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Pancho Sullivan wins 20th Annual Xcel Pro

Pancho Sullivan, podium : photo Mark Berkowitz/Xcelwetsuits.com

Xcel Pro

ASP 2 Star WQS Mens event
Sunset Beach, North Shore, Hi-
28 October - 10 November 2003

Pancho Sullivan wins 20thh Annual Xcel Pro at Sunset

The 20th Annual Xcel Pro has been completed in six to eight foot surf at Sunset Beach in perfect off shore conditions. Winning the event for the third time in six years was the north shore ´s veteran Pancho Sullivan.

Sullivan took advantage of the west peaks as he drove hard off the top and bottom of every set wave he caught to take a commanding lead through the thirty-five minute final. Last year ´s winner Fred Pattachia made a gallant effort in the last eight minutes of the heat as he waited deeper in the Sunset Point take off zone and scored a 9.5 score on a huge tube ride with fourty seconds left, to go from fourth to second place. Rounding the final was Nick Muscroft from Australia and eighteen year old Nathan Carroll from Sunset Beach ending fourth.

In the Longboard Expression Session, Haleiwa ´s Dino Miranda took first with Kapono Nihina from Wahiawa second and Joey Valentin third.

Fred Pattachia (placed second) : photo Mark Berkowitz/Xcelwetsuits.com

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Results; $25,000.00 ASP WQS two star event

1st, Pancho Sullivan, $5000
2nd, Fred Pattachia, $2500
3rd, Nick Muscroft, $2000
4th, Nathan Carroll, $1500 =5th Gavin Beschen,Myles Padaca, $1200
=7th Matt Thompson,Shinpei Horiguchi, $1000
=9th Marcus Hickman,Love Hodel,Mark Healy, Kaipo Jaquias, $800
=13th Anthony Walsh,Jonah Morgan,Jason Shibata,Ross Williams, $600

Longboard Final Results, $1000

1st, Dino Miranda, $500
2nd, Kapono Nahina, $300
3rd, Joey Valentin, $200
4th, Kanoa Dahlin
5th, Kai Sallas
6th, Lance Hookano
7th, Ned Snow
8th, Kekoa Auwae

Nick Muscroft (placed third) : photo Mark Berkowitz/Xcelwetsuits.com

Nathan Carroll (placed fourth) : photo Mark Berkowitz/Xcelwetsuits.com

Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team articles - more articles

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Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.

This year's Sri Chinmoy Ten, Six and Three Day Races 2025 began on 19 April. The event promoted by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team is the oldest continuously running six-day and ten-day race in the world. The race takes place on a 0.75-mile loop course in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York City, from April 19-29, 2025. This year also marks the beginning of the inaugural Sri Chinmoy Three-Day (72-Hour) Race which gives runners the opportunity to experience the multi-day adventure on a smaller scale.

The race includes some stellar runners, such as 3100 Mile Record holder Ashprihanal Aalto, Finland. The race started in great weather, though this time of the year is known for its unpredictability, with past editions frequently flooded with rain.

The race was founded by Sri Chinmoy, who frequently visited the Race whilst living in New York. Sri Chinmoy felt that the ‘self-transcendence’ aspect was particularly important in ultrarunning. There comes a point in a race when one's physical prowess has reached its limit. To continue on, the runner must rely on his or her own inner determination, and tap into the infinite spiritual power that is within us all. Over the next 10 days, each runner will get the opportunity to transcend their own limits in the physical, mental and spiritual aspects.

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Vasudha Deming organizes events for the San Diego Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team.

Congratulations to all the runners and walkers who participated in the 6-Hour Race! You smiled and endured through a long, hot effort--and gave inspiration to hundreds of people along the way.

The race took place at the beautiful Miramar Reservoir, where athletes looped around the twisty 5-mile perimeter for the first 4.5 hours. For the final 90 minutes, the course switched to a 2-mile loop. At every step, the athletes were surrounded by nature's beauty: trees, shrubs, glistening water, ducks, bunnies, and more.

The overall winners in both the Men's and Women's divisions put up stunning results:

Debbie Gibson (60) not only won the 60/over category, but also took 1st place overall for the women. Averaging a pace under 9 minutes per mile, she completed 39 miles in 5h 48min.
Jose Herrera (26) handily defended his 2023 overall win by completing 48 miles in 5h 52min (transcending the 46 miles he accomplished last year).

While there were many additional excellent finish times, each and every participant no doubt experienced something more important than speed: the joy or sport and the thrill of self-transcendence!

Mark your calendars for Nov. 16, 2025! We'll see you there.

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