The 30th Annual Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race

30 August - 20 October
Jamaica, Queens, New York

From August 30, the world's longest certified road race: 6 am to midnight for 52 days.

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About the event

Athletes are able to test themselves in a format unlike any other ultra-marathon event. In order to meet their goal of 3100 miles (4989km) in 52 days, they must log an average of 59.6 miles (95.9 km) per day. The runners begin at 6 a.m. and run for extended periods throughout the day, taking breaks as needed. If they want to, they can continue as late as 12 midnight when the course closes for the night. After completing the race, runners have the option of continuing on to complete 5000km. Full details »

The race has been extensively covered by media around the world, including the BBC, Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Media coverage »

Latest updates

The day's news from our associate race director Sahishnu Szcsesiul, as well as videos and photos.

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16 October Day 47 - 3100 Mile Race

 

Radu finishes in a new Moldovan record
  • At around 5 pm yesterday, Radu Budan finished the Sri Chinmoy 3,100-mile race. He is the second finisher this year, and his time was 46 days, 10 hours, 59 minutes and 38 seconds.
  • It was Radu’s second finish. In his first race, in 2024, he ran 47 days 05:58:18 — so this year represents an improvement of almost 19 hours.
  • Along the way he set new Moldovan national records at every distance above 1,000 miles. (All TBC on final scrutiny.)
  • Ambassador Gheorghe Leuca, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations, was present to congratulate Radu on his achievement.

Radu's mile milestones

(tbc)

Distance Time Split
500 miles 7 Days   03:40:30 7d 03:40:30
1,000 miles 14 days 13:44:01 7d 10:03:31
1,500 miles 22 days 05:17:06 7d 15:33:05
2,000 miles 30 days 01:20:30 7d 20:03:24
2,500 miles 37 days 10:20:56 7d 09:00:26
3,000 miles 45 days 02:20:15 7d 15:59:19
3,100 miles 46 days 10:59:38 1d 08:39:23

Kilometre milestones

Distance Time Split
1,000 km 9 days 01:07:35 9d 01:07:35
2,000 km 18 days 07:01:42 9d 05:54:07
3,000 km 27 days 17:31:27 9d 10:29:45
4,000 km 37 days 07:24:55 9d 13:53:28
5,000 km 46 days — to come —

 

Other daily milestones

  • Lo Wei Ming ran the day’s highest mileage of 63.0 miles to finish on 2,984.4. With 115 miles to run, he should finish on Saturday evening, after 7 pm; check the webcam for updates, as this can change.
  • Annabel Hepworth ran 61.4 miles to finish on 2,949.3 miles. If she maintains her consistent pace, Annabel is scheduled to finish around midday on Sunday. Keep an eye on the scoreboard webcam.
  • Vasu Duzhiy ran 60.3 miles to finish on 2,873.0 miles. With 227 miles to go, at his current pace he should finish on Monday evening.
  • Nayaja Perugini ran 45.6 miles to end the day on 2,680.6 miles.
  • Nina Yang Huang-Lan ran 52.6 miles to finish on 2,384.4 miles.
  • Stutisheel completed 46.0 miles to end the day on 2,153.5 miles.
  • Ananda-Lahari Zuscin ran 40.5 miles to finish with 2,139.8 miles.

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