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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.
Update: Andrea Marcato wins the 2023 edition of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race at 7.30pm on day 44.
Overall second place Tsai Wen-Ya reached 2900 miles in 42 days+09:31:58. Wen-Ya is holding on second place overall, but the other Taiwanese hero Wei-Ming Lo has moved to within two laps of Wen-Ya. Milan Javornicky reached 4,000 km in 43:11:30:36. And then later passed 2599 miles in 42:15:44;33 Mahasatya Janczak went past 2600 miles for his first time ever - 42:12:03:55.
Stutisheel Lebedev
Stutisheel will have run over 2,160 miles at the end of day 43. With only nine days to go, he is resigned not to reaching 3100 miles by the end of day 52, the race cut-off. For him, that is not a major issue. He is a ten-time finisher of the race and the first athlete from Ukraine to do so. He has also competed in the 3100 race but has not completed it on three other occasions. He understands the history of the race and that although reaching 3100 miles is the goal, staying the course for 52 days is also an important part of the event.
This year, he had a few problems early in the race, which restricted his mileage for several days. You hear him talking about these challenges and how he overcame them in our video.
He has been supported throughout the race by His wife Atandra, who has helped him in many previous events, and Sopan Tsekov, a three-time finisher of the 3,100-mile race from Bulgaria. They are probably one of the most experienced support crews in the race, and both totally understand their role in helping Stutisheel stay the course. As a longtime student of Sri Chinmoy, he has learnt that there is never any failure. Each experience gives us a chance to learn and grow. We just collect a series of experiences as we go through life that make us who we are while at the same time helping us be better prepared to deal with future challenges. A race of this duration offers an opportunity to overcome many challenges that constantly test you, both on a physical level outwardly and on many levels inwardly. Stutisheel embraces them all and keeps moving forward.
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