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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.

Knight shines at Morgan State

07-04-2004

BALTIMORE- Bianca Knight of the Jackson Jaguars track club won her second event of the meet on Sunday at the USA Youth Outdoor Championships by placing first in the intermediate girls 400m race in a time of 53.22. On Saturday she also won the 200m race in 23.73 seconds.

"I'm glad I won the race and that is the fastest 400m time I've run," said Knight. "I prefer the 200m, but the 400m is alright. I'm just happy to be finished for now."

Gazelle track club's Tim Grier also had an outstanding meet as he placed first in the intermediate boys 110m hurdles in 14.96. He also placed second in both the 400m hurdles with a time of 54.24 seconds and the decathlon with 5926 points.

In the intermediate girls 400m hurdles Ebony Collins of Quiet Fire track club easily beat her competition by three seconds with a time of 1:00.9 to outdistance second place finisher Keva Ramsey's time of 1:03.3. "I'm glad that I won and I plan to keep practicing and improving my times in the hurdles," said Collins. "For now, it's just a good feeling to win."

The midget boys 1500 meters was won by Roblet Muhudin of the Blazers track club in Colorado with a time of 4:34.01 to beat second place Jared Kenney's time of 4:38.95. "I knew that I would win, but this is one of my slowest times so that is disappointing," said Muhudin. "Track is what I love to do and I'm just trying to continue to get better."

In the bantam boys 400m race Christopher Hall of Miami Northwest Express track club ran away from the competition in a time of 58.77 seconds to just miss the bantam boys record of 58.76 set by William Obea Moore in 1989. Hall's time beat second place winner Joel Coleman's time of 1:02.28. "I usually run 59's so to run a 58 and come close to setting a record feels great."

On Friday 11-year-old DeeDee Robinson of Team Bionix set a national record in the midget girls javelin with a throw of 38.12m/125-01. This surpasses the old record of 35.32m/115-10 set by Leigh Petranoff in 2001. Robinson won the event by four feet. On Saturday, Robinson also placed second to Shannon Mitchell in the midget girls discus with a throw of 23.08m/75-09.

For more information on the 2004 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships and the Verizon Youth Series, including results and complete coverage of this year's event, visit the USATF website at www.usatf.org.

Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team articles - more articles

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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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The 26th Sri Chinmoy Ten Day Race April 17-27 2024
The 25th Sri Chinmoy Six Day Race April 21-27 2024

Both races utillized the loop course at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the second year of the former course measured at 0.747979 mile/1.203577km,. The course is mostly flat and very similar tomany of our previous running courses that had acquired several multiday race performances over the last 24 years, minus the two and a half years during the Covid pandemic.

The recovery of the Sri Chinmoy 10 Day Race, which started in 1996 , was a joy for the running world that discovered long distance events the last several years, both in the US, and in Europe as well.

The Ten Day garnered 18 men and 6 women taking quick use of the course and a semi-quiet park as the noon-time start on April 17.

The quickest runners would most likely run the course with their best days ahead of them. Multi-time winner Budjagal Byambaa from Mongolia led the fastest fellows along, but the fastest lady Annabel Hepworth was set to lead many runners .

The typical Spring weather patterns began as rain arrived about two or three hours into the event. Still, the runners continued on their assault for miles and kms. Just before the sun disappeared, the rain disappeared but the runners continued to test the course and their own forward movement. Budjargal lead throughout the first night, and by the first 24 total arrived, he reached 112.9 miles/ 181.7kms. Chia-Hung Wei from Tiawan came through with 109.9 miles/ 176.86kms. No surprise, as third overall was Annabel Hepworth, the Australian with 99.4 miles/ 159.97kms. Another surprise was Benjamin Torok from Hungary, who reached 94.9 miles / 152.74kms-moving well in his first ever 10 Day.

The runners always seem to develop a true concern for their own runner-friends, both new and formerly previously. We were so fortunate to have numerous helpers who worked the lap counting, making tasty food, and a solid group of men and women medical providers. Checking foot and ankle problems, and just getting through a long or overnight running test.

By the time of three complete days had passed, the 10 day runners kept their movement as steady and regular as possible. In a day later, 9 more runners would join the frey, so there was more solid efforts to fill the course.

The end of Day 4 showed Budjargal still in the front, and Andrea Marcato was solid in second place. Radu Budan from Moldova was solid in fourth place, and Annabel Hepworth was at 305.9 miles/ 492.298 km.

As the Six Day Race began for the 25th time, the leader Ashprihanal Aalto from Finland assumed the position as head of the group, reaching 108.45 miles/ 174.54km in the first day. Abhejali Bernadova from Check Republic led the ladies with 78 miles/ 123.98 km.

The Ten Day Race had more intense efforts that showed great movements from the top 10 or 11 runners. The air was pleasant, the rain stayed away, but runners did not stop. Budjargal threw down 84.5 miles on Day Five, and moved over 70 miles ahead of second for the men. Annabel Hepworth continued her powerful movement and placed fourth overall , and nearly 80 miles ahead of second lady Gesiane Nascimento of Brazil. Alex Ramsey from the US, and Benjamin Torok from Hungary was really putting up a real test to move into fifth or sixth place for the men. By the eighth and nine day efforts they were only a few miles apart. Each of the two men were really enjoying the test of finding more miles and more joy in becoming great distance runners.

The total of runners who reached 1000km+ became seven, as six men and the top lady showed us all they are in a great place. Budjargal made it to his best ever, reaching 817.5 miles/ 1315.6 km. He passed his previous best of 810 miles in 2018. Second place came to Andrea Marcato, the Italian who reached 743.4 miles/ 1196.3km. Third place reached the Taiwanese hero Chia-Hung Wei. It was another personal best for him as he reached 709 miles/ 1141 km. He surprised himself!

Fourth place overall was our top lady - Annibel Hepworth, 685.1 miles/ 1102.5 km. She reached a PB, a national W50.

Fifth place was Radu Budan, setting a PB with 646.2 miles/ 1039.9 km.

Fifth place for the men, sixth overall was Alex Ramsey. Another personal best of 623.8 miles/ 1003.9km. And finally, the Sixth mail and seventh member of the 1000km group was Benjamin Torok, who reached 623.0 miles/ 1002.6km.

There were also several other PB’s in the Ten Day. One of the most remarkable was the fourth place for the women- Tamara Babich

From Katachstan, who at age 73 reached 483.7 miles/ 776.7 km.

The Six Day Race also had excellent performances. Ashprihanal Aalto won overall with 436.1 miles/ 701km. Abhejali Bernardova reached 344.8 miles/ 554.8km. And last but not least- 86 year old Don Winkley from Texas, USA-m completed 148 miles/ 238.1 km, after five days (his plane was delayed a day by heavy storms in the South west.)

As always, thanks to all the runners for testing themselves in any way possible, and all the helpers keeping our multiday races continuing on the lists in the US as well as in Europe. Good Luck to all

Sahishnu

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