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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.
Day 21 and the races inch towards the half-way point, but this will not be on the minds of the runners who continue to amaze with their regular feats of self-transcendence.
"Determination and impossibility are never to be found together.”
– Sri Chinmoy
The runners of the 3100 Mile Race are really proving in a tangible way the reality of this aphorism by Sri Chinmoy. The idea of running 3100 miles would have sounded impossible to many people in the past; perhaps even today, the idea of averaging 60 miles a day for 52 days still sounds nearly impossible. But, although these runners are not necessarily natural born athletes, they show that with real determination and receptivit, the seemingly impossible can become possible.
There was a time when people thought running a marathon was too much. It wasn't until 1984 that the Olympics offered a women's marathon. But, in the past decades, the idea of what is possible in terms of ultra-distance has been stretched. And when a pioneer in any field shows something is possible, it gives inspiration to those of us following this race to do a little more in our own lives.
Major Milestones
- Andrea Marcato- 2300 km- 20:17:02:53.
- Adrian Papuc -1300 miles-20:23:35:15./
- Geng Lucong- 1300 miles- 20:14:04;31.
- Milan Javornicky- 2000km- 20:14:48:46.
- Daniela Bojila- 2000 km- 20:04:03:21.
- Alex Ramsey- 2000 km- 20:04:32:19.
- Harita Davies 1200 miles- 20:14:40:46.
- Ananda-Lahari Zuscin- 1100 miles- 20:13:11:47.
Videos
- Stutisheel 3100 Mile Playlist youtube Channel
- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team 3100 Mile Race Youtube Channel
- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team Vimeo Channel
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