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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.
Day 14 and as two weeks pass, the runners are getting into their stride. Race leader Andrea Marcato is edging towards the first really big milestone of 1,000 miles. The first nine runners are all within striking distance of the magic 59.6 mile average to finish.
For Alex Ramsey, running the Sri Chinmoy 3,100-mile race has been a long-held dream. His ultra career includes many amazing challenges, as we have said before. For Alex, it is not the first time he has covered 3,100 miles. He took part in the 2015 edition of the Race Across America. The event started in Huntington Beach, California and ran across the USA to finish at Washington DC and the White House. A distance of approximately 3,080 Miles. The next day, the runners ran to the coast at Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, another 35 miles, taking them over the 3,100-mile mark.
The race was organised by the 100 mile club, an organisation that encouraged fitness in school kids. They were challenged to run 100 miles in the school year. The logistics of the run were for everyone to run a marathon a day for 110 days. You rested and relaxed the rest of the day. Along the way, the runners also visit schools in the daytime as a way of encouraging them to get involved in exercise. Encouraging children to be active has always been close to Alex’s heart. He recalls that “The trans Am was great as you really felt you were seeing America in so many different aspects. Running by the ocean, then deserts and mountains, flat lands and wet lands. You met so many different and amazing people too."
Here at the 3100, the distance is the same, but the logistics and the atmosphere are different. When asked to compare the two events, he laughs and says,
“For a start, the geography is different. You certainly get to know the neighbourhood! The daily mileage needed to complete the race is much more here, too, and you have less rest, so it's a greater physical challenge. Without changing scenery, you really have the opportunity to find out about yourself, too. It’s much more of an inner challenge trying to stay focused, but if you stay focused and happy and don’t think too much about the distance, the miles go by."
Quote of the day
Every day
My aspiration-heart and I
Run and run,
Dive and dive,
Fly and fly.
- Sri Chinmoy
Milestones
Harita Davies- 1300-KM- 14d 1148:09.// Vasu Duzhiy- 1500.km 14d 17:25:19.
Videos
- Stutisheel 3100 Mile Playlist Youtube Channel
- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team 3100 Mile Race Youtube Channel
- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team Vimeo Channel
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