Day 19: Sri Chinmoy 3,100 Mile Race

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Day 19: Sri Chinmoy 3,100 Mile Race

Is the course flat?

gain At first glance, the 3,100-mile course looks fairly flat. Certainly, there are no steep hills. Nevertheless, within the course there are gentle gradients and a total height gain of 3.14 metres per lap. To a casual observer walking along the course, this is the kind of height gain you might not give much attention to.

But for the runners endeavouring to run 5,653 laps, each small height gain becomes tremendously important. You will see runners adapt their style, walking up an incline and picking up their pace on the downhill. Each day, the race changes direction, which means the height gain appears in different ways. Some runners even talk about one direction feeling more like an "uphill" version.

One aspect of the 3,100 Mile Race is that everything happens on a much more extreme level. Runners go through numerous pairs of shoes, burn through thousands of calories a day (close to 10,000 a day, by one estimate), and also deal with a considerable, if gradual, height gain. Over the course of the race, the runners will effectively ascend a total height gain of 17,750 metres! Considering that Mount Everest is 8,848m, this means that during the race, the runners will effectively ascend twice the height of Mount Everest — quite a remarkable feat of vertical height gain to go along with the horizontal distance.

Daily Milestones (All TBC)

Radu hit 2,000 km in 18 Days 07:01:42, another new Moldovan record.

Nina, despite her recent issues, went through 1,000 miles in 18 Days 12:25:05.

Andrea Marcato — 2100 km in 18 Days 00:08:26
Radu Budan — 2000 km in 18 Days 07:01:42
Annabel Hepworth — 1200 miles in 18 Days 10:45:10; 1900 km in 18 Days 05:16:12
Wei Ming Lo — 1200 miles in 17 Days 16:15:35; 1900 km in 18 Days +11:24:57
Vasu Duzhiy — 1900 km in 18 Days 16:08:09
Nayaja Perugini — 1100 miles in 18 Days +03:14:29; 1800 km in 18 Days +10:38:47
Nina — 1000 miles in 18 Days 12:25:05; 1600 km in 18 Days +10:45:45
Stutisheel Lebedev — 1500 km in 18 Days 16:35:27
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin — 1500 km in 18 Days 09:37:53

Daily Stats (All TBC)

Andrea Marcato shared top spot with Radu today, both achieving 65.8 miles. This gave Andrea a cumulative total of 1,370.4 miles.
Radu Budan shared top spot with Andrea on 65.8 miles, taking his cumulative total to 1,282.7 miles.
Annabel Hepworth ran yet another 63.0-mile day, closing out with 1,222.3 miles.
Wei Ming Lo has run either 62 or 63 miles every day for the last week. He again closed out the day with 63 miles, finishing on a cumulative total of 1,205.9 miles.
Vasu Duzhiy narrowly missed 60 miles today, finishing on 58.6 miles to take his cumulative total to 1,188.9 miles.
Nayaja Perugini continued to fight through her shin issues and recorded a much-improved 43.8 miles, finishing the day with 1,135.7 miles.
Nina Huang-Lan ran through the 1,000-mile barrier today. Still battling her own foot issues, she nonetheless ran a better mileage of 49.3 miles, improving her total to 1,010.1 miles.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, with a 43.8-mile day, improved his total to 953.6 miles, staying ahead of Stutisheel.
Stutisheel Lebedev again started the day well but finished with a daily total of 27.9 miles and a cumulative total of 934.4 miles.

Spirituality is not like coasting
But exactly like climbing —
Climbing ten thousand Himalayas.

— Sri Chinmoy

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No walls, just tunnels

Marathon runners talk ruefully of hitting the wall: the point where it all becomes too hard, and the pace you had planned is simply no longer possible. Fuel stores are depleted, cramp may be setting in, and there is no time to replenish anything in a hurry. Pressing on to the finish at a reduced, sometimes painful pace is all you can do.

You can also pick up an injury, and then a judgement has to be made about whether to push on and risk further damage, or stop. For most, stopping is not an option.

In a long ultra, or a multi-day race like the 3,100, there are no walls to hit. All the runners experience low energy or minor aches and pains, but time is on their side. Unlike in a marathon, there is time to take a breath, work out what is going on, and come up with a solution.

Occasionally a runner will hit something more serious, something that really does feel like a wall. Multi-day runners know that for them there are no walls — but there are tunnels to travel through.

Nayaja has been in a tunnel for the last four days.

On Monday she had the joy of reaching 1,000 miles for the first time, setting a new Italian record. The following day she began to feel pain in her shins which, as the day went on, steadily worsened and eventually reduced her to a walk.

She was seen by the race medics and took advice from her helpers and from other experienced multi-day runners in the Sri Chinmoy team, several of them 3,100-mile finishers. Stretches, tape, ice packs, the traditional cabbage-leaf dressing, and no end of good old tender loving care to keep her spirits up.

In short, although there were moments when her race felt under threat, there was no need to panic. She had been running well up to that point and had a good cushion above the mythical cut-off line.

The experienced 3,100 runners offered the wisdom that a test like this is all part of the experience. Any notion that covering 3,100 miles would be easy is soon banished. This is one of the world's most extreme physical challenges — some would say it goes well beyond the physical — and difficulties like these will happen. They are something to be faced head-on and dealt with.

The collective advice was that two or three days of easy walking at reduced mileage should let the shin settle, heal a little, and allow running to be resumed gradually.

Some medics and physiotherapists reading this may be horrified, since total rest, or at most non-weight-bearing exercise, is the usual prescription for a serious shin problem. But multi-day runners are a different breed, and will always look for a way to persevere through the tunnel.

Now, on Friday, Nayaja is clearly coming out the other side and running again.

There is no need for her to panic about falling behind the red line. We are "only" on day 20, and there is plenty of time to make up ground once the shin is fully better.

3,100-mile runners often find that when problems arise, if you accept them as part of the race, stay cheerful, and surrender to the experience, magic can and does happen.

All will be well.

Every problem is different, and the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team would always recommend that a runner seek advice from the race medical team if they have a serious physical or medical issue.

DAILY MILESTONES (all TBC)

Andrea Marcato — 1,400 miles in 19 days, 6 hrs, 56 min, 12 sec, and 2,300 km in 19 days, 14 hrs, 39 min, 4 sec
Radu Budan — 1,300 miles in 19 days, 4 hrs, 16 min, 19 sec, and 2,100 km in 19 days, 5 hrs, 21 min, 32 sec
Annabel Hepworth — 2,000 km in 19 days, 5 hrs, 0 min, 9 sec
Wei Ming Lo — 2,000 km in 19 days, 8 hrs, 48 min, 26 sec
Vasu Duzhiy — 1,200 miles in 19 days, 13 hrs, 40 min, 12 sec
Nayaja Perugini — 1,900 km in 19 days, 15 hrs, 6 min, 41 sec
Nina Huang-Lan — 1,700 km in 19 days, 10 hrs, 45 min, 45 sec
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin — 1,600 km in 19 days, 16 hrs, 22 min, 35 sec

DAILY STATS (all TBC)

Andrea Marcato again topped the daily rankings, going through 1,400 miles and 2,300 km on the way to a cumulative total of 1,441.2 miles.
Radu Budan ran another solid 68.0 miles, the second-highest total of the day, for a cumulative 1,350.7 miles.
Annabel Hepworth ran yet another 62.5-mile day, closing on 1,284.9 miles.
Wei Ming Lo closed out the day with a fabulous 65.8 miles, finishing on a cumulative total of 1,271.7.
Vasu Duzhiy continues to hit 60, recording 60.8 miles today for a cumulative total of 1,249.8.
Nayaja Perugini, as described above, is running again, and lifted her daily total to 53.1 miles to finish the day on 1,188.9.
Nina Huang-Lan continued to battle through her own problems and finished with 60.8 miles, her best since day 3. That improves her total to 1,071.0 miles.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, with a 44.4-mile day, improved his total to 998.0 miles.
Stutisheel Lebedev finished with 51.0 miles for a cumulative total of 985.4. He is once again closing in on Ananda-Lahari.

"Faith has the capacity
To pass through
The darkest tunnels."

— Sri Chinmoy

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Radu with Florin Chira and his wife Anna,

Visitors to the race

Hardly a day goes by without visitors coming to the race. Often they are local runners with a long-standing connection to the race, who bring gifts of drinks or fruit for the runners. Sometimes people come from other parts of the city, such as Manhattan or Brooklyn, having heard about the race and wanting to see it for themselves.

Occasionally, visitors come with a special story and make a real effort to get here.

On Sunday, a Romanian couple, Florin Chira and his wife Anna, stopped by the race. Two days earlier, they had been half a world away, travelling in Romania, and stopped to eat at a small village café. Florin was wearing a running shirt, and the waitress said to him, “You look like a runner. Have you heard of Radu Budan? He is Moldova and Romania’s best ultrarunner.”

Florin happens to be an accomplished double triathlete, so he was very interested, although he had never heard of Radu. They chatted in the café for a while.

Afterwards, Florin looked Radu up online and discovered that he was currently running the 3,100 Mile Race. By coincidence, the couple were flying to New York two days later.

They made a special detour to visit the race and meet Radu, telling him how their chance conversation in the café had led them here. They chatted with Radu and other runners and helpers before continuing on their way.

It is quite an extraordinary story, but then, this is an extraordinary race.

Also over the weekend, a Spanish couple, Ramon Lopez Mendizabal and his wife, went out of their way to visit the race, and they too chatted with Radu.

Daily milestones (all TBC)

Andrea Marcato: 2,000 km in 17 days 02:30:11; 1,300 miles in 17 days 17:19:46
Radu Budan: 1,900 km in 17 days 07:50:14; 1,200 miles in 17 days 12:58:21
Annabel Hepworth: 1,100 miles in 17 days 01:04:59; 1,800 km in 17 days 05:38:13
Wei Ming Lo: 1,100 miles in 17 days 05:24:14; 1,800 km in 17 days 09:53:25
Vasu Duzhiy: 1,100 miles in 17 days 09:55:03; 1,800 km in 17 days
Nayaja Perugini: 1,700 km in 17 days 01:05:40
Nina Yang Huang-Lan: 1,500 km in 17 days 06:29:06
Stutisheel Lebedev: 1,400 km in 17 days 00:06:59; 900 miles in 17 days
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin: 1,400 km in 17 days 02:36:52; 900 miles in 17 days

Daily stats (all TBC)

Andrea Marcato again topped the daily list, passing 70 miles to finish with 71.8 miles and a cumulative total of 1,304.6 miles.
Radu Budan ran another solid 66.9 miles, the second-highest daily total, to reach 1,216.9 miles.
Annabel Hepworth ran another 63.6-mile day, closing on 1,159.3 miles.
Wei Ming Lo ran 63.0 miles, his sixth consecutive 60-mile day, to finish on a cumulative total of 1,142.8 miles.
Vasu Duzhiy continues to hit 60 miles, recording 63.0 miles today for a cumulative total of 1,130.2 miles.
Nayaja Perugini continued to fight through her issues, recording a reduced 37.2 miles to finish the day on 1,091.8 miles.
Nina Yang Huang-Lan battled through her own issues and finished the day with 45.5 miles, improving her total to 960.8 miles.
Stutisheel Lebedev started the day well but faded as it went on, finishing with 36.7 miles and a cumulative total of 906.5 miles.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, with a 48.9-mile day, improved his total to 909.8 miles, moving ahead of Stutisheel late in the evening.

“Every day is an inspiring day
For self-transcendence.”

— Sri Chinmoy

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Jowan is the face behind the camera for Sri Chinmoy Ultra Race photos. Every day, with few exceptions, Jowan comes to the race to take pictures. He has been doing this for the last 20 years. During the day he works as a property manager, but either before or after work, he finds time to visit the race. One would think in that time he would have run out of shots to take of runners going round the same block in suburban Queens, but that is far from the case.

“Although I have been chronicling the race for 20 years, every day you look for something different. I look for little things: the light, a moment, an expression. It might be a runner's expression or an interaction between a runner and their helper. Even a passing stranger interacting with a runner, or just walking down the street unaware that the race is happening. There is always something new.

“I hope I am also capturing something beautiful as well. I am fairly detached from what is going on within the race. I don't look at the scoreboard to see how people are doing or talk to the runners to see how they are feeling. I am just trying to see things happening. I also like the idea that there is an archive for runners and helpers to look back on. We have Utpal’s videos, the everyday race updates, the Instagram feed and also the gallery. For someone who has found out about the race and looks at the website, hopefully the pictures give an idea of what the race is about too. Things change throughout the race too. So do the runners. You see the changes in the runners as the race progresses, and how they are transformed from week 2 to week 6 and beyond.”

If you haven't checked it out yet, do look up the Sri Chinmoy Ultra Race Photo Gallery.

Daily milestones (all TBC)

Andrea Marcato: 1,900 km in 16 days 04:16:57; 1,200 miles (tbc)
Radu Budan: 1,100 miles in 16 days 03:45:23; 1,800 km in 16 days 08:49:25
Annabel Hepworth: 1,700 km in 16 days 06:03:25
Wei Ming Lo: 1,700 km in 16 days 11:22:39
Vasu Duzhiy: 1,700 km in 16 days 15:22:14
Nina Yang Huang-Lan: 900 miles in 16 days 07:39:37

Daily stats (all TBC)

Andrea Marcato again topped the daily list, running 69.0 miles to finish with a cumulative total of 1,232.8 miles.
Radu Budan ran another solid 65.8 miles, the second-highest daily total, to reach 1,150.0 miles.
Annabel Hepworth ran another 64.1-mile day, closing on 1,095.7 miles.
Wei Ming Lo recorded 62.5 miles for the fifth day in a row, finishing on 1,079.8 miles.
Vasu Duzhiy continues to hit 60 miles, recording 60.3 miles today for a cumulative total of 1,067.1 miles.
Nayaja Perugini, after the high point of her new Italian 1,000-mile record yesterday, had some issues today and ran a reduced 51.5 miles to finish the day on 1,054.5 miles.
Nina Yang Huang-Lan also continued to experience foot issues and finished the day with 30.7 miles, improving her total to 915.2 miles.
Stutisheel Lebedev finished with a daily total of 53.1 miles and a cumulative total of 869.7 miles.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, with a 46.6-mile day, improved his total to 860.9 miles.

“Individual self-transcendence
Collectively inspires
Humanity at large.”

— Sri Chinmoy

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A race to 1,000 miles, and a national record

Annabel Hepworth reached 1,000 miles in 15 days, 12 hours, 21 minutes and 10 seconds (YT Short video). It is the second time she has covered the distance; in the 2024 race she ran 15 days, 11 hours, 32 minutes, 42 seconds.

The overall Australian record belongs to Dipali Cunningham of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, who ran 13 days, 20 hours, 18 minutes, 40 seconds in a stand-alone 1,000-mile race at the Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio in New York in September 1997. Dipali's time still stands among the best women's 1,000-mile performances of all time in the DUV archives, and remains the Australian open record nearly thirty years on.

To our knowledge, Sarah Barnett is the only other Australian woman to have reached 1,000 miles in a certified race. She ran 18 days, 3 hours, 9 minutes, 35 seconds at the Sri Chinmoy 3,100 in 2014.

Wei Ming Lo also reached 1,000 miles today, in the early evening sunshine. It is the fifth time he has run the distance.

A race to 1,000 miles, and another national record

Later in the evening, we were intrigued to see whether Vasu or Nayaja would get to 1,000 miles first. They seemed to be running the same lap, one taking a small break, then the other.

In the end Nayaja reached it first, in 15 days, 16 hours, 2 minutes, 42 seconds — just three and a half minutes before Vasu, who recorded 15 days, 16 hours, 6 minutes, 15 seconds.

Our research suggests Nayaja is the first Italian woman to reach this distance, making hers the inaugural Italian women's record for 1,000 miles. We would welcome any information from other runners on this.

Her longest run to date came at the Sri Chinmoy 10-Day Race in April this year, where she recorded 966.572 km, or 600.599 miles. Every step from here on is beyond anything she has done before.

Vasu is no stranger to going past 1,000 miles, being a 13-time finisher of the 3,100.

MILESTONES (all TBC)

Andrea Marcato — 1,100 miles in 15 days, 2 hrs, 1 min, 34 sec, and 1,800 km in 15 days, 6 hrs, 23 min, 26 sec
Radu Budan — 1,700 km in 15 days, 11 hrs, 21 min, 55 sec
Annabel Hepworth — 1,600 km in 15 days, 6 hrs, 22 min, 28 sec, and 1,000 miles in 15 days, 12 hrs, 21 min, 10 sec
Wei Ming Lo — 1,000 miles in 15 days, 12 hrs, 21 min, 10 sec
Vasu Duzhiy — 1,600 km in 15 days, 14 hrs, 35 min, 48 sec, and 1,000 miles in 15 days, 16 hrs, 6 min, 15 sec
Nayaja Perugini — 1,600 km in 15 days, 7 hrs, 20 min, 32 sec, and 1,000 miles in 15 days, 16 hrs, 2 min, 42 sec
Nina Huang-Lan — 1,400 km in 15 days, 8 hrs, 16 min, 37 sec
Stutisheel Lebedev — 800 miles in 15 days, 9 hrs, 31 min, 27 sec, and 1,300 km in 15 days, 13 hrs, 18 min, 45 sec
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin — 800 miles in 15 days, 12 hrs, 6 min, 30 sec, and 1,300 km in 15 days, 15 hrs, 12 min

DAILY STATS (all TBC)

Andrea Marcato ran 71.2 miles today, going through 1,100 miles and 1,800 km along the way and finished on a cumulative total of 1,163.7 miles.
Radu Budan ran another solid 66.3 miles, the second-highest daily total, giving him a cumulative 1,084.1 miles.
Annabel Hepworth reached 1,000 miles late in the afternoon and went on to record another excellent 64.7 miles, closing the day on 1,031.5.
Wei Ming Lo closed out the day with 62.5 miles, for a cumulative total of 1,017.2.
Vasu Duzhiy went through 1,000 miles just three and a half minutes behind Nayaja, then stayed out longer in the evening to record 61.9 miles. That gives him 1,006.8 miles, nearly four ahead of her.
Nayaja Perugini reached 1,000 miles for the first time and closed out 61.4 miles to finish the day on 1,003.0.
Nina Huang-Lan had some foot trouble today and finished with 37.2 miles, improving her total to 884.4.
Stutisheel Lebedev finished with 43.3 miles for a cumulative total of 816.5.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, with a 44.4-mile day, improved his total to 814.3 miles.

"Self-transcendence
Is everybody's birthright."

— Sri Chinmoy

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A great weekend of sport

It has been a great weekend of sport in New York. At Flushing Meadows, Elena Rybakina and Alexander Zverev were crowned US Open champions. In Manhattan, Scotland's Jemma Reekie broke the event record to win the New York Road Runners 5th Avenue Mile in 4:13.8, while the USA's Marco Langon took the men's race in 3:45.0. And in the Bronx, the Yankees took the Subway Series from the Mets, winning two of the three games at Yankee Stadium.

Meanwhile, at Thomas Edison High School in Queens, the nine intrepid adventurers taking part in the Sri Chinmoy 3,100 Mile Race have entered week three.

Radu Budan of Moldova went through 1,000 miles in 14 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, 1 second. That improves on his 2024 time of 15 days, 1 hour, 47 minutes, 6 seconds by just over 13 hours.

Radu Budan: Photo: Sri Chinmoy Ultra Photos

Our research also suggests it is a new Moldovan national record for 1,000 miles. The previous best on record, 14 days, 18 hours, 29 minutes, 25 seconds, was set by Alexander Chulakov in 1993 in the Sri Chinmoy 1,000 Mile Race at nearby Flushing Meadows. Radu took 5 hours and 45 minutes off it.

Radu is too wise to get carried away by these intermediate marks, knowing full well that they are only stepping stones along the way.

Average daily Mileage after Day 15

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After 15 days, this shows the runners average daily mileage compared to the magic 59.6 miles needed to finish the distance in 52 days. But, always worth bearing in mind, the trajectory of the race is never like a straight line, with scope for challenges and great comebacks to come.

DAILY MILESTONES (all TBC)

Andrea Marcato — 1,700 km in 14 days, 7 hrs, 39 min, 56 sec
Radu Budan — 1,000 miles in 14 days, 12 hrs, 44 min, 1 sec, and 1,600 km in 14 days, 11 hrs, 21 min, 55 sec
Annabel Hepworth — 1,500 km in 14 days, 7 hrs, 20 min, 32 sec
Wei Ming Lo — 900 miles in 14 days, 2 hrs, 8 min, 59 sec, and 1,500 km in 14 days, 11 hrs, 40 min, 37 sec
Vasu Duzhiy — 900 miles in 14 days, 4 hrs, 30 min, 54 sec, and 1,500 km in 14 days, 14 hrs, 49 min, 32 sec
Nayaja Perugini — 1,500 km in 14 days, 13 hrs, 51 min, 8 sec
Nina Huang-Lan — 1,300 km in 14 days, 3 hrs, 13 min, 44 sec
Stutisheel Lebedev — 1,200 km in 14 days, 5 hrs, 20 min, 26 sec
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin — 1,200 km in 14 days, 7 hrs, 23 min, 11 sec

DAILY STATS

Andrea Marcato had his quietest day of the race, recording 63.6 miles to finish on a cumulative total of 1,092.4 miles.
Radu Budan, for the third day in a row, ran 65.8 miles to take the daily honours, giving him a cumulative total of 1,017.8 miles.
Annabel Hepworth had another solid day, recording 63.1 miles to close on 966.8. With 33 miles to go, she should reach 1,000 late tomorrow afternoon.
Wei Ming Lo closed out the day with 62.5 miles, for a cumulative total of 954.7.
Vasu Duzhiy is still hovering around the 60-mile mark, recording 59.8 today for a cumulative total of 944.9 miles.
Nayaja Perugini closed out 62.0 miles to finish the day on 941.6. If all continues to plan, she will join Wei Ming, Annabel and Vasu in reaching 1,000 miles tomorrow.
Nina Huang-Lan finished the day with 49.3 miles, improving her total to 847.2.
Stutisheel Lebedev finished with 46.6 miles for a cumulative 773.2 miles.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, with a 52.1-mile day, improved his total to 769.9 miles.

"Challenges awaken
The sleeping power
Within us."

— Sri Chinmoy

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1,000-mile stories and stats

Late on Saturday afternoon, Andrea Marcato became the first runner in this year's Sri Chinmoy 3,100 Mile Race to reach 1,000 miles.

It was the seventh time he has reached this milestone, and his third fastest. His previous efforts are listed below. He has started this year's race well, sustaining a daily average of over 73 miles across the first thirteen days.

Andrea Marcato — 1,000-mile time comparison

	Date	Time	Av. daily mileage
1	20.10.2024	13 days, 3:02:08	76.2
2	20.10.2023	13 days, 7:12:25	75.2
3	12.09.2026	13 days, 10:41:52	74.4
4	25.10.2022	13 days, 16:41:00	73.0
5	13.09.2025	14 days, 1:29:42	71.1
6	26.09.2021	14 days, 5:09:21	70.3
7	03.11.2020	14 days, 5:20:20	70.3

The fastest 1,000-mile split ever recorded in the Sri Chinmoy 3,100 Mile Race belongs to Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk, who passed the mark in 12 days, 15 hrs, 56 min, 40 sec in 2006 — the year he set a new 3,100-mile record of 41 days, 8 hrs, 16 min, 29 sec.

Ashprihanal Aalto ran it slightly slower, clocking 12 days, 17 hrs, 19 min, 40 sec on his way to the current 3,100-mile record of 40 days, 9 hrs, 6 min, 21 sec in 2015.

For the women, Taiwanese athlete Tsai Wen-ya set the fastest 1,000-mile split in the 3,100 in 2023, in 14 days, 8 hrs, 8 min, 8 sec.

As for the overall 1,000-mile road record, the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team has led the way in creating opportunities to attempt it. The legendary Greek runner Yiannis Kouros holds the best recorded time for the distance, a phenomenal 10 days, 10 hrs, 30 min, 36 sec, set in the Sri Chinmoy 1,000 Mile Race in Flushing Meadows Park, New York, in 1988 — an event that doubled as that year's IAU World Championship.

Three years later, New Zealand's Sandy Barwick recorded the best-ever women's 1,000-mile time of 12 days, 14 hrs, 38 min, 40 sec. Remarkably, it came as a split during the 1991 Sri Chinmoy 1,300 Mile Race, which she went on to win outright, becoming the first woman to complete the distance.

Most recorded 1,000-mile times on certified courses have come in races organised by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in New York. The 1,000-mile races, along with the 1,300-mile and 2,700-mile events, were the precursors of what is now the 3,100 Mile Race.

Over the next few days, we will welcome others over the 1,000-mile threshold.

DAILY MILESTONES (all TBC)

Andrea Marcato — 1,600 km in 13 days, 9 hrs, 9 min, 48 sec, and 1,000 miles in 13 days, 10 hrs, 41 min, 52 sec
Radu Budan — 900 miles in 13 days, 3 hrs, 17 min, 36 sec, and 1,500 km in 13 days, 11 hrs, 38 min, 40 sec
Annabel Hepworth — 1,400 km in 13 days, 7 hrs, 29 min, 45 sec, and 900 miles in 13 days, 15 hrs, 34 min, 48 sec
Wei Ming Lo — 1,400 km in 13 days, 11 hrs, 50 min, 46 sec
Vasu Duzhiy — 1,400 km in 13 days, 11 hrs, 37 min, 16 sec
Stutisheel Lebedev — 700 miles in 13 days, 3 hrs, 26 min, 1 sec
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin — 700 miles in 13 days, 10 hrs, 29 min, 6 sec

DAILY STATS

Andrea Marcato reached 1,000 miles early this afternoon and returned to 70-mile days, recording 70.7 miles and finishing on a cumulative total of 1,028.7 miles.
Radu Budan replicated yesterday with 65.8 miles, taking him to a cumulative total of 952.0 miles. He should reach 1,000 miles around sunset tomorrow.
Annabel Hepworth went through 900 miles early in the evening and closed out the day with her best total since day 1, recording 65.2 miles for a cumulative 903.7 miles.
Vasu Duzhiy went back above 60 miles today, clocking 62.5. His cumulative total is now 885.1 miles.
Nina Huang-Lan finished the day with 44.4 miles, improving her total to 797.9 miles, and is set to go through 800 tomorrow.
Stutisheel Lebedev finished with 39.4 miles for a cumulative 726.5 miles.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, with a 44.9-mile day, improved his total to 717.7 miles.

"Self-competition is self-transcendence,
World competition is ignorance-performance."

— Sri Chinmoy

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Committed crew

Some runners are brave enough to attempt the 3,100 Mile Race without a helper, happy to organise themselves and stay self-sufficient. They almost seem glad to add an extra layer of difficulty to the challenge.

The role of the helper, though, can never be underestimated over a distance like this. Having someone on call to prepare drinks and food, and to have things ready and waiting, saves an enormous amount of time.

Radu completed the race in 2024 with a succession of helpers, each coming out for a spell. It worked well for him then, and he has repeated the formula this year with a rotating team.

Adrian, who ran and finished the race in 2025, has been here from the start. He goes home tomorrow, when Tobias from Germany arrives for a week or so. After Tobias, it will fall to friends Gheorghe (Moldova), Yasim (Bulgaria) and Ion (Moldova) to keep Radu on track. All of them understand what a huge challenge the 3,100 is, and all are happy to give up their time to help Radu towards a second finish.

Radu has started well, and it has been a pleasure to watch him and Adrian working so well together. His next helpers have a hard act to follow.

DAILY MILESTONES (all TBC)

Andrea Marcato — 900 miles in 12 days, 1 hr, 48 min, 34 sec, and 1,500 km in 12 days, 10 hrs, 28 min, 11 sec
Radu Budan — 1,400 km in 12 days, 13 hrs, 3 min, 8 sec
Annabel Hepworth — 1,300 km in 12 days, 7 hrs, 47 min, 42 sec, and 800 miles in 12 days, 5 hrs, 54 min, 37 sec
Wei Ming Lo — 800 miles in 12 days, 9 hrs, 10 min, 28 sec, and 1,300 km in 12 days, 11 hrs, 50 min, 46 sec
Vasu Duzhiy — 800 miles in 12 days, 10 hrs, 56 min, 43 sec, and 1,300 km in 12 days, 12 hrs, 55 min, 23 sec
Nayaja Perugini — 800 miles in 12 days, 12 hrs, 4 min, 59 sec, and 1,300 km in 12 days, 14 hrs, 2 min, 37 sec
Nina Huang-Lan — 1,200 km in 12 days, 14 hrs, 22 min, 6 sec

DAILY STATS

Andrea Marcato reached 900 miles early this morning. After four days of 70-plus miles he recorded 65.2 today, finishing on a cumulative total of 958.0 miles. All being well, he will hit 1,000 miles in the middle of tomorrow afternoon.
Radu Budan finished with 65.8 miles, the highest daily total of the day, for a cumulative total of 886.2 miles.
Annabel Hepworth went through 800 miles and closed out the day with yet another 100 km, recording 62.5 miles for a cumulative total of 838.5 miles.
Wei Ming Lo also closed out the day with 62.5 miles, giving him a cumulative total of 829.7 miles and pushing him back ahead of Vasu.
Vasu Duzhiy had one of his more challenging days, finishing with 55.9 miles. A cumulative total of 822.6 miles still keeps him in touch with Wei Ming.
Nayaja Perugini closed out the day with another 63.0 miles. She hit 800 miles early in the evening and finished on 816.5 miles.
Nina Huang-Lan finished the day with 50.4 miles, improving her total to 753.5 miles.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, with a 44.4-mile day, improved his total to 672.8 miles.
Stutisheel Lebedev continued in the high fifties, finishing with 58.1 miles. He is slowly stretching away from Ananda-Lahari.

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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.

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."

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Grand Central sunset

bnina One side of the rectangular course around Thomas Edison High School and its playing fields runs alongside the Grand Central Parkway, a busy highway carrying commuters and residents to and from Long Island.

The sun currently sets here just after 7 pm, and our runners are often treated to spectacular colours and cloud formations as it drops behind the suburban Queens skyline.

For the runners, as for all of us, it is a time to reflect. They have been on their feet for over twelve hours by then, with the potential for another six to come. If the day has been warm, they know the cooler, darker evening hours will offer some respite from the direct sunlight.

They will be momentarily distracted by the sunset unfolding in front of them, but as runners on a mission to bring out the best in themselves, they will also be taking stock of how the day has gone. There may even be some mental gymnastics involved, as they work out their mileage so far and calibrate what is still achievable in the hours that remain.

How they feel at that point can dictate whether they stay on their current cruise control or raise the pace, almost imperceptibly, to eke out an extra lap or three in the evening session before going home at a time of their choosing.

A twenty-mile-plus midweek evening run won't feature on many runners' training schedules. But for the seasoned multi-day ultra-runners taking part in the Sri Chinmoy 3,100, it is quite normal — essential, even — as they move slowly forward on their extraordinary journey.

MILESTONES

Andrea Marcato — 700 miles in 9 days, 0 hrs, 15 min, 6 sec
Radu Budan — 1,000 km in 9 days, 1 hr, 7 min, 25 sec
Annabel Hepworth — 600 miles in 9 days, 3 hrs, 29 min, 4 sec, and 1,000 km in 9 days, 9 hrs, 20 min, 48 sec
Wei Ming Lo — 600 miles in 9 days, 6 hrs, 5 min, 55 sec, and 1,000 km in 9 days, 12 hrs, 10 min, 50 sec
Vasu Duzhiy — 600 miles in 9 days, 6 hrs, 28 min, 47 sec, and 1,000 km in 9 days, 12 hrs, 37 min, 34 sec
Nayaja Perugini — 600 miles in 9 days, 8 hrs, 42 min, 45 sec, and 1,000 km in 9 days, 13 hrs, 34 min, 20 sec

DAILY STATS

Andrea Marcato: another day, another 100-mile milestone. He went through 700 miles and then added a 75.1-mile day to top the daily rankings, ending on a cumulative total of 748.0 miles.
Radu Budan finished the day with 68.6 miles, for a cumulative total of 685.5 miles.
Annabel Hepworth closed out the day with another 63.1 miles, taking her to 649.3 miles.
Wei Ming Lo closed out the day with 64.7 miles, finishing at 11 pm on a cumulative total of 640.0 miles.
Vasu Duzhiy, as he usually does, stayed out until midnight, which let him finish the day with 66.9 miles. That was enough to edge him ahead of Wei Ming, on a cumulative total of 642.2 miles.
Nayaja Perugini closed out the day with 61.4 miles, for a cumulative total of 628.5 miles.
Nina Huang-Lan had a better day, recording 55.4 miles and improving her total to 592.3 miles.
Stutisheel Lebedev, after four days of around 60 miles, came back down to earth, finishing with 38.4 miles and a cumulative 524.3 miles.
That allowed Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, with a 52.1-mile day, to leapfrog back ahead of Stutisheel, improving his total to 529.8 miles and taking a five-mile lead.

"Run, run my heart!
Run extremely fast.
Ignore, ignore,
The voices of the past."

— Sri Chinmoy

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A model of consistency

Apart from the opening "enthusiasm day", when fresh legs get the better of wise minds, Annabel Hepworth has been a model of consistency. Her day-one total of 80.1 miles has been followed by days that seem to run like clockwork. As her mileage since day 1 shows, it is as though she has set herself a goal of 100 km a day — comfortably above the daily threshold of around 59 miles needed to beat the cut-off.

a-h Annabel started the Sri Chinmoy 3,100 Mile Race in 2024 but had to withdraw on medical advice, with a bad foot problem, shortly after reaching 2,000 miles.

Already an experienced multi-day runner, she has bounced back over the past two years with victories in the Sri Chinmoy 10-Day Race in Sofia, Bulgaria, covering over 1,000 km in 10 days on both occasions.

She comes to this year's race with unfinished business, and certainly with the experience and capacity to complete it — though, as she found in 2024, anything can happen.

It is still early days, but she moves like a runner on a mission: focused, yet always smiling. Whether she has a daily mileage goal or is simply happy to run for a set number of hours each day, she does not say. But day by day she runs close to 100 km and then goes home. It is as if, after 2024, while still respecting the challenge, she has an inner belief that she has what it takes to finish this extraordinary event — the pinnacle of multi-day running.

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DAILY STATS

Andrea Marcato started the day in style, going through 600 miles on his second lap in 8 days, 0 hrs, 15 min, 6 sec. He went on to record 73.5 miles, his best since day 6, leaving him on a total of 672.9 miles.
Radu Budan finished with the second-best daily total, 66.4 miles, for a cumulative total of 617.0 miles.
Annabel Hepworth once again demonstrated her consistency, closing out the day with 63.1 miles. On a cumulative total of 586.2 miles, she looks set to pass 600 tomorrow morning.
Wei Ming Lo ran another 63.1-mile day. With Vasu Duzhiy running 63.6 miles, the pair are locked together on 575.3 miles.
Nayaja Perugini added yet another day in the sixties, 63.6 miles, taking her total to 567.1.
Nina Huang-Lan completed 500 miles early in the morning, in 8 days, 3 hrs, 28 min, 29 sec. She then had a challenging day, recording 47.2 miles and improving her total to 536.9.
Stutisheel Lebedev continues to be on a roll. Another good day, 61.4 miles, takes him to 485.9 miles and edges him further ahead of Ananda-Lahari.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin repeated yesterday's 45.5 miles, improving his total to 477.7.

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Have to be persistent
And consistent."

— Sri Chinmoy

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Looking after your feet

In an extreme multi-day race like the Sri Chinmoy 3,100, you ask so much of your body. So much could go wrong.

Your feet, your main contact with the ground, are destined for a lot of punishment. Someone once tried to estimate the number of foot strikes in 3,100 miles, but with so many variables at play, God alone knows how many times your feet hit the ground.

All our runners, with experience gained over many years of training and racing, have learned how to look after their feet. By taking simple, basic precautions, they can stop major problems developing as the race goes on.

Today I watched Nayaja and her helper Roxanna take five minutes at a "pit stop" to care for her feet. It looked like a well-drilled operation, every task carried out in order and with precision.

Old shoes off.
Socks off.
Feet wiped and dried, to remove even the tiniest grain of dust that could cause a problem.
Insoles removed, shaken and wiped clean.
Feet checked for any hotspots that could develop into a blister.
A blister-prevention dressing on one toe checked, and the gaps between the toes dried.
Fresh socks, turned inside out and shaken, then checked for wrinkles.
The insoles of the new shoes removed and wiped as a final re-check.
A short massage on the foot roller, while some of these other tasks were going on.
Laces adjusted to just the right tension — a good fit, but not too snug.

So much care taken, and not a word spoken. Teamwork in action. Feet ready for some more sidewalk pounding.

DAILY STATS

Another busy day for milestones. With race leader Andrea reaching 500 miles yesterday, five more runners went through the 500-mile doorway today:

Radu — 7 days, 3 hrs, 40 min, 30 sec
Annabel — 7 days, 9 hrs, 29 min, 38 sec
Wei Ming — 7 days, 14 hrs, 14 min, 46 sec
Vasu — 7 days, 15 hrs, 14 min, 41 sec
Nayaja — 7 days, 16 hrs, 7 min, 5 sec
Andrea Marcato, running until very close to midnight, recorded 68.6 miles to take the best daily total of the day. It leaves him just short of 600 miles, on 599.4, and 48.8 miles clear of Radu.
Radu Budan finished his day at 11.20 pm, having run 66.4 miles. On some days he is choosing not to run until the course closes at midnight, taking a little extra rest instead. His was the highest mileage of the day at the time he stopped, and it gives him a cumulative total of 550.6 miles.
Annabel Hepworth, as well as reaching 500 miles, closed the day with 64.2 miles, maintaining her consistency and taking her to 523.2 miles.
Wei Ming Lo stayed on recent form with a 63.1-mile day. It keeps him just ahead of Vasu, holding fourth place on 512.2 miles.
Vasu Duzhiy continued his steady improvement with 66.4 miles, level with Radu for the second-highest total of the day. It gives him a cumulative total of 511.7 miles, one lap behind Wei Ming Lo.
Nayaja Perugini added 63.0 miles to reach 503.4. Slowly, day by day, she is drawing ahead of Nina.
Nina Huang-Lan recorded 55.4 miles for a total of 489.7 miles. She will pass 500 tomorrow, and remains well in contention.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin totalled 45.5 miles, taking him to 432.1.
Stutisheel Lebedev continued his improving run with 60.4 miles. On 424.5, he is slowly edging closer to Ananda-Lahari.

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Andrea first to 500 miles

At around 2 pm this afternoon, Andrea Marcato became the first runner to reach 500 miles, in a time of 6 days, 9 hours, 1 minute and 18 seconds.

He first ran 500 miles in a 10-day race back in 2017. As far as we can make out, this is the 17th time he has reached the distance in a competitive race: seven times in the 3,100 Mile Race, five times in the Sri Chinmoy 10-Day Race in Sofia, Bulgaria, and five times in the Sri Chinmoy 10-Day Race in New York. It is an impressive record.

Some years the 500-mile efforts come just a few days apart. He has been known to run the Sri Chinmoy 10-Day in New York in the last week of April, then line up again in early May for the Sri Chinmoy 10-Day in Sofia. It is all part of preparing his body to run for weeks on end when he takes on the 3,100. He certainly has the capacity to recover quickly from these remarkable distances.

Because the exact 500-mile mark isn't always recorded when a runner carries on to a longer distance, it is hard to know what his best time for the distance really is. One can only wonder how fast he might run it if he prepared specifically for a 500-mile race, rather than treating these as training runs for future adventures.

This table shows average mileage after week 1. To finish within 52 days requires daily average of 59.6. This shows how the top 7 runners are above the minimum daily average and have a positive mileage buffer.

DAILY STATS

A busy day for milestones. Five runners went through 400 miles, and there was a change in the top five.

Andrea Marcato recorded 65.9 miles, his lowest daily total of the race so far, but it still leaves him on 530.9 miles and comfortably clear at the front.
Radu Budan was again within touching distance of the leader's daily figure, adding 66.9 miles for a cumulative total of 484.2 miles. He remains second, 46.7 miles behind.
Annabel Hepworth did exactly as expected and passed 400 miles, closing the day with 63.1 miles and a total of 459.0. Seven days in, every one of her daily totals has fallen between 62.5 and 64.7 miles, apart from her opening 80.1 — remarkable consistency.
Wei Ming Lo had the best day in the field with 67.4 miles, his highest of the race. It moves him past Vasu and into fourth place on 449.1 miles.
Vasu Duzhiy bounced back from yesterday's low with 63.6 miles, for a total of 445.3 miles. He slips to fifth, but only 3.8 miles separates him from Wei Ming Lo.
Nayaja Perugini added 61.5 miles to reach 440.4. Having trailed Nina by a single lap on day 4, she now leads their private contest by just over six miles.
Nina Huang-Lan recorded 59.2 miles for a total of 434.3 miles, and is still well within range of Nayaja.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin improved again with 52.6 miles, taking him to 386.6 and leaving him poised to pass 400 tomorrow.
Stutisheel Lebedev followed yesterday's season-best with another strong day of 56.4 miles, closing on 364.1 miles.

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We are on day 4 of this amazing odyssey. A race of such staggering immensity and length throws up numerous statistics — some genuinely significant, as important milestones are reached and records set, and some just interesting ultra-trivia. See more about race in this article by Tarit

At around 7.30 on Wednesday evening, Stutisheel, who lies 9th in the field of nine runners, ran through the 200-mile barrier. A few minutes later, race leader Andrea Marcato breezed through 300 miles. The interesting statistic here is that already, on day 4, there are 100 miles between first and last place. Who knows how the race will unfold, or what gap will eventually separate first from last? Usually it is a matter of several days.

Where they finish doesn't really matter to our runners. More than any other ultra race, this one is about challenging oneself to achieve something remarkably difficult, however long it takes.

Away from the trivia, then, and on to the real daily mileages. In pure statistical terms, at the end of today Andrea is more than 30 miles ahead of Radu Budan, who lies second.

Marcato maintained his healthy lead but fell below the 70-mile mark for the first time. He ended the day with 69.1 miles and an overall total of 314.8 miles, becoming the first runner through the 300-mile barrier. Radu Budan eclipsed Andrea for the highest daily total, closing the day one lap further on with 69.6 miles, giving him a cumulative total of 281.3 miles and consolidating his 2nd place.

Annabel Hepworth finished the day with 62.5 miles and an overall total of 270.5 miles. Annabel again opted for her usual early finish at around 10.30 pm, to give herself a little more overnight recovery time. Vasu Duzhiy finished the day with 59.8 miles, for a total of 267.6 miles.

Lo Wei-Ming looked to be having a challenging day but still managed 58.1 miles, taking him to 256.1 miles.
Nayaja and Nina continued their own close race. Nayaja turned the tables on Nina today, recording 62.5 miles to Nina's 59.2. Nina holds a slender one-lap lead, their respective totals standing at 255.0 and 254.5 miles.
Nayaja's daily total of 62.5 miles was identical to Annabel's and the joint third-best of the day.
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin again ran a measured 60.3 miles, leaving him on 245.7 miles.
Stutisheel Lebedev, with 48.3 miles, closed the day on 208.4 miles in total.

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My heart-distance is very short and eventful."

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Early this morning, at 9 a.m., the race received a special visitor.

Ambassador Alexander Yui Tah-ray Taiwan’s Representative to the United States came to see the race. He also serves as head of the UN affairs task force in New York.

He made the visit to meet Taiwanese ultrarunner Lo Wei-Ming, who enjoys huge support in Taiwan on the strength of his success in multi-day running. Among his many achievements, he is a four-time finisher of the Sri Chinmoy 3,100 Mile Race. At his last 3,100-mile race, in 2024, he set several 60-plus Masters records at both national and world level.

Also present were representatives of the Taiwan Blind Runner for Charity Association, who are in New York for a short stay with several aims. Naturally, they want to support Wei-Ming in his current endeavour. They have brought two blind runners with them from Taiwan, and we are honoured that these runners have covered a few laps of the 3,100-mile course to raise awareness of their own efforts to transcend considerable difficulties. While in New York, they are also connecting with the local Taiwanese community.

Alexander Yui Tah-ray entered into the spirit of the event and wore a 3,100-mile T-shirt. He ran a few laps of the course with Wei-Ming, then put on a blindfold and ran a couple more with the blind runners to show solidarity with their cause.

The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team is grateful that Ambassador Alexander Yui Tah-ray found time in his busy schedule to come and show his support for the race, for Wei-Ming, and for the Taiwan Blind Runner for Charity Association.

As the Day Progressed

Italy's Andrea Marcato passed 70 miles again, recording 75.1 for the day and becoming the first runner to reach 200 miles in the race. He ended on 245.7 miles.
Annabel Hepworth went through 200 miles at around 8:30 pm. She finished with 64.7 miles for the day and a total of 207.8, opting for an early night at about 10:30 pm.
Radu Budan followed her through the 200-mile mark some eight minutes later. Staying on the course until later in the evening, he closed with 66.4 miles and a total of 211.7 to lie in second place.
Vasu Duzhiy reached 200 miles an hour after that, shortly before 10 pm, and finished with 63.7 miles — leaving him level with Hepworth on 207.8 and sharing third.
Lo Wei-Ming clocked 63.1 miles to total 198.

Although it is still early days, you sense that our two other female competitors are evenly matched. Nina Huang-Lan Yang ran 62 miles to total 195.8, while Nayaja Perugini clocked 63.1 to leave her just under four miles behind on 191.9.

Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, after his big effort yesterday, ran a more measured 52.6 miles today, leaving him on 185.4.
Stutisheel Lebedev also covered 52.6 miles, closing the day on 160.1.

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Temperatures and humidity were kind today, making for good running conditions. Things have settled slightly after the initial burst of energy on day one, and runners have started to settle into the race's routine. Italy's Andrea Marcato continues to set the pace, leading the way with another strong day of 81.2 miles.

Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, after a conservative opening day of 53.2 miles (85.6 kilometres) as he eased into the race, had one of his inspired days, covering more than 79.5 miles — the second-best distance of the day. In the cooler evening air he noticeably increased his pace.
Radu Budan just missed 70 miles for the day, recording 69.2. That moved him slightly ahead of Vasu Duzhiy, who ran a solid 67.4 miles.
Annabel Hepworth continues to set the pace among the women. After her opening 80 miles, she followed up with a more measured 63 to reach 143 miles.
Nina Huang-Lan Yang went one lap further on the day, with 63.6 miles.
Our third woman, Nayaja Perugini, recorded 62.5 miles.
Wei-Ming Lo, the oldest runner in this year's race at 62, had another solid day, easing himself further into the race with 63.6 miles.
Stutisheel Lebedev, drawing on the experience of ten 3,100-mile finishes, totalled 44 miles.

After today's excellent conditions, rain is forecast for tomorrow, bringing a fresh challenge for the runners.

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The race has begun. The adventure has started. Ten intrepid ultra-running pioneers set off this morning on the world's longest certified road race. Weeks, months and years of preparation have brought them to the start line. Success in the Sri Chinmoy 3,100-Mile Race tends to come from patience and gradual perseverance, but that still doesn't stop some runners from being very enthusiastic on day one.

The race can be completed within the allotted 52 days by averaging around 60 miles (96 km) per day, and the top runners regularly average 70 miles or more. Even so, day one almost always sees one or two competitors record their highest mileage of the entire race. The pent-up emotion of recent days is suddenly released, and after all the planning, they can finally get on with running.

Today, six-time winner Andrea Marcato blitzed 89 miles and looked in control all day. For context, if he sustained that as a daily average, he would finish in 34 to 35 days — more than five days inside the existing record of 40 days, 9 hours, 6 minutes and 21 seconds, set by Finland's Ashprihanal Aalto in 2015.

Not far behind was the leading woman, experienced Australian Annabel Hepworth, who totalled 80.1 miles. (see: Interview with Annabel, Day 1) Again for context, if Annabel were to average around 80 miles a day, she would finish in roughly 39 days — inside Aalto's men's record, and more than six days inside Tsai Wen-Ya's women's mark of 45 days, 12 hours, 28 minutes and 24 seconds from 2023. Behind Hepworth, multiple-time winner Vasu Duzhiy and Moldova's Radu Budan recorded 76.8 and 75.7 miles respectively. History shows that these daily distances will rarely be repeated, if at all, as the race goes on.

Over the next few days, expect every runner to settle into a routine and a mileage they feel comfortable with — whether that means shadowing the 60-mile cut-off line or chasing a national record or a personal best. All of them arrive at the 3,100-Mile Race as experienced multi-day runners, capable of putting a few miles in the bank early on while knowing how their bodies will recover in the days that follow. Like the early miles of a marathon, it is a matter of balancing effort against energy conserved.

They also know that too big an effort on day one or day two will lead to a difficult, subpar day not long afterwards. Outwardly, the 3,100 is an exercise in finding the daily balance between pushing oneself and giving the body the energy, nutrition and rest it needs to recover. Inwardly, it is an exercise in concentration. The adventure has begun.

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The 30th Annual Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race began at 6.00am. More to come!

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The 3100 Mile Race starts on Sun 30 August 6.00am. (NY Time)

runners

(from left to right: Stutisheel Lebedev, Andrea Marcato, Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, Annabel Hepworth, Prashant Pethe, Nina Huang-Lan Yang, Radu Budan, Lo Wei Ming, Vasu Duzhiy, Nayaja Perugini)

Pre-Race Meeting at Perfection Journey

Meet the runners 2026

Further Links

3100 Mile Race Blog at Perfection Journey
Perfection Journey Films- Vimeo Channel
Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team Vimeo Channel
Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team 3100 Mile Race Youtube Channel
Stutisheel 3100 Mile Playlist YouTube Channel

Photos

List of previous results

Results 1997-2025

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The Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is held on a single block in Jamaica, Queens. In many ways, it is quite an ordinary block, like many others in New York. But this block takes on a very special significance during the race, especially for the runners of the 3100 Mile Race. During the race, each runner will attempt to complete 5,649 laps of the 0.5488 mile course.

In this video, Stutisheel Lebedev, (a 3100 Mile runner) captures the changing seasons from the start of the race all the way through the calender year.

Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 2025

Final Results

Andrea Marcato 46 Days + 16:19:10
Vasu Duzhiy 48 Days + 04:57:52
Mahasatya Janczak 48 Days + 14:37:45
Alex Ramsey 50 Days + 09:53:11
Adrian Papuc 50 Days + 12:23:23
Milan Javornicky 50 Days + 15:53:55
Daniela Bojila 51 Days + 08:17:28
Lucong Geng 51 Days + 16:26:57

2025 - Every Daily Results

2025 Results.pdf
Milestones for 2025 (km and miles)

List of All Results

Results 1997-2025

Photos

Video Channels

Perfection Journey Films - Vimeo Channel
Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team Vimeo Channel
Stutisheel 3100 Mile Playlist YouTube Channel
Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team 3100 Mile Race Youtube Channel

Media

Welcome to the 3100 Mile Race - Daily Mail
Multi-Day Runners Are Alarmingly Sane - Run Outside Online
Hoover Grad Alex Ramsey set to finish 3100 Mile Race
Previous media

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The 29th edition of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race saw eight out of the ten runners complete the goal of 3,100 miles. This included five first time finishers. Alex Ramsey (USA), Adrian Papuc (Romania), Milan Javornicky (Czech Republic), Daniela Bojila (Italy/Romania) and Lucong Geng (China). This increases the number of runners who have ever finished the race from 52 to 57. Given that the race is in its 29th year, it is still a very elite group.

Andrea Marcato (Italy) was once again the winner of the race in a time of 46 Days + 16:19:10. It is his sixth consecutive first place, an unprecedented achievement. Vasu Duzhiy (a former three-time winner) was 2nd place in a time of 48 Days + 04:57:52. Vasu, from St Petersburg, Russia is 59 years old, but retains a youthful energy. It is the 13th time he has completed the race out of 13 starts.

Mahasatya Janczak (Poland) finished on the podium in a time of 48 Days + 14:37:45. It is the second time he has completed the race, and this year was nearly two days quicker than in 2023. Over the last half of the race, Mahasatya was one of the strongest runners, actually increasing his mileage towards the end.

Alex Ramsey (USA) is only the third American man to complete the race, and his frequent smiles and positivity were inspiring to other runners and helpers. Adrian Papuc (Romania) successfully completed the race at his second attempt in a time of 50 Days + 12:23:23. Adrian had a great attitude to learning from his first effort and also enjoying his time on the course.

Milan Javornicky (Czech Republic) is another runner who learnt from previous experience. In 2020, he completed 2713.9 miles, In 2023, 3031.5 miles and this year finally completed the 3100 miles in a time of 50 Days + 15:53:55. A great example of self-transcendence.

Daniela Bojila (Italy/Romania) was attempting the 3100 Mile Race for her first time. With great determination and consistency, she finished on the last day in a time of 51 Days + 08:17:28. Lucong Geng (China) also finished on the last day, with just a couple of hours to spare. His time was 51 Days + 16:26:57. Lucong started the race very well, but encountered numerous challenges, - cold, injuries and breathing difficulties. But, with great determination, he continued to the end.

Ananda-Lahari Zuscin (Slovakia) finished with 2829.2 Miles. It was his 21st 3100 Mile race, something he has finished six times. Harita Davies (USA) finished with 2790.8 miles. Harita has finished the race on four previous occasions and is the sixth-ranked woman.

Helpers

The race is much more than the ten runners; it requires the selfless effort of a team of dedicated organisers, counters, cooks, medical staff and helpers. The race village creates a unique atmosphere with people from all over the world being brought together in a spirit of self-transcendence and selfless offering.

Founder

The race was founded by Sri Chinmoy, with the first 3100 Mile race run in 1997. It was the culmination of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team's pioneering efforts in the world of multiday running. Sri Chinmoy believed that spirituality and sports could go together with distance running a perfect opportunity to practise self-transcendence.

“There is only one dream
That will always be perfect
In your lifetime,
And that is the dream
Of self-transcendence.”

– Sri Chinmoy