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Moments In Paradise

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.

Moments in Paradise: a personal account on the Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race 2010 – Shashanka Michael Karlen

No, no, no! It is not that I was running10 days in paradise! On the contrary, many hours were physically and mentally very hard work.

No, no, no! This is not 10 days of vacation from work with easy jogging in a nice park. On the contrary, several of the 75 runners, already on day 2 or 3, would have probably preferred to be at work than at Flushing Meadows Park.

Soon after the start you realize the dimension of the endeavor. You realize that you are in for a multilevel experience where every aspect of your being from body to soul is involved. Experiences on different levels often follow each other in almost breathtaking cadence. The experienced old-timers like Stutisheel Lebedyev call this “the real fullness of life” and he adds immediately that he find this fullness nowhere as tangible as in these multiday races. Don Winkley, the oldest participant at 72 years, always had an uplifting story from his many years of ultrarunning, and calls the difficult moments “the character building miles”. I definitely had many of these – time will tell whether my character reaped the benefits of them.

One thing is sure: these races expand your capacities - physical and mental. Who would believe that at fifty you can run 531 miles or 850km in 10 days. And other runners did more than that. But it is also qualities like faith, perseverance, determination, patience, cheerfulness, inner focus and balance among others that are constantly trained and expanded. You are learning about your limits and you are trying to find ways to push the limits further or to go beyond them. In this “self-transcendence” lies one of the main goals of the race and also one of the main joys and fulfillment. Carl Lewis once said: "believe me, the joy that comes from 'going beyond' is the most incredible feeling in the world…" The ultimate joy comes from performing one’s absolute best, no matter one’s order of finish. I believe this statement by the legendary sprinter proofs also true for most of the participants in these ultra long distance races.

And then there are those magic moments when you unmistakably feel the close presence of your teacher, you experience the “perfect” running, the movement, the speed, the strength. If this running flow continuous it may develop into a kind of a trance where you do mile after mile almost effortlessly. Or suddenly you are running together with someone on the same speed and a team has been born. The teamwork may be only running together in silence, with a deeper inner understanding or you may chat along as the miles go by.

For me the best experience was on day 5 which was also the start of the 6 day race. It was a beautiful day, no cloud in the sky, absolutely perfect. At some point in the morning while listening to some devotional kirtan music on my Ipod, suddenly my whole perception changed. I saw not only the few meters in front of me but I looked up and saw the whole course with all the runners. I felt the tremendous aspiration of all the runners and I felt absolutely one with it. I also saw and felt nature around the course as never before. The different trees, the leaves, the grass, the lake, the birds, with all the creation there seemed to be a direct connection or oneness. It was emotionally overwhelming and tears of gratitude were flowing. This moments in paradise lasted for several hours and it was clear that for that experience alone it was worth to have done the race.

The real challenge of the race came with the following days and strong long lasting rains that flooded many parts of the course and that at certain parts brought up associations with the legendary “Woodstock Festival” where rain turned everything into mud. There were times when it felt like an epic battle against the elements. Later, a very strong wind, further challenged body and mind and when you add the permanent traffic and noise from the 3 surrounding highways and close-by La Guardia airport then you can imagine the difficulty of the conditions.

“Keep moving”, told me Louis Rios - another old timer, is the secret of most of the great ultrarunners and this is what you have to remember in these moments. There was definitely something of a heroic spirit in the air.

In the end there is a deep feeling of accomplishment and gratitude. Gratitude also to the organizers, the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, and the many volunteers that spend days and nights at the race to make it happen.

10 days at Flushing Meadow- not always paradise but a spiritually very rewarding
experience.
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Awards Ceremony Speech by Sahishnu

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.

Awards Ceremony Speech by Sahishnu for the Six and Ten Day Race 2010:

Dear Friends, Special guests, Excellencies, Esteemed runners,

Good afternoon, and welcome to the awards presentation of the 15th Annual Ten Day and 13th Annual 6 Day Race.

For the past week and a half the runners present have circumnavigated a course of one mile numerous times, against all kinds of elements, difficulties, trials in just getting to this spot from faraway lands, and the difficulties of constant motion on the body and mind. They have an obvious love for running, why else would someone invest so much time, effort, and expense to run in a park that floods, has the worldʼs craziest traffic patterns, is the most difficult venue to find in all of runningdom, and has a constant blast of wind at night that will freeze the skin on your face if it doesnʼt blow it off your face first. On top of that, Meadow Lake is tied to the ebb and flow of tides, so it will overflow its banks if the moon is
just right. Plus, no one in New York knows about this race, other than a few thousand likeminded devotees around the world who are also capable of doing races beyond the marathon distance.

So what is this race about. Runners sleep in tents or in big dormitories on cots or on the floor like refugees. They eat food and keep moving at the same time. They go round and round and round for hours, days, a week even, on the same flooded, perilous coarse. They run morning, noon, night, after midnight, 4;00 am, just about anytime. There is no prize money. there is no financial incentive. There is no logic to this behavior.

AHA

That is the point. They do this because they love, and they care. They care about movement, they love being better. They care about support, and love to help their own competitors. So then, this race is not just a competition. It is an inspiration. It might be tough, but its symbolic goal is parallel with the deeper, farther Goal- a life of Real Satisfaction, of Real Understanding, A life of Self-transcendence not only in oneʼs life but always, in all Life. Athletics has a way of helping an individual to reach his potential not only in the physical realm, but with many of lifeʼs endeavors. But extreme athletics has done more to help the athlete in the inner world.

So it is with this race. Dear Runners, you have shown us that dredging rains and blasting winds cannot stop you, cannot postpone your date with a better tomorrow, due to your self-determination and oneness. We thank you for all your performances and wish you Joy, happiness and peace-Inner and outer peace from your efforts.

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And the last person to thank, but not the least, is Guru Sri Chinmoy. He single-handedly pushed us to offer these races for the public when they were seedlings or saplings. He has given us the concern and oneness needed to help and inspire the runners to reach their goal, if not their potential, in the running world. Thank you, Guru, for allowing us to offer 105 multidfays here in New York the last 25 years!

Victory, Victory,Victory!

About the author:

Medur is our go-to person for many of the essential tasks involved in putting on our races: race setup, our lap counting system and our website. An enthusiastic runner himself, he has participated in many editions of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run in Canada and the US.

#	Runner	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6
	Vladimir Balatskyy	93	163	224	283	350	422
	day total	93	70	61	59	67	72
	Smarana Puntigam	87	161	214	279	345	410
	day total	87	74	53	65	66	65
	Alex Swenson	108	157	245	298	366	396
	day total	108	49	88	53	68	30
	Markus Mueller	84	146	199	247	306	375
	day total	84	62	53	48	59	69
	Ananda-Lahari Zuscin	72	130	191	243	303	365
	day total	72	58	61	52	60	62
	John Geesler	104	159	217	267	320	365
	day total	104	55	58	50	53	45
	Dharbhasana Lynn	64	118	172	232	283	347
	day total	64	54	54	60	51	64
	Nikolay Duzhiy	90	155	207	246	282	330
	day total	90	65	52	39	36	48
	Bob Oberkehr	92	132	203	236	287	330
	day total	92	40	71	33	51	43
	Stutisheel Lebedyev	73	127	178	228	270	321
	day total	73	54	51	50	42	51
	Oskar Ganz	75	125	168	215	257	315
	day total	75	50	43	47	42	58
	Veaceslav Dodonu	65	125	179	233	279	313
	day total	65	60	54	54	46	34
	Andrey Bondarchuk	65	119	165	210	259	308
	day total	65	54	46	45	49	49
	Ales Pliva	77	118	167	205	253	297
	day total	77	41	49	38	48	44
	Allan Harman	65	106	150	202	239	286
	day total	65	41	44	52	37	47
	Pete Stringer	54	101	135	188	231	275
	day total	54	47	34	53	43	44
	Vladimir Lunev	72	106	147	178	207	256
	day total	72	34	41	31	29	49
	Oleksandr Nihalchuk 6	64	103	143	185	215	251
	day total	64	39	40	42	30	36
	Baridhi Yonchev	57	86	107	146	176	226
	day total	57	29	21	39	30	50
	Chanakhya Jakovic	55	91	123	156	191	222
	day total	55	36	32	33	35	31
	David Holt	87	120	155	155	155	155
	day total	87	33	35	0	0	0
	Marvin Skagerberg	46	66	78	96	107	114
	day total	46	20	12	18	11	7

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#	Runner	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6
	Dipali Cunningham	101	173	243	308	372	446
	day total	101	72	70	65	64	74
	Svitlana Samarina	63	116	169	219	272	326
	day total	63	53	53	50	53	54
	Sandra Tribulin	61	104	156	205	252	310
	day total	61	43	52	49	47	58
	Sophie Anderson	63	108	156	195	241	303
	day total	63	45	48	39	46	62
	Uljana Jevdokimova	53	100	150	194	240	285
	day total	53	47	50	44	46	45
	Niribili File	62	109	154	196	239	283
	day total	62	47	45	42	43	44
	Regina Plyavinskaya	51	93	141	183	230	278
	day total	51	42	48	42	47	48
	Liubov Stebneva	51	93	140	183	230	278
	day total	51	42	47	43	47	48
	Prasasta Armstrong	62	108	150	190	230	263
	day total	62	46	42	40	40	33
	Divyata Kryuchkova	53	103	143	180	220	261
	day total	53	50	40	37	40	41
	Tania Ryan	53	94	137	171	215	255
	day total	53	41	43	34	44	40
	Barbara Szeprethy	59	93	136	171	205	245
	day total	59	34	43	35	34	40
	Abhaya Field	55	87	129	163	207	245
	day total	55	32	42	34	44	38
	Rageshri Muzychenko	54	92	135	161	196	238
	day total	54	38	43	26	35	42
	Lydia Fischer	52	91	137	171	196	238
	day total	52	39	46	34	25	42
	Marianna Csillag	49	82	111	140	170	206
	day total	49	33	29	29	30	36
	Kate Condon	64	84	84	84	84	84
	day total	64	20	0	0	0	0

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#	Runner	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	Day 8	Day 9	Day 10
	Yuri Trostenyuk	89	162	227	295	365	427	487	559	621	693
	day total	89	73	65	68	70	62	60	72	62	72
	Igor Mudryk	90	140	207	282	356	420	480	538	595	660
	day total	90	50	67	75	74	64	60	58	57	65
	Mykhailo Ukrainskyi	72	127	186	244	300	353	403	471	533	601
	day total	72	55	59	58	56	53	50	68	62	68
	Volodymyr Hlushchuk	98	167	234	292	327	366	412	471	531	595
	day total	98	69	67	58	35	39	46	59	60	64
	Alexander Kharko	74	127	183	238	293	338	389	443	500	551
	day total	74	53	56	55	55	45	51	54	57	51
	Shashanka Karlen	83	138	188	243	294	340	385	435	479	531
	day total	83	55	50	55	51	46	45	50	44	52
	Andrey Andreyev	69	123	168	217	262	309	351	397	458	527
	day total	69	54	45	49	45	47	42	46	61	69
	Michel Gouin	70	122	172	218	260	310	358	376	458	526
	day total	70	52	50	46	42	50	48	18	82	68
	Mark Dorion	85	135	182	229	280	327	371	417	461	523
	day total	85	50	47	47	51	47	44	46	44	62
	Frederick Davis III	86	154	192	250	292	317	381	395	461	505
	day total	86	68	38	58	42	25	64	14	66	44
	Syona Ionov	52	106	152	189	231	273	333	381	441	503
	day total	52	54	46	37	42	42	60	48	60	62
	Luis Rios	73	132	172	230	278	313	342	387	434	474
	day total	73	59	40	58	48	35	29	45	47	40
	Andrey Somov	64	114	156	197	240	282	326	367	408	451
	day total	64	50	42	41	43	42	44	41	41	43
	Barney McBryde	81	134	184	239	286	323	347	376	411	450
	day total	81	53	50	55	47	37	24	29	35	39
	Padyatra Komak	84	112	159	198	237	272	313	353	390	427
	day total	84	28	47	39	39	35	41	40	37	37
	Pradeep Hoogakker	65	127	165	209	238	276	310	345	379	417
	day total	65	62	38	44	29	38	34	35	34	38
	Don Winkley	62	112	165	215	265	301	326	348	365	402
	day total	62	50	53	50	50	36	25	22	17	37

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#	Runner	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	Day 8	Day 9	Day 10
	Kaneenika Janakova	89	159	227	293	362	430	494	551	611	675
	day total	89	70	68	66	69	68	64	57	60	64
	Jayasalini Abramovskikh	77	144	209	275	340	400	462	520	582	644
	day total	77	67	65	66	65	60	62	58	62	62
	Manjula Boehler	66	130	195	260	329	392	445	504	565	631
	day total	66	64	65	65	69	63	53	59	61	66
	Elena Kareva	74	132	189	245	304	353	400	450	500	560
	day total	74	58	57	56	59	49	47	50	50	60
	Zuzana Docziova	73	123	176	226	280	330	380	434	492	556
	day total	73	50	53	50	54	50	50	54	58	64
	Nataliya Hlushchuk	80	136	190	241	291	338	385	435	485	533
	day total	80	56	54	51	50	47	47	50	50	48
	Nishima Knowsley	69	130	190	243	300	322	365	413	460	521
	day total	69	61	60	53	57	22	43	48	47	61
	Pratishruti Khisamoutdinova	63	111	159	209	257	300	336	370	412	444
	day total	63	48	48	50	48	43	36	34	42	32
	Sylva Stradalova	88	129	178	225	259	284	309	337	369	408
	day total	88	41	49	47	34	25	25	28	32	39
	Kushali Tarantsova	54	96	139	179	222	260	301	336	372	406
	day total	54	42	43	40	43	38	41	35	36	34
	Gudrun Freier	54	92	130	163	194	230	266	301	340	390
	day total	54	38	38	33	31	36	36	35	39	50
	Bigalita Egger	50	87	139	163	201	233	267	284	310	338
	day total	50	37	52	24	38	32	34	17	26	28

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Notes and Thanks from Mark Dorion

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.

This year's Self-Transcendence 6 and 10 Day Races in New York's Flushing Meadows-Corona Park are over, but in my heart and dreams they continue...I am currently washing two week's worth of dirty laundry and chasing my kids around the yard.

A longer report is forthcoming, and hopefully should appear in ULTRARUNNING magazine, on multidays.com, and in ULTRARUNNING WORLD ( European ultra magazine).

Some brief notes (made in sloppy scrawl during long flight home to El Paso)

I wore out/trashed four pairs of Asics DS Trainers (2010 model), two my normal size 11.5, two size 12. I also finished off a pair of adidas adizero aces (this in a mere 520 miles of running). Note that those shoes all weigh less than 10.8 ounces in size 11.5 according to my scale. I had a pair of adidas supernovas (heavier, 12 ounces), but they were too stiff and hurt my feet after two miles. I wear all these shoes in training and in trail races too. Generally, I have trained and raced in lighter shoes for the past 39 years--but that's just me.

This was the first race in my life (200+ ultras, and an additional 800+ races dating back to 1971) where I have had a shoe sucked off my foot by aggressive mud! And this was a "road" race. Suffice it to say the south little loop along Meadow Lake was a mudbowl, and also featured ankle deep ice water and floating foot bridges at times.

Once again I am in AWE of the work put in by The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team. Without the expert medical help of Dr. Meghabhuti, chiropractors Mitch, and Garesh, message therapists Yuri and Tomas, Nurse Bahula, I could not have stayed healthy and moving. One European runner and I remarked how some USA runners who were running themselves further and further into injuries still avoided going to the medical tent (European runner to me: "Why Americans don't go to doctor?!" Certainly the worst injuries in the races all befell Americans, and I count my blessings I was not among them.

Without the round-the-clock gourmet food cooked up by Nandana Lynn, Sushovita, and Crew, I would have run out of steam (there was never once a shortage of food, even when cold, wet runners crowded the cafeteria grabbing like wild wolves at anything hot and savory). As hard as their running task will be, my friends in the 3100 mile this summer will also get to enjoy the repasts of these wonderful, always-smiling chefs. Also Shakti, Nandana's 8 year old daughter, provided endless energy and entertainment for the runners (one night I swore there was a cardboard box moving slowly across the path--it turned out that a certain 8 year old girl was inside the box playing a joke on tired runners! Ha!).

One person in particular whom I feel doesn't always get the credit he deserves is Bipin Larkin, the athlete village architect, lead carpenter/electrician/plumber. He and his small but tireless crew (Pavol, Asankita, Rajpal and others) could be seen out in their heavy yellow fisherman's coveralls in the teeth of the worst storms, pumping out overflows, replacing cones and barrricades, hauling gas canisters and supplies back and forth, fixing leaks -- and seemingly never sleeping. I met Bipin almost 30 (thirty) years ago at a wonderful wintertime marathon he directed along the New Hampshire seacoast (it was cold but less stormy there in February than it was in April this year in Flushing Meadows!).

Some folks have asked me how the 10 day was different from the 6 day, and my initial response is -- it was just longer! The last two days in particular dragged for me, and I missed my home and family, but then again the wonderful group of international runners and helpers at the race are like family too. Also, after 40 years of running, racing, my body does not recover from day to day as in my never-tiring youth.

One recent list topic I thought about during the race was Yiannis Kouros's opinion thta real ultras--REALLY going beyond the marathon--start at 24 hours. I have run some very tough trail 50kms and 50 miles, BUT must admit I hear what Yiannis is saying. Running for days requires other skills not needed in a shorter ultra. A multiday is doable by anyone with enough determinationb and some decent training, but the ongoing mental battle is different from a race lassting less than 24 hours. I do feel certain "spiritual" and philosophical approached are needed in such an unimagineably long event (see my interview with Utpal Marshall on "Perfection Journey" blogsite).

My race ended Thursday at noon, but my next two days in New York were anything but restful. Friday I saw one of my favorite people, Don Winkley,we off (we managed to make it the 1/2 mile to the nearest Holiday Inn Express after the race before both succumbing to deep sleep). Then I drove through heavy traffic into NYC for a walk around Fort Tryon's lovely flower gardens before a fancy outdoorss dinner overlooking the city.

Saturday I met old friend Chanakhya Jakovic (now of Slovenia) for brunch at one of my favorite NYC restaurants, The Smile of the Beyond, where race director Sahishnu cooked up fluffy pancakes, eggs, fresh orange juice,...The good food was matched by the good company of many of the runners from the races. Then Dr. Jakovic dragged me all around on a historic walking tour of Jamaica (this included the endless 150th Street hill site of marathons years ago, as well as the 3100 mile loop), before my legs said "enough." Note that Chanakhya and two other runnenrs from the 6/10 day did the weekly 2 mile RACE around Jamaica High School early Saturday!!

After buying a sari for my daughter Amalia from "The Divine Robe Supreme" (store could have been in a Harry Potter set), foisting all manner of excess "stuff" on poor Sahishnu (luckily he seems to have a larage garage), buying MORE gifts at the Card Shoppe and wonderful pastries and coffee at The Panorama Cafe (site of many Guiness World records set by Ashrite Furman), and saying emotional goodbyes to my Russian/Ukrainian friends (a bunch of young Ukrainians shared the shelter/dugout I was in with me), I rushed to LaGuardia Airport.

As I sped past Flushing Meadows one last time, I had a mental image of Sri Chinmoy himself. I thank him for his vision in creating all these challenging and beautiful multiday ultras. Best wishes to all ultrarunners,

Mark Dorion

El Paso, TX
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From Sahishnu's Notepad, Day 5

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.

With the addition of the Six Day field igniting the flames of speed and stamina, our heroes of the Ten did glide along with a certain purpose today.Yuri Trostenyuk ran 69 miles to remain in front of the other 28 runners, but his grasp on first is giving way to the onslaught of Igor Mudryk, his friend and compatriot from Ukraine. Mr Mudryk sliced his way through tired signs of his own fatigue to garner 74 miles on a sunny,breezy weekend . The palpable energy helped Kaneenika Janakova remain far ahead of her competitors with another 69 mile day. She also creeped up to Yuri T.- only 3 miles separate the two leaders of the race.

Meanwhile, the start of the Six Day revealed speed in abundance on the men’s side. Newcomer Alex Swenson wisked his tall, thin frame around the loop with precision reaching 108 miles for the first 24 hours. He was four miles clear of American 48-hour record holder John Geesler and seven ahead of twelve-time champion Dipali Cunningham. Dipali is the undisputed Queen of Flushing Meadows. This park is the site of numerous records and overall triumphs by the thin Australian woman, who last year turned 50 but shows no signs of slowing down. The rest of the field did their best to stay close, but with diminishing returns. Swenson and Geesler are speed merchants in a sport of turtles, but also possess stamina and the will to maintain. Dipali, on the other hand, is a relentless runner who always seeks to find new ways to push herself, even without competition. The race for 144 hours should be an intriguing story as it unfolds lap by lap. Stay Tuned!!!
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Sahishnu Takes a Breath and Summarizes the Races So Far!

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.

Day 4
It might be spring but the Ten Day competition has heated up as Yuri Trostenyuk assumed the lead by four miles after a 69 mile day, over previous leader Volodymyr Hlushchuk. Igor Mudryk, also from the city of Vinnitsa in Ukraine that gives us Yuri T., had the best day with 75 miles. Kaneenika Janakova, the defending women's champ, moved into second overall- only three miles behind the gents.Fred Davis III has been holding onto fourth place for a few days with a strong and consistent running gait. Jayasalini Abramovskikh has remained in second place and matched Kaneenika step for step the last 36 hours, but somehow cannot gain ground on the lanky champion. The cool evenings and sunny, clear days have allowed the runners to stay on track- however, rain looms on the weekend that might carry into most of next week. Another test for our heroes of the pavement- and that is what they expect. Four men are battling for fifth place and higher, as competition is igniting dormant or hidden talents in many of the competitors.And with more than half the race remaining, things are getting interesting.
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Sahishnu Recaps the Race, Day 7

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.

Like a good soufflé, the cream rises, steadily and unerringly. Kaneenika Janacova ,two-time defending women’s champion in the Ten Day race, whipped another day of 64 miles to take the overall lead by seven miles. What is most special about that day total is that she and her cohorts ran throughout the day of rain and the night of cold rain, punctuated by a spectacular thunderstorm that flooded everything in sight in Flushing Meadows Park. The men crept behind, led by Yuri Trostenyuk, with 487 miles,who keeps holding the lead from his other male counterparts , and Igor Mudryk, with 480 miles. Volodymyr Hluyshchuk is at 412 miles but is feeling the heat from young Mykhailo Ukrainsky who lurks only nine miles behind. Back on the distaff side, Jayasalini Abramovskikh has garnered 462 miles but feels pressure from behind by the multiday rookie Manjula Boehler of Austria, who is running a fine race so far with 445 miles

In the companion Six Day, Alex Swenson fromVashon,Washington has the three-day lead with 245 miles, closely followed by Dipali Cunningham, (243 miles)the perennial women’s champion who seeks to win the race overall again. In a bid for the top tiers sit two 3100 mile runners, Vladimir Balatskyy and Smarana Puntigam, both residents of Austria, who remain at 224 miles and 214 miles, respectively. At this point in the race six men and one woman are over 200 miles completed, with less than half the race remaining. With yet another 36 hours of rain expected, our heroes from both races must summon the willpower to continue on and fight the good fight. Yet, the outer race is still in question, the final places yet to be determined.
Race stories

Curbside Stories by Utpal

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.

Illumining and inspiring stories about our pioneer runners, handlers and staff.

Read about Dipali Cunningham: “It’s not easy to break a world record.” Once long ago Sri Chinmoy told this to Dipali Cunningham as she set one of her many world bests. It is also not easy to run 446 miles over 6 days as she did here in Flushing Meadow today.

And hear her audio interview...

For more on the following runners:

Alex Swenson, Manjula, John Geesler, Nishima, Shashanka, Smarana, Dharbasana, Barbara Szeprethy, Bigalita, Marvin Skagerberg, Fred Davis, Misha Ukrainskyi, Barney McBryde, Pete Stringer

Click on individual photo to hear audio interview...

Read about Yuri Trostenyuk: "To me it is an inexplicable mystery that the first 3 men in the 10 day race are not only from the same country, Ukraine, but also that they come from the same small city, Vinnitsa. If that were not enough to make you scratch your head in amazement, there are also 2 other citizens of Vinnitsa in the race...."

Read about Dipali Cunningham: "She is not just the leading woman in the 6 day race, Dipali Cunningham 51 from Melbourne Australia is the leader overall. In so many ways it is this race that is the focus for her of an entire years worth of training..."

What is it like for our runners and staff during the night: "When the sky is bright and the air is fresh and warm it easy to see how and perhaps why 68 runners would choose to be part of this amazing world of self-transcendence running. I am at the race now though in the dwindling seconds of a Saturday night, which in moments, will stride into the even inkier dark wet blackness of a dismal Sunday..."

Read about Alex Swenson: "He is the new kid on the 6 day block, but you would never know it. He is moving easily here around the course on this gorgeous Saturday afternoon without any signs of wear and tear. It is really hard to believe, as he runs so effortlessly now, that he has been at this for more than 24 hours.

About Smarana... "The very need to run is a primal aspect of our beings. It hearkens back to a long ago ancient time when the ability to run was an integral part of our makeups...."

Six Day Race Start: "At noon time today, the second great wave of runners stepped off from the starting line in Flushing Meadow. There were 40 in total and under bright sunny skies they set off on a journey that will not be completed until 144 hours have passed..."

About our cooks..."The race is heading into its 3rd day now and the sun bright weather of the past 2 days took a decidedly damp turn this afternoon..."

Some opening thoughts on the beginning of the race..."I don’t know what you did last night but I have a good idea what 29 ten day runners in Flushing meadow did. As the warm bright afternoon of their first day settled away and was replaced by a still cool night, the true enormity of their task truly opened up in front of them..."

Read about Igor Mudryk from Vinnitsa Ukraine : "There are times when you just know that something special is happening. The Self-Transcendence 6 and 10 day race is just a few hours old and already 36 year old Igor Mudryk from Vinnitsa Ukraine seems to be doing something above and beyond everyone else in the field.

Beautiful Flushing Meadow Park ..."The skies are fresh, bright, and clear over Flushing Meadow today. Below, by the rippling waters of Meadow Lake, the walkers and the gawkers are out and about enjoying an usually early spring. One in which the flowers have emerged much ahead of schedule."
Race stories

Stories curbside, about the 2010 Ten Day Runners

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.

About our cooks..."The race is heading into its 3rd day now and the sun bright weather of the past 2 days took a decidedly damp turn this afternoon..."

Some opening thoughts on the beginning of the race..."I don’t know what you did last night but I have a good idea what 29 ten day runners in Flushing meadow did. As the warm bright afternoon of their first day settled away and was replaced by a still cool night, the true enormity of their task truly opened up in front of them..."

Read about Igor Mudryk from Vinnitsa Ukraine

Beautiful Flushing Meadow Park ..."The skies are fresh, bright, and clear over Flushing Meadow today. Below, by the rippling waters of Meadow Lake, the walkers and the gawkers are out and about enjoying an usually early spring. One in which the flowers have emerged much ahead of schedule."

About the author:

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Dipali Cunningham sets a new womens road record of 513 miles!!!

Final Results

Runner Stories, Photos and Videos: Perfection-Journey (Utpal)

2009 Short List Ten and Six Day -Runners from 19 countries

Ten Day Men -22

Madhupran Schwerk,53, Solingen,Germany

Usika Hubert Muckenhumer,41,Salzburg,Austria

Sopan Tsekov,28,Sofia, Bulgaria

Luis Rios,61, Brooklyn,NY USA

Devabala Malits,37,Szechesfehervar,Hungary

Rasto Ulicny,28.Presov,Slovakia

Igor Mudryk,34,Vinnitsa,Ukraine

Yuri Trostenyuk,45,Vinnitsa,Ukraine

Andrey Andreyev,42, St. Petersburg, Russia

Michel Gouin,48,Drummondville,Quebec,Canada

Frederick Davis III,61,Clevland,OH USA

Chakradhara Caslava,33, Zlin, Czech Republic

Arun Bhardwaj,40,New Delhi India

Brian Marshall,54,Johannesburg,South Africa

Radi Milev,60, Kazanlak, Bulgaria

Padyatra Komak,34,Bratislava,Slovakia

Jewgenij Kuschnow,30,Vienna,Austria

Mykhaylo Ukrainskyi,36,Berdyansk,Ukraine

Vladimir Razumovsky,35,Krasnodar,Russia

Pradeep Hoogakker,30 Den Haag,Netherlands

Mike Brooks,63,Danville,Maine USA

Klaus Schulz,68,Berlin,Germany

Women -21

Kaneenika Janakova,38, Bratislava,Slovakia

Ivana Nemcova,28,Prague,Czech Republic

Sarah Barnett,33,Adelaide,Australia

Jayasalina Olga Abramovskikh,28,Moscow,Russia

Svitlana Samarina,34,Kiev,Ukraine

Tatjana Jauk,38,Maribor,Slovenia

Pratishruti Khisamoutdinova,65,Smolensk,Russia

Karnayati Morison,62,Ottawa,Ont.,Canada

Alfia Olga Soboleva,46,Smolensk,Russia

Sylva Stradalova,30,Zlin,Czech Republic

Shreshta Kirschner,43,Munich,Germany

Tirtha Voelckner,37,Munich,Germany

Petra Missbrenner,39,Vienna, AUT

Kateryna Krot,33,Mariopol, Ukraine

Abhaya Field,64,Christchurch,New Zealand

Iris Klapper,34,Christchurch,New Zealand

Kushali Tarantsova,41,Kiev,Ukraine

Elena Kareva,33,Volgograd Russia

Elena Sidorenkova,42,Smolensk Russia

Preetidutta Alesha Thorpe,29,Auckland,New Zealand

Zuzana Doczlova,31,Kosice,Slovakia

Bigalita Egger,68, Culver City,CA USA

Six Day Men-20

Vlastimil Dvoracek,49,Nad Orlici, Czech Republic

John Spofford,49,Honaunau,HI USA

Mark Dorion,49, El Paso,TX USA

Pete Stringer,67,Osterville,MA USA

Darren Worts,38,Chatham,NJ USA

Joe Cleary,69,Georgetown,Ontario,Canada

Chanakhya Jakovic,55,Jamaica,NY (UK)

Viddyut Balmer,26, San Francisco,CA USA

Larry Phillips,48,Red Hook,NY USA

Allan Harman,47,West Vancouver,BC Canada

Michal Petricek,44,Brno,Czech Republic

Roman Dzierlatka,52,Bristol,CT USA

Andy Cable,43,Monroe,CT USA

Volodymyr Hlushchuk,48,Vinnitsa, Ukraine

Ales Pliva,Prague,Czech Republic

Baridhi Yonchev,28,Sofia,Bulgaria

Mikhail Vasilchenko,43,Omsk Russia

Alexander Kharko,45,Kiev,Ukraine

Andrey Somov,29,St.Petersburg,Russia

Veaceslav Dodonu,33, Geneva,Switzerland

Alexander Dolbilov,59,Izhevsk,Russia

Women-15

Dipali Cunningham,50, Melbourne,Australia

Pam Reed,48,Tucson,Arizona USA

Lenka Svecova,34,Brno,Czech Republic

Sunanda Minarikova,34,San Francisco,CA(Czech Rep)

Shishaldin Hanlen,28,Brooklyn,NY USA

Vishuddhi Trummer,46, Vels,Austria

Niribili File,63, Auckland New Zealand

Uljana Jevdokimova,54,Kerava,Finland

Nabhoniya Butler,37,Auckland,New Zealand

Liubov Stebneva,53,St Petersburg Russia

Rageshri Muzychenko,38,Kiev,Ukraine

Lydia Fischer,38,Vienna,Austria

Sandra Tribulin,32,Novi Zednik,Serbia

Pati Ibinova, 44,Chelyabinsk,Russia

Regina Plyavinskaya,43,St Petersburg,Russia

About the author:

	Name	Age	M/W	Total Miles	Under 50		50 - 59		60 - 69		Over 70
					M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W
1	Kaneenika Janakova	39	W	707		1

2	Sarah Barnett	33	W	684		2

3	Jayasalini Abramovskikh	28	W	619		3

4	Elena Sidorenkova	42	W	596		4

5	Petra Missbrenner	39	W	576		5

6	Ivana Nemcova	28	W	559		6

7	Elena Kareva	33	W	550		7

8	Svitlana Samarina	34	W	542		8

9	Tirtha Voelckner	37	W	533		9

10	Sylva Stradalova	30	W	525		10

11	Olga Soboleva	46	W	520		11

12	Kateryna Krot	33	W	517		12

13	Karnayati Morison	62	W	513						1

14	Zuzana Docziova	31	W	503		13

15	Shreshta Kirschner	43	W	490		14

16	Pratishruti Khisamoutdinova	65	W	482						2

17	Tatjana Jauk	38	W	470		15

18	Kushali Tarantsova	42	W	421		16

19	Abhaya Field	64	W	415						3

20	Iris Klapper	34	W	413		17

21	Bigalita Egger	68	W	357						4

22	Preetidutta Thorpe	29	W	355		18

About the author:

	Name	Age	M/W	Total Miles	Under 50		50 - 59		60 - 69		Over 70
					M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W
1	Dipali Cunningham	50	W	513				1

2	Pam Reed	48	W	490		1

3	Lenka Svecova	34	W	372		2

4	Pati Ibinova	44	W	342		3

5	Lydia Fischer	38	W	307		4

6	Uljana Jevdokimova	54	W	299				2

7	Niribili File	63	W	297						1

8	Sandra Tribulin	32	W	297		5

9	Sunanda Minarikova	34	W	284		6

10	Liubov Stebneva	53	W	282				3

11	Regina Plyavinskaya	43	W	282		7

12	Rageshri Muzychenko	38	W	244		9

13	Nabhoniya Butler	37	W	233		10

14	Shishaldin Hanlen	28	W	130		11

Entrants for 2009 Six and Ten Day Race

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.

(as of April 21)

2009 Short List Ten and Six Day -Runners from 19 countries

Ten Day Men -22

Madhupran Schwerk,53, Solingen,Germany

Usika Hubert Muckenhumer,41,Salzburg,Austria

Sopan Tsekov,28,Sofia, Bulgaria

Luis Rios,61, Brooklyn,NY USA

Devabala Malits,37,Szechesfehervar,Hungary

Rasto Ulicny,28.Presov,Slovakia

Igor Mudryk,34,Vinnitsa,Ukraine

Yuri Trostenyuk,45,Vinnitsa,Ukraine

Andrey Andreyev,42, St. Petersburg, Russia

Michel Gouin,48,Drummondville,Quebec,Canada

Frederick Davis III,61,Clevland,OH USA

Chakradhara Caslava,33, Zlin, Czech Republic

Arun Bhardwaj,40,New Delhi India

Brian Marshall,54,Johannesburg,South Africa

Radi Milev,60, Kazanlak, Bulgaria

Padyatra Komak,34,Bratislava,Slovakia

Jewgenij Kuschnow,30,Vienna,Austria

Mykhaylo Ukrainskyi,36,Berdyansk,Ukraine

Vladimir Razumovsky,35,Krasnodar,Russia

Pradeep Hoogakker,30 Den Haag,Netherlands

Mike Brooks,63,Danville,Maine USA

Klaus Schulz,68,Berlin,Germany

Women -21

Kaneenika Janakova,38, Bratislava,Slovakia

Ivana Nemcova,28,Prague,Czech Republic

Sarah Barnett,33,Adelaide,Australia

Jayasalina Olga Abramovskikh,28,Moscow,Russia

Svitlana Samarina,34,Kiev,Ukraine

Tatjana Jauk,38,Maribor,Slovenia

Pratishruti Khisamoutdinova,65,Smolensk,Russia

Karnayati Morison,62,Ottawa,Ont.,Canada

Alfia Olga Soboleva,46,Smolensk,Russia

Sylva Stradalova,30,Zlin,Czech Republic

Shreshta Kirschner,43,Munich,Germany

Tirtha Voelckner,37,Munich,Germany

Petra Missbrenner,39,Vienna, AUT

Kateryna Krot,33,Mariopol, Ukraine

Abhaya Field,64,Christchurch,New Zealand

Iris Klapper,34,Christchurch,New Zealand

Kushali Tarantsova,41,Kiev,Ukraine

Elena Kareva,33,Volgograd Russia

Elena Sidorenkova,42,Smolensk Russia

Preetidutta Alesha Thorpe,29,Auckland,New Zealand

Zuzana Doczlova,31,Kosice,Slovakia

Bigalita Egger,68, Culver City,CA USA

Six Day Men-20

Vlastimil Dvoracek,49,Nad Orlici, Czech Republic

John Spofford,49,Honaunau,HI USA

Mark Dorion,49, El Paso,TX USA

Pete Stringer,67,Osterville,MA USA

Darren Worts,38,Chatham,NJ USA

Joe Cleary,69,Georgetown,Ontario,Canada

Chanakhya Jakovic,55,Jamaica,NY (UK)

Viddyut Balmer,26, San Francisco,CA USA

Larry Phillips,48,Red Hook,NY USA

Allan Harman,47,West Vancouver,BC Canada

Michal Petricek,44,Brno,Czech Republic

Roman Dzierlatka,52,Bristol,CT USA

Andy Cable,43,Monroe,CT USA

Volodymyr Hlushchuk,48,Vinnitsa, Ukraine

Ales Pliva,Prague,Czech Republic

Baridhi Yonchev,28,Sofia,Bulgaria

Mikhail Vasilchenko,43,Omsk Russia

Alexander Kharko,45,Kiev,Ukraine

Andrey Somov,29,St.Petersburg,Russia

Veaceslav Dodonu,33, Geneva,Switzerland

Alexander Dolbilov,59,Izhevsk,Russia

Women-15

Dipali Cunningham,50, Melbourne,Australia

Pam Reed,48,Tucson,Arizona USA

Lenka Svecova,34,Brno,Czech Republic

Sunanda Minarikova,34,San Francisco,CA(Czech Rep)

Shishaldin Hanlen,28,Brooklyn,NY USA

Vishuddhi Trummer,46, Vels,Austria

Niribili File,63, Auckland New Zealand

Uljana Jevdokimova,54,Kerava,Finland

Nabhoniya Butler,37,Auckland,New Zealand

Liubov Stebneva,53,St Petersburg Russia

Rageshri Muzychenko,38,Kiev,Ukraine

Lydia Fischer,38,Vienna,Austria

Sandra Tribulin,32,Novi Zednik,Serbia

Pati Ibinova, 44,Chelyabinsk,Russia

Regina Plyavinskaya,43,St Petersburg,Russia
Stories and Video

About the author:
Medur is our go-to person for many of the essential tasks involved in putting on our races: race setup, our lap counting system and our website. An enthusiastic runner himself, he has participated in many editions of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run in Canada and the US.

Please check in April 2009.
The Line Up - 2008

About the author:
Medur is our go-to person for many of the essential tasks involved in putting on our races: race setup, our lap counting system and our website. An enthusiastic runner himself, he has participated in many editions of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run in Canada and the US.

The Runners
Ten-Day Race - starts April 26, 12 NOON

Ten Day Men

Rimas Jakelaitis,51,Brooklyn,NY (Lithuania)
We are happy to welcome back Rimas, one of the world's great superlong distance runners. In 2000, Rimas astounded everyone with a world record of 16 days 00 hours in the 1300 miler, taking over 15 hours off the record as well as gaining the 2000 km world best. In 2001 he won the Ten Day race, running 901 miles for ten days,the second best total in history. In the process he passed 600 miles for six days,becoming only the 12th person alltime to ever do it. In 1999 he won the Six-day race with 517 miles. Rimas won the Ten Day in 2004 for the fourth time with 653 miles. He holds the Lithuanian record for 100 km(7:20)and has run the marathon in 2:35. He even ran the 3100 miler in 2002, completing the distance in 50 days 2 hours. He has also won several shorter ultras in the New York area.

Trishul Cherns,49, Middle Village,NY (Canada)
Canada's premier multiday specialist, and one of the world's most prolific runners, Trishul returns for another multiday event.. He has completed 32 multiday events. In 1999 he finished third in the 3100 miler in 50 days,three hours during the hottest summer in New York in 100 years. He holds 112 Canadian national records for various distance including 1000 miles(13 days,7 hours) 1000 km(7 days,14 hours) and 48 hours(221+ miles). He has done 538 miles for six days and 130 miles for 24 hours. he has a ten day best of 605 miles.He has run over 160 ultras since 1978, totalling over 33,000 racing miles. He lives with his wife Kaaren in Middle Village, and works as a physiotherapist.
Luis Rios,58, Brooklyn, NY USA
In 2004 Luis ran 646 miles in the 700 mile race,the farthest he has gone in a multiday event. A fixture at all shorter ultras in the New York area, Luis has had a long and prolific running journey. He has completed over 200 ultras, including a best at 24 hours-140 miles, and several fast 100 milers to his credit. He has done ten multiday events, with a best of 421 miles for six days. He ran 525 miles in the Ten Day race in 2001 as well as in 2003. Last year he ran 480 miles in the Ten day,but was hampered by a sore back.

Barney McBryde,41, Auckland, New Zealand
Barney has run 34 ultras, including 373 miles for six days(2004) and 180 km(111 miles) for 24 hours.This will be his first attempt at ten days

Tibor Malits,34, Szekesfehervar, Hungary
A veteran of 11 multidays and 45 ultras, Tibor has best of 564 miles in the Ten Day, and completed the 700 miler in 11 days 13 hours, both in 2001.

Vladimir Balatsky, 34, Graz, Austria (Ukraine)
Vladimir has run four ultras in seven years of running, including 336 miles for six days in the 2005 race, which was a good multiday baptism.

Borys Nikolayev,46,Donetsk, Ukraine
Boris has been running for 15 years, and has completed five ultras, including six days last year with 296 miles.

Dennis Kranz,59, Bellvedere,Ill USA
Dennis has run over 25 ultras ultras. Bests include 280 miles for six days (2001),142 miles for 48 hours and 195 miles for three days.

Dragan Stojanovich,34, Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro
Dragan has run six ultras in six years of running. He has completed 270 miles for six days.This will be his first attempt at ten days.

Mario Komak,31, Bratislava,Slovakia
Mario has completed three ultras, with a best of 264 miles for six days.

Pavol Saraz,30,Bratislava, Slovakia
In six years of running, Pavol has completed seven ultras and three multidays.He finished second in the Ten day with 540 miles last year. He has run 321 miles for six days and 231 miles in four days. This will be his first attempt at ten days.

Ten Day Women

Pratishruti Khisamoutdinova,62, Smolensk,Russia
Pratishrutiran ran 1090 miles to lead the women in the 1300 mile race in 2003. In 2001 she finished the 1000 mile race in 16 days 01 hours, becoming the oldest finisher of that event at that time. Pratishruti reached 1015 miles in the 2002 1300 mile race in her first attempt at the distance. Pratishruti has run 20 ultras in the last few years, including 382 miles for six days, as well as 872 miles in the 1000 mile race in 2000. She has a best of 572 miles for ten days. She was a former professor of physical culture at Smolensk Institute, and was also a champion speed skater in earlier years.

Nataliya Hlushchuk,30, Kiev, Ukraine
Nataliya surprised many with a win for the women in the 2005 Ten day race, garnering 515 miles. She has run four ultras in ten years of running.

Sarah Barnett,30, Melbourne, Australia
Sarah has completed four ultras, including 338 miles for six days, and 475 miles in ten days.
Ingrid Kirschner,40, Munich,Germany
In nine years of running, Ingrid has completed five ultras and two multidays, with a best of 430 miles for ten days.

Karnayati Morison,58,Ottawa,Ont. Canada
Karnayati has run 11 ultras in 30 years of running.Her three multidays include 324 miles for six days, and 508 miles in the 700 mile race.

Kushali Tarantsova,38, Kiev, Ukraine
Kushali has been running for twelve years. She has run two multidays, with a best of 413 miles in ten days, and 294 miles for six days.

Ivana Nemcova, 24, Prague, Czech Republic
Ivana has finished two multidays and five ultras in four years of running. She has done 265 miles for six days and 402 km(249.7 miles)in four days.

Sylva Stradalova,26, Zlin, Czech Republic
Sylvia has run one multiday in five years of running.She competed the Six day last year with 258 miles.

Stela Doni,32,Schlieren, Switzerland(Ukraine)
Stela will be running her first Ten Day race. She has done four ultras and one multiday in ten years of running.She ran 253 miles in the Six day race last year.

Six-Day Race - starts April 30, 12 NOON

Six Day Men

John Geesler,47, St. Johnsville, NY USA
John has completed over 85 ultras, including an American record 248 miles for 48 hours and an age-group record 157+ miles for 24 hours.Last year he ran 300 miles in 72 hours in the Across the Years event in Arizona. John has also won the US National Championship for 24 hours.and has run under 15 hours for 100 miles.

Glen Turner, 46, Boulder,Colorado, USA
Glen has completed over 50 ultras in 32 years of running.His bests include 300km(186 miles) for 48 hours and 130.8 miles for 24 hours.This will be his six day coming out party.

Mark Dorion,46, El Paso,TX USA
Last year Mark completed 318 miles in the Six day. Mark has been running 35 years, completing over 150 ultras. Bests include 131 miles for 24 hours, 5:55 for 50 miles, 7:36 for 100 km, and 2:27 for the marathon. He has twice attempted the Barkley Marathon in Tennesee, the toughest 100 miler in the world.

Bob Oberkehr,51,Northvale, NJ USA
Last year Bob reached 384 miles in his multiday debut.He has run 32 ultras in 30 years of running. His best 24 hours was 119 miles(2003).

Chanakhya Jakovic,52,Jamaica, NY (UK)
In 33 years of running, Chanakhya has completed over 50 ultras, including 21 multidays. His bests are 308 miles for six days, and 653 miles in the 1000 mile race(2003)

Mike Brooks,60, Danville, Maine USA
Mike has run three multidays in 11 years of running.Bests include 180+ miles for 72 hours, the difficult Badwater Mohave Desert run-135 miles in 46 hours, and 153 miles in 48 hours. Mike is running to raise money for critically ill children.

Roman Dzierlatka,49,Bristol,CT USA
Roman has completed over 40 ultras, including four multidays in his 30 years of running. In 2004 he ran 269 miles for six days.

Michal Petricek,41, Brno, Czech Republic
Michal has completed 424 miles in the Ten day and 277 miles for six days in four years of running ultras.

Manfred Edinger,44, Vienna, Austria
Manfred has run 15 ultras in 10 years of running.He will be running six days for the first time.

Tim Lawson,20, Tigard, Oregon USA

Amiya Smerda,31,Fresh Meadows,NY
Amiya will be trying his first multiday in eight years of running and five ultras.

Sergey Sydenco,33,Donetsk,Ukraine
This will be Sergey's first multiday after 12 years of running and two ultras.

Six Day Women

Dipali Cunningham,47, Melbourne, Australia
Dipali is one of the world's best women ultra-distance runners. She has won 17 of the 20 multiday events she has entered since 1992, including four overall victories. In the spring of 2001 she set a new women's world record on the road for six days with 510 miles, defeating all the men in that race. In 2001 she ran 700 miles in 9 days 11 hours, the third fastest all-time for women. She has completed the 700 mile race eight times. In 1998 she set a women's world best on the road for six-days with 504 miles, despite heavy rains at Wards Island Park. In 1999 she won the 700 mile race overall in 10 days, 21 hours. She is ranked third in the world for 700 miles, and third for 1000 miles, having dominated the women's 1000 mile race in 1997 in 13 days, 20 hours. She has won all eight Six-Day titles in our spring-time event. In 2004,Dipali set a new women's age group 45-49 world best for six days with 479 miles.Later iin the fall, she won the 700 mile race overall, her eighth victory in that event.

Kaneenika Janakova,36,Bratislava,Slovakia
In eleven years of running, Kaneenika has completed six multidays and 12 ultras. Her bests include 407 miles for six days, 700 miles in 10 days, 19 hours, and 1000 miles in 15 days, 19 hours. All three marks are Slovakian national records.

Friederike Makowka,46, Geneva,Switerland
In 2004r Friederike finished third in the Ten Day with 481 miles.Last year she ran 393 miles in the Six day. In 2003 she ran 340 miles for six days. She has run four multidays in ten years of running.

Harita Davies,31, Christchurch, New Zealand
Harita finished in third place in 2000 with 337 miles in the Six day. She has run six ultras in 10 years of running.

Tatyana Pekhovych, 52, Donetsk, Ukraine
This will be the second multiday race for Tatyana, who has three ultras to her credit in seven years of running.She has done 242 miles for six days.

Rageshri Muzychenko,36, Kiev, Ukraine
Rageshri ran 205 miles in her multiday debut last year.

Sophie Butler,37,Auckland, New Zealand
Sophie has completed five ultras in 20 years of running. This is her first multiday.

Jackie Broderick,54, SanDiego,CA USA
Jackie makes her multiday debut after 20 years of running. On May 6, she finishes the race and joins a new age group!

Shishaldin Hanlen,25, Brooklyn,NY USA
After four years of running, Shishaldin will attempt her first multiday and second ultra.

Uljana Jevdorimova,50,Kerava,Finland
Uljana will be running her first multiday after five years of running.

Zuzana Tobolkova,25,Pardubice, Czech Republic
This will be Zuzana's first multiday after eight years of running.

Harieta Field,61, Christchurch, New Zealand
â€˜Eta', as she is affectionately known,will be on the other side of the counter, running her first multiday, after helping out for years as a great volunteer. She has been dabbling in running for nine years.

Tetyana Pasteznak,43,Donetsk, Ukraine
Tetyana will be starting her first multiday after eight years of running and one other ultra.

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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.

#	Runner	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	Day 8	Day 9	Day 10
	Madhupran Schwerk	136	196	277	353	420	465	535	623	701	777
	day total	136	60	81	76	67	45	70	88	78	76
	Igor Mudryk	89	158	227	296	367	435	505	574	644	712
	day total	89	69	69	69	71	68	70	69	70	68
	Yuri Trostenyuk	77	137	202	265	321	383	449	510	567	629
	day total	77	60	65	63	56	62	66	61	57	62
	Radi Milev	86	152	214	276	340	402	460	521	576	629
	day total	86	66	62	62	64	62	58	61	55	53
	Vladimir Razumovsky	82	136	193	251	305	359	424	484	550	623
	day total	82	54	57	58	54	54	65	60	66	73
	Sopan Tsekov	90	152	212	274	338	400	455	511	565	622
	day total	90	62	60	62	64	62	55	56	54	57
	Andrey Andreyev	77	130	190	246	306	368	430	476	515	555
	day total	77	53	60	56	60	62	62	46	39	40
	Mykhailo Ukrainskyi	61	123	179	231	274	324	392	429	472	540
	day total	61	62	56	52	43	50	68	37	43	68
	Michel Gouin	62	114	165	216	268	320	369	422	474	538
	day total	62	52	51	51	52	52	49	53	52	64
	Usika Muckenhumer	77	135	187	238	283	333	386	437	482	532
	day total	77	58	52	51	45	50	53	51	45	50
	Luis Rios	76	136	188	238	295	343	390	432	475	514
	day total	76	60	52	50	57	48	47	42	43	39
	Chakradhara Caslava	77	127	183	232	283	328	364	408	447	501
	day total	77	50	56	49	51	45	36	44	39	54
	Rasto Ulicny	79	141	188	235	280	316	354	396	438	495
	day total	79	62	47	47	45	36	38	42	42	57
	Mike Brooks	77	132	188	234	284	334	379	427	469	491
	day total	77	55	56	46	50	50	45	48	42	22
	Jewgenij Kuschnow	75	127	180	223	270	315	364	408	448	490
	day total	75	52	53	43	47	45	49	44	40	42
	Pradeep Hoogakker	71	126	168	209	253	291	326	380	433	474
	day total	71	55	42	41	44	38	35	54	53	41
	Brian Marshall	75	132	184	222	268	304	330	371	405	436
	day total	75	57	52	38	46	36	26	41	34	31
	Arun Bhardwaj	76	116	166	201	239	271	303	337	368	418
	day total	76	40	50	35	38	32	32	34	31	50
	Padyatra Komak	64	115	156	195	227	262	288	326	365	408
	day total	64	51	41	39	32	35	26	38	39	43
	Devabala Malits	82	120	165	201	236	270	301	334	370	408
	day total	82	38	45	36	35	34	31	33	36	38
	Frederick Davis III	72	143	196	241	301	339	349	349	363	363
	day total	72	71	53	45	60	38	10	0	14	0
	Klaus Schulz	60	103	142	178	207	228	249	271	294	320
	day total	60	43	39	36	29	21	21	22	23	26

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#	Runner	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6
	Darren Worts	100	169	239	301	359	420
	day total	100	69	70	62	58	61
	Vilodymyr Hlushchuk	84	154	209	268	327	391
	day total	84	70	55	59	59	64
	Vlastimil Dvoracek	85	144	200	257	316	375
	day total	85	59	56	57	59	59
	Mark Dorion	87	142	191	249	288	353
	day total	87	55	49	58	39	65
	Andrey Somov	65	119	178	240	285	343
	day total	65	54	59	62	45	58
	Viddyut Balmer	64	116	168	217	269	324
	day total	64	52	52	49	52	55
	Alexander Dolbilov	66	130	197	229	261	321
	day total	66	64	67	32	32	60
	Pete Stringer	70	118	162	217	266	319
	day total	70	48	44	55	49	53
	Alexander Kharko	70	128	186	238	276	317
	day total	70	58	58	52	38	41
	Mikhail Vasilchenko	65	130	177	218	249	293
	day total	65	65	47	41	31	44
	Ales Pliva	73	126	177	231	261	293
	day total	73	53	51	54	30	32
	Michal Petricek	62	110	150	191	233	285
	day total	62	48	40	41	42	52
	Baridhi Yonchev	60	110	151	190	232	276
	day total	60	50	41	39	42	44
	Chanakhya Jakovic	66	111	153	191	232	270
	day total	66	45	42	38	41	38
	Andy Cable	67	109	145	176	213	262
	day total	67	42	36	31	37	49
	Veaceslav Dodonu	65	127	165	200	230	253
	day total	65	62	38	35	30	23
	Allan Harman	64	106	150	161	210	251
	day total	64	42	44	11	49	41
	Larry Phillips	63	97	129	166	201	234
	day total	63	34	32	37	35	33
	Joe Cleary	50	90	123	156	191	228
	day total	50	40	33	33	35	37
	Roman Dzierlatka	38	72	110	144	174	211
	day total	38	34	38	34	30	37
	John Spofford	77	123	142	142	142	142
	day total	77	46	19	0	0	0

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