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 »

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Sri Chinmoy, race founder

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

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11 September Day 12 - Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Race

The mail man

The 3,100 runners are a hardy group. But when you are alone with your own thoughts, away from friends for weeks at a time, it is good to keep in touch.

The race has its own in-house messaging system, and friends — and even unknown admirers — can send messages through the race website. One of the long-time joint race directors, Sahisnu, receives them all. It falls to him to print them off as they arrive and bring them down to the course for the intended recipients.

For the last few days, Sahisnu has had trouble with his printer, leaving the messages stuck in the queue. Sarankuu came to the rescue, applying his not inconsiderable skills in the tech world to sort the problem out. The backlog was duly printed and brought to the race today, much to the joy of the runners.

Vasu had a huge pile waiting on his table. He always has a steady stream of messages from friends and well-wishers — sometimes with news, sometimes with a poem to inspire him.

Radu also has plenty from friends at home, and from fellow runners. His helper Adrian says that since Radu ran the 3,100 in 2024 he has been "famous" in the running world back home, so a great many runners write to him.

The runners really do appreciate these messages. They are a small but vital link to the outside world, and they can turn a challenging day into a better one, and a good day into a great one.

If you feel inspired to write to any or all of the runners, even if you don't know them, go to the race homepage and look for the "Message the runners" button.

photo: Arpan

DAILY MILESTONES (all TBC)

  • Andrea Marcato — 1,400 km in 11 days, 11 hrs, 53 min, 26 sec
  • Radu Budan — 800 miles in 11 days, 11 hrs, 58 min, 45 sec, and 1,300 km in 11 days, 14 hrs, 13 min, 40 sec
  • Annabel Hepworth — 1,200 km in 11 days, 8 hrs, 57 min, 54 sec
  • Wei Ming Lo — 1,200 km in 11 days, 11 hrs, 50 min, 46 sec
  • Vasu Duzhiy — 1,200 km in 11 days, 12 hrs, 11 min, 51 sec
  • Nayaja Perugini — 700 miles in 11 days, 2 hrs, 13 min, 27 sec, and 1,200 km in 11 days, 14 hrs, 5 min, 50 sec
  • Nina Huang-Lan — 1,100 km in 11 days, 12 hrs, 28 min, 30 sec, and 700 miles in 11 days, 17 hrs, 19 min, 51 sec
  • Ananda-Lahari Zuscin — 1,000 km in 11 days, 9 hrs, 24 min, 21 sec
  • Stutisheel Lebedev — 1,000 km in 11 days, 11 hrs, 32 min, 57 sec

DAILY STATS

  • Andrea Marcato: another 70-plus-mile day, his 73.0 miles again topping the daily rankings and taking him to a cumulative total of 892.8 miles. All being well, he will hit 900 miles tomorrow morning and reach 1,000 late on Saturday.
  • Radu Budan finished the day with 68.0 miles, for a cumulative total of 820.4 miles, still holding second place.
  • Annabel Hepworth closed out the day with yet another 63.0 miles, giving her a cumulative total of 775.9 miles.
  • Wei Ming Lo closed out the day with 63.1 miles, finishing at 11 pm on a cumulative total of 767.2 miles.
  • Vasu Duzhiy, as he usually does, stayed out until midnight, and his 64.1 miles was the best of the two. It takes him to 766.6 miles — close enough that just a single lap now separates him from Wei Ming Lo.
  • Nayaja Perugini reached 700 miles in the early hours and closed out the day with 62.0 miles, for a cumulative total of 753.5 miles.
  • Nina Huang-Lan had a strong day, hitting 700 miles late in the evening. Back up in the high fifties with 59.8 miles, she improved her total to 703.0 miles.
  • Stutisheel Lebedev stayed in the high fifties, finishing with 58.1 miles for a cumulative 638.8 miles. That pushed him comfortably back ahead of Ananda-Lahari, and he now leads him by 10.4 miles.
  • Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, with a 46.6-mile day, improved his total to 628.4 miles.

"Keep trying! Keep trying!
The goal cannot remain forever
A far cry."

— Sri Chinmoy

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