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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.News of Megan Eckert's new six-day record reaches the 3,100
At times it seems as though everyone involved in the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3,100 Mile Race is living inside a self-contained bubble. Early this morning, though, news reached us from the outside world of Megan Eckert's remarkable new six-day record, set at the EMU race in Balatonfüred, Hungary.
She covered 1,024.319 kilometres, or 636.482 miles, averaging over 106 miles a day across the six days.
As is well known, the 3,100 Mile Race has a mandatory six-hour break overnight. The committed six-day runner enjoys no such luxury. There is no compulsory break; short sleeping breaks are planned between the runner and their crew, but essentially you are on the go the rest of the time — especially if you have designs on a big distance.
For a woman to break the 1,000 km barrier is a genuine milestone for women's multi-day running and, in the words of the founder of the 3,100 Mile Race, Sri Chinmoy, true self-transcendence in action.
News of the record, and of the 1,000 km barrier falling, is an inspiration to all the runners at the 3,100 as they seek to transcend themselves too.
Tarit has written a few words on the race, along with a breakdown of Megan's splits. You can read it here:
DAILY MILESTONES
Rather more modest milestones, by comparison, were reached at the 3,100 today.
- Andrea Marcato — 800 miles in 10 days, 12 hrs, 32 min, 23 sec
- Radu Budan — 700 miles in 10 days, 3 hrs, 32 min, 3 sec
- Annabel Hepworth — 1,100 km in 10 days, 8 hrs, 57 min, 54 sec, and 700 miles in 10 days, 13 hrs, 4 min, 38 sec
- Wei Ming Lo — 700 miles in 10 days, 6 hrs, 5 min, 55 sec, and 1,100 km in 10 days, 11 hrs, 7 min, 59 sec
- Vasu Duzhiy — 1,100 km in 10 days, 13 hrs, 0 min, 59 sec
- Nayaja Perugini — 1,100 km in 10 days, 14 hrs, 49 min, 0 sec
- Nina Huang-Lan — 1,000 km in 10 days, 10 hrs, 16 min, 11 sec
DAILY STATS
- Andrea Marcato: another day, another 100-mile milestone. Andrea went through 800 miles and put in another 70-plus-mile day, his 71.8 miles topping the daily rankings and taking him to a cumulative total of 819.2 miles.
- Radu Budan finished the day with 66.9 miles, for a cumulative total of 752.4 miles.
- Annabel Hepworth, as well as hitting 700 miles, closed out the day with another 63.6 miles, giving her a cumulative total of 712.9 miles.
- Wei Ming Lo closed out the day with 64.1 miles, finishing at 11 pm on a cumulative total of 704.1 miles. It pushed him back ahead of Vasu.
- Vasu Duzhiy, as he usually does, stayed out until midnight, which allowed him to reach 700 miles late in the evening and finish the day with 60.3 miles. He is now just three laps behind Wei Ming.
- Nayaja Perugini closed out the day with another 63.0 miles, for a cumulative total of 691.5 miles. The 700-mile mark beckons tomorrow morning.
- Nina Huang-Lan recorded 51.0 miles, improving her total to 643.2 miles.
- Ananda-Lahari Zuscin stayed ahead of Stutisheel, improving his total to 581.8 miles.
- Stutisheel Lebedev moved back up into the high fifties, finishing with 56.4 miles for a cumulative 580.7 miles. He is just two laps behind Ananda-Lahari.
"Transcend yourself,To seeWhat you truly can become."— Sri Chinmoy
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