Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race Salzburg

Andrea Marcato 114 laps 118.9783km 73.9297 miles

Nirbhasa Magee 105 laps 109.5853km 68.0932 miles

Ushika Muckenhumer 104 laps 108.5416km 67.4446 miles

Milan Javornicky 97 laps 101.2359km 62.1297 miles

Ananda-Lahari Zuscin 95 laps 99.1486km 61.6081 miles

September 13, First Day

We started with a nice crowd of spectators at 6 am, having visiting disciples and friends from Vienna, Augsburg, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Portugal, Nuremberg and more....

Smarana gave a talk and read Sahishnu’s speech. After a heart-felt moment, some fellows blew the conch and I led them the first three laps with the bike.

Ushika led the pack the first few hours on his home track. Afterwards Andrea and Nirbhasa passed him. Andrea seems to be the fittest at the moment, being the only one who stayed till midnight. He looked strong and cheerful as usual and super enthusiastic. He talked to Ashprihanal on the phone, which gave him a lot of inspiration. (Ashprihanal Aalto from Finland is the world record holder for this event- 40 days + 6 hours)

For Ananda-Lahari and for Nirbhasa especially it seemed to be a little bit difficult, but nothing serious. Both went home early. Ushika had an excellent day, was very grateful and went home early saying that his '108 km is the most divine number.'

Also Milan was really happy when he finished early and went happily for his well-deserved night break.

The day was very warm, 27 celsius ( 88ºF). Even Andrea was surprised by the hot weather.

- Priyavadin (Salzburg RD & Lead Organizer of the 3100 2020 Salzburg)

I agree that it was quite warm for the first day, but these types of runners are battle tested and ready for challenges. Plus, all the totals are decent to excellent, given the long road ahead, and the inevitable breaking-in period of 2 weeks or so that usually accompany these super-long multi-day events. It also takes getting used to 4 to 5 hours of sleep a night, after running for 16 to 17 hours all day.

More later,

Sahishnu, (4000 miles away, but feeling good about the run so far)

Stay happy Runners!

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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.

The 27th edition of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race finished on 20 October. Six out of the fourteen runners finished the complete distance, but all runners achieved incredible goals of personal self-transcendence, overcoming obstacles, such as the weather, illness and tired feet!

Results 2023

Andrea Marcato, 41 Dohlo, Italy (Zurich) 43 days+13:33:23
Wei-Ming Lo, 58, New Taipei City, Taipei (ROC) 45 days +08:41:27
Tsai Wen-Ya, 54, Taichung City, Taiwan (ROC) 45 days +12:28:44 WWR - 1st Woman
Vasu Duzhiy, 57, St. Petersburg, Russia 49 days+15:36:01
Mahasatya Janczak, 48, Lublin Poland 50 days+10:30:41
Harita Davies, 48, New Zealand & USA 51 days +16:43:11

Milan Javornicky - 3031.5 miles
Jason Lester - 2700.0 miles
Stutisheel Lebedev - 2624.1 miles
Kaneenika Janakova - 2576.4 miles
Adrian Papuc 2507.9 miles
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin - 2421.2 miles
Susan Marshall 2276.9 miles
Nina Huang-Lan Yang 2072.9 miles

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Harita Davies finished the 3100 mile race today, passing the final mark in 51 days +16:43:11. Harita averaged 59.954 miles/ 96.488 km per day. She is still the New Zealand National Record Holder overall. She is also the sixth fastest of the women who finished the 3100 Mile Race. Her steadiness and dedication led to another finish.

Jason Lester- 49, from Phoenix, Arizona had to deal with some illnesses and the difficulty of supreme long distance running. Jason reached 2,700 miles in 51 days +12:41:31. He learned a lot about protecting and saving his feet and lower legs for weeks and weeks of hard surfaces.

Adrian Papuc, 55, from Bucharest, Romania, reached 4000 km in 51 days+05:13:02. Later he reached 2,500 miles in 51 days+15:41:31. Both marks were the farthest distances he ever reached. Milan Javornicky, 49, from Celakovice Czech Republic passed 3000 miles in 51:08:06:58

The Curtain Comes Down on the 3100 Mile Race

Shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday, a small crowd starts gathering around the tented area of the 3,100-mile race. They are gathering to welcome the final finisher of the race, Harita Davies. Then, at midnight, the final runners will reach the end of their own personal 52-day adventures. The distance they have covered in the 52 days, will be recorded on the final result sheet. It will be a personal milestone for many.

For Milan Javornicky, despite falling just short of the 3100 goal, it will still be the furthest he has ever run in his life. This morning, he passed the 3,000-mile barrier, an improvement on the 2,700 + miles he ran in the Salzburg race in 2020.

Jason Lester, although having covered more distance on his solo continental adventures, is happy he has run his furthest distance yet in a race situation, quite a different experience than some of his previous adventures.

Adrian Papuc reached 2,500 miles this evening, By far the furthest distance he has achieved, His cheerfulness in dealing with a few issues as the race progressed made him a friend for life with all the other runners and with the local community of Sri Chinmoy, volunteers who come to help daily.

Nina has also made a lot of friends despite her injury issues. Susan, Stutisheel and Ananda-Lahari know what it is like to finish this race. In Stutisheel and Ananda-Laharis’s case, on multiple occasions. Although they did not reach 3,100 miles, they will still be happy they have embraced the challenge and found the capacity inside themselves to overcome their own inner and outer challenges.

Shortly after 10.30 p.m. Harita, a model of consistency these last 52 days, finishes her 4th 3,100 race. In 51 Days +16:43:11. For the majority of days, she has run close to the daily minimum required to finish inside the 52-day cut-off. Today is no different, and with perfect timing, has reached the goal with just over an hour to spare. At the finish ceremony, she said "I have run this race four times now and I still can’t fathom or understand how I do it.”

After the usual finishers celebrations, It is time to cheer on the final runners on their last few laps as the clock reaches midnight. After celebrations for everyone, with more cake and songs, runners return to their apartments, helpers tidy up the tented area for the day as they have done for the last 52 days. Tomorrow, a crew of volunteers will return to undertake a “takedown “ of the site. The curtain will then come down on the 2023 3100-mile race.

[Report by Sahishnu and Tarit]

Finishing Times So Far

Andrea Marcato, 41 Dohlo, Italy (Zurich) 43 days+13:33:23
Wei-Ming Lo, 58, New Taipei City, Taipei (ROC) 45 days +08:41:27
Tsai Wen-Ya, 54, Taichung City, Taiwan (ROC) 45 days +12:28:44 WWR - 1st Woman
Vasu Duzhiy, 57, St. Petersburg, Russia 49 days+15:36:01
Mahasatya Janczak, 48, Lublin Poland 50 days+10:30:41
Harita Davies, 48, New Zealand & USA 51 days +16:43:11