It was a cold and windly March 5th when over 25 of Sri Chinmoy's disciples prepared for the start of a marathon to honor their mediitation teacher's first marathon run at the Bidwell Classic Marathon, Chico, California on March 2, 1979. Dispite temperatures in the teens, 15 of the runners completed the race with local runner Sasha winning in 3:43:57. The girls best time was by Harita in 4:12:02. Many local runners participated by running various distance during the marathon run.
Sri Chinmoy completed 22 marathons in his brief marathon career but encourage his students to continue marathon running as a means to maintaining and increasing both physical and spiritual fitness. Similar celebrations honoring Sri Chinmoy's Chico marathon run were held throughout the world.
Sri Chinmoy Chico, California Marathon Anniversary Run, Queens, NY 4/5/2017: Finishers
Boys
- Sasha 3:43:57
- Arpan 3:55:48
- Dimitri 4:25:33
- Mario 4:35:10
- Georgi 4:48:21
- Roger 5:06:30
- Peteris 5:17:31
Girls
- Harita 4:12:02
- Gundega 4:34:06
- Ratuga 4:44:04
- Svetlana 4:44:15
- Kaneenika 4:45:17
- Lyalya 4:54:56
- Palash 5:16:04
- Antana 5:24:01
