- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team USA

Information about the competitors in the 2004 Self-Transcendence Ultra-Trio organized by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team.

1300 Mile Race - Starts September 13 & 14
	Pratishruti Khisamoutdinova, 60, Smolensk, Russia Pratishruti reached 1015 miles in the 2002 1300 mile race in her first attempt at the distance.In 2001 she finished the 1000 mile race in 16 days 01 hours, becoming the oldest finisher of that event at that time. Last year she ran 1090 miles to lead the women in the 1300 mile race. 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 was a former professor of physical culture at Smolensk Institute, and was also a champion speed skater in earlier years.
	Kate Condon, 49, Chichester, England Kate has been running for 16 years, and has completed several ultras, including three multidays. her bests are 350 miles for six days and 104 miles for 24 hours.
	Petr Spacil, 26, Brno, Czech Republic In a brief running career, Petr has completed nine ultras and four multidays. He has done 289 miles in four days and 612 miles in this year's Ten Day Race, where he finished in fourth place.
1000 Mile Race- starts September 16 & 17
	Sukalpa Poorjits, 33, Jamaica, NY This will be Sukalpa's first attempt at 1000 miles. She has completed 605 miles of the 700 mile race.
	Chanakhya Jakovic, 50, Jamaica, NY (UK) Last year, Chanakhya ran a best of 653 miles in the 1000 mile race. In 35 years of running, Chanakhya has run over 30 ultras, including 19 multidays. He has a best of 308 miles for six days, and in 2000 ran 623 miles during the 1000 mile race.
	Aryavan Lanham, 53, Perth, Australia In 24 years of running, Aryavan has completed five multidays. His best totals are 430 miles for 12 days, and 375 for 10 days.
700 Mile Race- starts September 19 & 20
	Dipali Cunningham, 46, Melbourne , Australia Dipali is one of the world's best women ultra-distance runners. She has won 15 of the 18 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 seven Six-Day titles in our spring-time event.This past May, Dipali set a new women's age group 45-49 world best for six days with 479 miles.
	Magdalena Hoerbinger, 40, Vienna, Austria Magdalena ran her first multiday this spring, completing 301 miles in the six day race. She has been running for eight years.
	Lunthita Duthely, 40, Hialeah, Florida, USA Lunthitha will be attempting her third multiday. This year she ran 280 miles for the six day, a personal best by 27 miles. She has been running for 13 years.
	Srotaswini Klandt, 65, Jamaica, NY A veteran of 25 years of running, Srotaswini has run three multidays and several long relay runs. She has a best of 300 miles for six days in 1986. In 2002 she ran 227 miles in the Six Day race
	Karnayati Morison, 58, Ottawa,CAN
	Rimas Jakelaitis, 49, Brooklyn, NY LIT This past spring, Rimas warmed up for this race by winning the Ten Day for the fourth time with 653 miles.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, in the process passing 600 miles for six days, an Herculean feat. In 1999 he won the Six-day race with 517 miles, as well as running 954 miles in the fall 1300 miler. 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 fays 2 hours.He has also won several shorter ultras in the New York area.
	Tsvetan Tsekov, 23, Sofia, BUL Last year Tsvetan finished second in the Ten Day with 622 miles and completed 901 miles in the 1000. In 2002 he won the 700 mile race for the men in 11 days 18 hours.
	Christopher Mullauer, 32, Zurich, SUI In 2003, Christopher finished first for the men in the 700 mile race in 10 days 17 hours. He has run 403 miles for six days as well.
	Christopher Rana, 27, Hamburg, GER Last fall, Christopher finished second for the men in the 700 Mile Race in 11 days 14 hours. This past spring he ran 534 miles in the Ten Day.
	Luis Rios, 56, Brooklyn, NY USA In 2002 Luis ran 627 miles in the 700 mile race, the furthest 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 eight multiday events, with a best of 421 miles for six days. He ran 525 miles in the Ten day race in 2001. In 2003 he totaled 525 miles again in the Ten-Day event.
	Rainhald Pobitzer, 24, Innsbruck, AUT Rainhald ran 525 miles in the Ten Day this spring. He has also run 352 miles for six days.
	Unnatishil Bravo, 46, Paris, FRA Unnatishil has run 38 ultras in 26 years of running. His best includes 507 miles in the 2002 700 mile race.
	Szabolcs Cimmer, 33, Budapest, HUN Szabolcs has run 548 miles in the 700 mile race, his best in his three multiday appearances.
	Luis Torres, 69, Quito, ECU An accomplished ultra runner at 100 km and 100 miles, Luis will be attempting his first 700 mile race. He has been running races for nearly fifty years, setting many age-group records in the process.
	Krastin Vasilev, 24, Sofia , BUL Krastin ran 253 miles in the Six Day Race in his first multiday this year.
	Nicholas Day, 41, Jamaica, NY ( Trinidad) Nicholas was a prolific runner in Trinidad and Tobago, having run numerous marathons, with a best of 2:38. The last few years he has trained for ultras, with a best of 6:52 for 50 miles. Although lacking in multiday experience, he is ready to take up the challenge.
	Walter Toledo,34, Haoas, ECU Walter has run 410 miles(660 km) for six days, as well as 136 miles for 24 hours in his 20 years of running.
	Angel Lituma, 53, Haoas, ECU Angel has run over 150 races in 35 years of running, including many 100 km races and triathlons. he has done over 350 miles for six days.