of Flushing Meadows with so many runners, going day and night to chase their dreams. John Geesler again finished second with 425 miles, and didn’t seem worse for wear after the race. He slept in his truck to avoid the rains that fell for a few of his days on the course. Aleksei Riabikov from Russia made the men’s podium with a fine first-time six-day effort of 377 miles. Through an interpreter he said the race gave him much satisfaction.

The women’s final results were a big surprise as Susan Marshall averaged 71 miles for each of the last three days to garner the victory with 408 miles, her first win. Her mileage was third best overall in the Six Day. Kim Allan held on to second place among the women with 364 miles, and Russian treasure Vera Kalishmanova, 61, from Volgograd, reached 332 miles and her second podium finish in three tries. 

As the dust settles and the injuries heal, the runners have returned to their countries to bask in the glory or cope with the pain of recovery from injury. Yet, the undeniable feeling that we here in New York have after these two events have ended is one of gratitude for all the experiences - good or bad - that have been shared by runners and helpers alike. The sport of mult-day racing continues around the world. The many volunteers, helpers, professionals and organizers all agree- these races founded and nurtured by Sri Chinmoy over the decades give us hope and a glimpse of human potential.  The energy at Sri Chinmoy Races is special. The runners’ ability to deal with everything over a period of 10 or 6 days and to reap satisfaction of any kind is a cause for celebration, and a small iota of perfection.

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The Daily News Covers the 6 and 10 Day Races

By Rupantar LaRusso author bio »
1 May

About the author:

Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.

the_daily_news.pngThe New York Daily News covers the Sri Chinmoy 6 and 10 Day Races and lists the top three finishers, both maile and female, for the two races.

Utpal Marshall Covers the 6 and 10 Day Races

By Rupantar LaRusso author bio »
22 April

About the author:

Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.
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utpal.jpgUtpal Marshall has been covering the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team for many years, more then I can recollect. His easly and charming way of asking questions often bring out surprising and amusing answers from the runners and helpers. Using the medium of both video and photography, he captures the spirit of the race at all hours of the day, rain or shine. And during this year's race, mostly rain. Just a few of his photos... Be sure to view his videos on this web page and of course at his own web site, Perfection-Journey.

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The Power of the Game Chess!

By Rupantar LaRusso author bio »
21 April

About the author:

Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.

large_kakteek_chess_1.jpgThe runners try many ways to keep the mind from interfering with their running. One way to do that, according to Karteek and Patanga, is playing chess. They have set up a chess board near their stall in the dugout and after each mile loop they take a turn in moving their chess pieces. However, after a couple of days, Karteek noticed that someone was moving his chess pieces. To his delight, he discovered that Arun, an avid player himself and fellow 10-day runner, had been moving his pieces. When Arun first noticed the chess board and started playing, he said that all his pain immediately disappeared: such is the power of chess. To accommodate the new player, Patanga and Karteek set up a second chess board. Your move!

Did I Realy See That!

By Rupantar LaRusso author bio »
21 April

About the author:

Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.

joulukortti3.jpgDuring the race I often get a chance to chat with the runners as they pause for a brief stop in the camp. This monday morning first time runner Ashivad shared an experience, that occurred during the race, with multiday veteran Pranjal and myself, head race director Rupantar.  One of the many obstances that the runners must cope with is sleep deprevation. The runner is confronted with the choice of 'am I still productive running', 'am I going too slow and therefore should I take a rest break and resume after the break'. As Ashivard told us, with eyes heavy from lack of sleep, he approached an object and was started to see a gnome. However, as he came nearer to the object, "it changed into a traffic cone". Reality or dream? Pranjal recounted a similar incident. During one of his past multiday races, from the distance he was startled to see an elfin figure. However as he approach the creature, it miraculously turned into a fire hydrant. Welcome to the "Twilight Zone", better know as multi day running.

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List of Runners for 6&10 Day Races as of 4/06/2017

By Rupantar LaRusso author bio »
27 February

About the author:

Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.

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April 17-27

Name

Country

 

Igor Mudryk Ukraine

Ushika Muckenhumer

Austria

Budjargal Byambaa

Mongolia

Jesper Olsen

Denmark

Oleksandr Kharko

Ukraine

Georgs Jermolajevs

Latvia

Ananda-Lahari Zuscin

Slovakia

Sergey Leschchenko Russia

Ales Pliva

Czech Rep

 

Karteek Clarke

Scotland

Michel Gouin

Canada

Mikhail Vasilchenko Russia
Sergei Komelkov Russia
Arun Bhardwaj India

Padyatra Komak

Slovakia

Sandro Zincarini

Italy

Andrei Somov Russia

Patanga Cordeiro Da Silva

Brazil

Pedja Knezevic

Serbia

Richard Takata

Canada

Nariledai XXX

China

Jiri Jurica

Czech Rep

 

Janos Derekas

Hungary

Paramanyu Lebedyev Russia

Fred Davis III

USA

     

Nataliya Hlushchuk

Ukraine

Vinati Docziova

Slovakia

Elena Kareva

Russia

Kimberley Van Delst

Canada

Vasupradha Funk

Switzerland

Karnayati Morison

Canada

Gundega Gaille

Latvia

Yashasvati Plyavinskaya

Russia

Gudrun Freier

Germany

Suparna Pustogowa

Germany

Anna Khimchinskaia

Russia

Bayarsaikhan Dorjpagam

Mongolia

Albena Margaritova

Germany

Avanayaha Tsendee

Mongolia

Aldarmaa Baljinnyam

Mongolia

Laila Faerman

USA

     

 

Sri Chinmoy Six Day Race

April 21-27

Name

Country

 

Ashprihanal Aalto Finland
Ronnie Wong USA

John Geesler

USA

Mark McCaslin

USA

Rimas Jakelaitis

Lithuania

Roger Martel

Canada

Pranjal Milovnik

Slovakia

Priyavadin Reisecker

Austria

Mark Dorion

USA

 

Upakaraka Tolstopiatenko

Russia

Konstantin Rybin Russia

Marius Lacasse

Canada

Aleksei Riabikov Russia

Odgiiv Jadambaa

Mongolia

Tanas Popovski England

Todd McAuley

USA

Joe Cleary

Canada

 

Baltabek Nurakhmetov

Kazakhstan

Ashirvad Bello Zaianchick

Brazil

Tsogoo Chuluun

Mongolia

Oleg Shestov

Russia

     

Vera Kalishmanova

Russia

Shirley Kolakovich

USA

Pushparani Piner

Canada

Mattali Stebneva

Russia

Emma Johns

New Zealand

Barbara Szeprethy

USA

Pratishruti Khisamoutdinova

Russia

Anna Eliseeva

Russia

Susan Marshall

New Zealand

Divyata Kryuchkova Russia

Kim Allan

New Zealand

 

Ashadeep Volkhardt

Australia

Petra Kasperova

Czech Rep

Alla Kravchenko

Russia

Gantuya Doorov

Mongolia

Sumiya Lundeg

Mongolia

     

 

If you note a discrepency in the above roster, please contact us at: 718-297-2556 or [email protected]

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