About the author:
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.
Runners meditate just before the start
And they are off.
Day five saw another day of good weather and our athletes settling into the long-distance format of the race. The race is a paradox it is up to 52 days long, the kind of race where you can need a haircut, yet most runners realise the best way to deal with such an arduous race is to live in the moment. Focus on each moment, each minute and each lap and not get too far ahead. By doing this, the miles can slowly and steadily accumulate.
Five times winner Andrea Marcato has had another strong start, another excellent day of running had him reach 600 km in 109:13:36:02, some hours short of 400 miles/ reaching 387.72 miles/ which is 624 km. Adrian Papuc also impresses.
- Geng Lucong reached 300 miles this morning in 97:02:45:20. Later he reached 500 km in 100:04:36:00. He has completed 330.69 miles/ 532.19 km.
- Mahasatya Janczak Reached 300 miles in 109:13:59:28. He has reached 313.14 miles/503.95 km.
- Daniela Bojila reached 300 miles in 110:08:39:10 miles. She has reached 311.49 miles/501 km
- Alex Ramsey reached 300 miles in 118:16:28:57. He has reached 305.46 miles/401 km.
Ananda-Lahari Video
Quote of the day
“Self-transcendence gives us joy in boundless measure. When we transcend ourselves, we do not compete with others. We do not compete with the rest of the world, but at every moment we compete with ourselves. We compete only with our previous achievements. And each time we surpass our previous achievements, we get joy.”
– Sri Chinmoy
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Videos
- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team 3100 Mile Race Youtube Channel
- Stutisheel 3100 Mile Playlist Youtube Channel
- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team - Vimeo Channel
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