About the author:

Medur is our go-to person for many of the essential tasks involved in putting on our races: race setup, our lap counting system and our website. An enthusiastic runner himself, he has participated in many editions of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run in Canada and the US.

Sarvagata Ukrainskyi completed the 3100 Mile race with a finishing time of 44 days 6 hours 58 minutes and 10 seconds. Yuri Trostenyuk was second in a time of 46 days 14 hours 16 minutes and 5 seconds.

	Men	Days	HH:MM:SS
1	Sarvagata Ukrainskyi	44	06:58:10
2	Yuri Trostenyuk	46	14:16:05
3	Vasu Duzhiy	47	04:24:27
4	Pranjal Milovnik	47	13:44:06
5	Stutisheel Lebedyev	48	03:57:19
6	William Sichel	50	15:06:04

	Women	Days	HH:MM:SS
1	Sarah Barnett	50	03:55:08
2	Jayasalini Olga Abramovskikh	51

Daily videos by race director Rupantar La Russo

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In the Media

3100 Mile Race featured in Sports Illustrated 60th Anniversary edition

By Rupantar LaRusso author bio »

11 August

About the author:
Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.

The 60th Anniversary Issue of Sports Illustrated highlights Sarvagata Ukraniskyi's victory in the longest certified foot race in the world, the Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race.

Excerpt from the article written by Elliot Chester called 'Marathon and On and On': "Less than 1% of Americans have ever run a marathon. Over six weeks Sarvagata Ukrainskyi ran two, occasionally three, a day on his way to winning his second Self-Transcendence 3,100 Mile Race..." read more on the Sports Illustrated site »
In the Media

Around the block in 52 days

By Nirbhasa Magee author bio »

9 August

About the author:
Nirbhasa is from Ireland. He is an enthusiastic multi-day runner, having completed four times the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race - the longest race in the world.

Article from Dagens Næringsliv (Norway largest daily business newspaper), published on 9th August, 2014. The following is a translated excerpt (thanks to Premananda for the English translation):

Queens boiled and steamed in 35 degrees. A quick sprint to the subway and the clothes could be wrung up. Most people preferred cooled of air inside cars and buildings. Those outside, sagged slowly along the streets or were drowsing away in the shadows.

But in a living area in the borough of Queens three women and eleven men were running. Up 84th Avenue. Across 168th Street. Along the highway Grand Central Parkway. Down 164th Avenue. A rectangle of 883 meter around a fenced in high school, a soccer field and a playground.

Then they did it again. And again. And again and again. From 6 am until midnight. For 52 days in a stretch they were running, with change of direction every morning for the sake of some variation, on a sidewalk cast of concrete - much harder than asphalt.

They started on June 15th. When the organizers drew the line on Tuesday this week, eight of the runners had completed the required 5000km. In spite of injuries, illness and horrible blisters: none had broken along the way. None had taken even a single day off.

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Cross-posted from www.srichinmoyraces.org
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A run in the park - article about William Sichel's 3100 Mile Race

By Rupantar LaRusso author bio »

6 August

About the author:
Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.
Ian Corliss interviews William Sichel from Orkney, Scotland, who in 2014 became the oldest person at 60 to successfully complete the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, the world's longest certified foot race.

"...it was a once in a lifetime experience. In a way, all this builds to make the event what it is. It’s part of the process. It focuses the mind. It’s part of the journey and ultimately what the self-transcendence is about." See more at RunUltra.com.uk

Watch: William's finish, filmed by fellow runner Pranjal Milovnik

Cross-posted from us.srichinmoyraces.org
Weekly newsletter summary of the 2014 Mile race

By Nirbhasa Magee author bio »

5 January

About the author:
Nirbhasa is from Ireland. He is an enthusiastic multi-day runner, having completed four times the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race - the longest race in the world.

Results (PDF Download)
Newsletter 6 June 115.89 KB

During the race, our expert designer Parvati put together a very nice newsletter summarizing all aspects of the race.
Race Director's updates

Day 52

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

5 August

Thirty-three year old Jayasalini Olga Abramovskikh reached the 3100 mile finish line in
51 days+12:30:32 to become second woman and eighth finisher in the race. The tall Russian was gracious for her inspired handlers, friends and well-wishers. The remaining six athletes stayed the course to see what they could do before midnight.

Thanks, friends for following our little race around the block. May the wind always be at your back.
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Day 51: Two More Make It In

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

4 August

Sarah Barnett from Adelaide Australia finished first woman and sixth place overall in the 3100 mile race today for a personal best distance(3100=50 days+03:55:08). Sarah averaged 61.802 miles per day(99.46 km). She is now second-ranked woman in race history. Nearly 12 hours later William Sichel from Sanday,Orkney Islands Scotland reached perhaps the pinnacle of his running career by completing 3100 miles in 50 days+15:06:04. William fell below the needed minimum on Day 19 by 71+ miles. He rallied and ran well from that point on to average 61.233 miles(98.545 km) per day. He is the first man over 60 years old to ever complete the 3100 miler.
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Day 50: Two At The Rail

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

3 August

With only 27 laps to go Australian Sarah Barnett stands to win the ladies crown and sixth place overall on Monday morning. She has had a very good race to this point and is averaging 61.71 miles per day(99.30 km). Probably 12 hours later, Scotsman William Sichel will glide past 3100 miles and into the history books as the first man over sixty to ever finish this difficult race. On sunday he ran another impressive 65.3 miles to get into position to finish. He needs only 105 laps(57.62 miles) to reach his dream goal.
In the Media

3100 Mile Race 2014: CBS This Morning, NY Times and more...

By Nirbhasa Magee author bio »

2 August

About the author:
Nirbhasa is from Ireland. He is an enthusiastic multi-day runner, having completed four times the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race - the longest race in the world.

Inside the world's longest race: CBS This Morning
"The marathon is the equivalent of running from New York to Los Angeles (2,700 miles), and then going another 400 miles north to San Francisco just for kicks. The race was inspired by spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy, who believed long-distance running can help people overcome their preconceived limitations." read more »

Endless Summer Race: City Room, New York Times
“I see them running every day and I think, ‘These people never sleep,’” said Rashdeep Singh, who lives nearby. The runners go from 6 a.m. to midnight, pausing for meals in plastic cups, water and a fresh pair of shoes. Before the race ends next week, each will have exhausted about 25 pairs. read more »

More coverage:

- Fox 5 News: Runners seek spiritual experience(link is external) - see video below
- Public Radio International's 'The World'

Video by AFP news agency:

Cross-posted from us.srichinmoyraces.org
Race Director's updates

Day 49: A Tireless Pioneer

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

2 August

Stutisheel Lebedyev finished his eighth 3100 mile race in ten attempts with a personal best of 48 days+03:57:19, which averages to 64.36 miles per day(103.58 km). He moved from 20th ranked up to 16th with this fine effort. He was the fifth finisher so far in the world’s longest, continuous ultra marathon. Sarah Barnett moved to within 78 miles of finishing- probably Monday morning,late. William Sichel of Scotland is promising to finish monday evening with a flurry of activity from his arsenal of running tricks. Jayasalini Olga Abramovskikh is still on pace to finish on the last day.

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WEEK 7: July 27 to August 2, 2014

	Place	Runner	Day 43	Day 44	Day 45	Day 46	Day 47	Day 48	Day 49
Men:
	1	Sarvagata Ukrainskyi	2995.9	3067.24	3100.17	3100.17	3100.17	3100.17	3100.17
		day total	62.02	71.34	32.93
	2	Yuri Trostenyuk	2849.92	2913.58	2978.89	3043.64	3100.17	3100.17	3100.17
		day total	64.76	63.66	65.31	64.75	56.53
	3	Vasu Duzhiy	2787.36	2859.25	2934.98	3003.03	3077.67	3100.17	3100.17
		day total	69.15	71.89	75.73	68.05	74.64	22.5
	4	Pranjal Milovnik	2797.78	2861.44	2924.01	2988.22	3050.78	3100.17	3100.17
		day total	63.66	63.66	62.57	64.21	62.56	49.39
	5	Stutisheel Lebedyev	2737.41	2803.27	2868.03	2938.82	3009.07	3080.41	3100.17
		day total	62.56	65.86	64.76	70.79	70.25	71.34	19.76
	6	William Sichel	2582.1	2646.86	2711.62	2780.22	2844.98	2912.48	2977.24
		day total	60.91	64.76	64.76	68.6	64.76	67.5	64.76
	7	Baladev Saraz	2480.58	2537.65	2592.53	2645.22	2700.1	2757.17	2817.54
		day total	60.37	57.07	54.88	52.69	54.88	57.07	60.37
	8	Teekshanam Dodonu	2263.8	2325.81	2382.34	2444.36	2493.75	2545.33	2594.73
		day total	60.37	62.01	56.53	62.02	49.39	51.58	49.4
	9	Ananda-Lahari Zuscin	1985.01	2035.49	2078.85	2123.31	2167.76	2226.48	2278.07
		day total	43.9	50.48	43.36	44.46	44.45	58.72	51.59
	10	Sopan Tsekov	1954.83	1989.4	2024.52	2058.55	2095.32	2128.25	2162.82
		day total	34.58	34.57	35.12	34.03	36.77	32.93	34.57
	11	Ray Krolewicz	1666.71	1700.73	1737.5	1773.72	1815.43	1859.33	1893.91
		day total	27.99	34.02	36.77	36.22	41.71	43.9	34.58
Women:
	1	Sarah Barnett (F)	2667.72	2728.63	2790.1	2849.92	2910.29	2969.56	3023.34
		day total	57.08	60.91	61.47	59.82	60.37	59.27	53.78
	2	Jayasalini Olga Abramovskikh (F)	2594.73	2655.09	2713.82	2771.44	2829.06	2887.79	2944.31
		day total	58.18	60.36	58.73	57.62	57.62	58.73	56.52
	3	Nidhruvi Zimmerman (F)	2553.02	2611.74	2668.27	2725.89	2783.51	2841.14	2896.02
		day total	59.27	58.72	56.53	57.62	57.62	57.63	54.88

Race Director's updates

Day 48: Two More In

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

1 August

Forty-nine year old Vasu Duzhiy of St. Petersburg Russia finished 3100 miles in a time of 47 days+04:24:27. This was his third consecutive finish and second podium position, and a personal best as well, by over an hour. Later in the evening Pranjal Milovnik, the Iron Man with the heart of a lion, finished his tenth straight 3100 miler in fourth place overall(3100 miles= 47 days+13:44:06). Pranjal joins the elite level of finishers who have gone past 31,000 miles in their careers here- around the world and then some. Only Ashprihanal Aalto of Finland and Suprabha Beckjord of the USA have more completions. Stutisheel Lebedyev is set to finish Saturday morning with only 36 laps to go. All Joy.
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Day 47:Second Finisher In

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

31 July

Yuri Trostenyuk from Vinnitsa, Ukraine finished second overall in the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. He took over four and a half days off his previous time to reach the goal in 46 days+14:16:05, an average of 66.535 miles per day(107.078 km). He moves up the rankings from 27th place to ninth place as a result of this fine performance. Vasu Duzhiy should finish at 11:00 am on Friday thanks to a strong 74.63 miles. He only needs 41 laps(22.5 miles). Slovakian Pranjal Milovnik should finish just before dinner-time as well. He needs 90 laps (49.39 miles) to complete the journey.
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Day 46: Getting Closer

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

30 July

Stutisheel Lebedyev led the terrific thirteen through their paces with 70.79 miles today as Day leader. Yuri Trostenyuk needs only 56.5 more miles(103 laps) to bag his second 3100 Mile finish on Thursday evening. This one will be worth seeing as he is primed to slice several days off of his finish time from last year. William Sichel rattled off another 68.6 mile day to move into seventh position and onto the ‘Big Board’, -the scoreboard with the placards of the runners who will all finish the race. Six days remain and the amazing weather has been holding onto our region. Eight or nine runners will finish, many with personal bests. Stay tuned…
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Day 45:Part Two

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

30 July

In the wake of the first finisher, the energy level of the remaining runners is still strong. Vasu Duzhiy had a splendid day with 75.7 miles and has moved into third place and another probable podium finish. Yuri Trostenyuk should finish Thursday evening, with a new personal best by several days, and William Sichel is only four laps behind seventh place overall as he continues to shine. Still a week left, but everybody is moving more urgently. Time is passing by.
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Day 45: Part One- Sarvagata Finishes First!

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

29 July

Forty-one year old Sarvagata Ukrainskyi from Berdyansk, Ukraine finished first in the Eighteenth Annual Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race in 44 days+06:58:10. It was his fourth consecutive finish and a new personal best by nearly six hours. He averaged 69.996 miles per day(112.648 km). He is now ranked fourth all-time in the event, his previous best race having come in 2011.
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Day 44:Cool and Breezy, Please

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

28 July

Sarvagata Ukrainskyi has moved to within 60 laps(32.9280 miles) of reaching his goal of 3100 miles. The estimated time of finish is between 12:45 and 2:30 PM EDT on Tuesday afternoon. He ran 71.34 miles on his penultimate day of the event. Vasu Duzhiy will enjoy his current championship for one more day as he led all comers with 71.89 miles. He has climbed to within four laps of Pranjal Milovnik who is still clinging to third but realizes the superior leg speed of Vasu. Sarah Barnett passed 2700 miles and leads the ladies with just eight days left in the contest. In all, nine athletes made it past 60 miles again. The weather was perfect, with lower humidity and the mercury barely reaching 80ÂºF.

Sarah Barnett-2700 miles=43 days+10:42:15
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Day 43:

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

27 July

It was a muggy, hot day in New York, the kind we normally see here each summer, the kind that has been scarce for the last six weeks. Our tired but determined runners still kept on, looking forward to life at the beach, eating at a dinner table while seated, or other niceties taken for granted. Vasu Duzhiy kept his pursuit of the podium on full tilt with a 69.1 mile day, climbing within 10 miles of Pranjal Milovnik, the stalwart Slovakian. Yuri Trostenyuk continued his excellent adventure in second place with 64.7 miles, and Sarvagata Ukrainskyi is within 105 mile of finishing on Tuesday afternoon, if he doesn’t tear off his shirt to reveal a big ‘S’ on his chest and do it all in one full day on Monday(wink!). The ladies-three all came short of 60 miles but remain in good spirits. And to top off the day, a Scottish piper in full regalia serenaded the athletes and crew with terrific songs of energy and timeless spirit. With nine days left, the runners are ready to fly. Stay tuned friends.

Stutisheel Lebedyev-2700 miles= 42 days+06:27:41
Latest News Inspiration

Day 42 graphs from Austria

By Nirbhasa Magee author bio »

27 July

About the author:
Nirbhasa is from Ireland. He is an enthusiastic multi-day runner, having completed four times the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race - the longest race in the world.

Our interactive daily graphs on the homepage were inspired by the graphs that Matthias van Baaren from Vienna has been sending us since the beginning of the race (he also sent us the fun Chicken Run graphic from a couple of weeks ago). We havent been able to get around to putting them all up, but here are some graphs from day 42 just to give you an idea. Thank you very much Matthias!

Clicking on the images will open up the associated PDF's in a new tab.

Position changes during race:

Versus the 59.6 mile per day time limit:

Furthest and least mileage covered by runners, by day:

Predicted finish (based on average speed by day 42):

Relative position of runners:

Distance covered (days 36-42):

Daily mileage:
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Day 42: Six Weeks And The Top Spot

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

26 July

Only one man has ever dared to finish on the forty-second day in the 3100 Mile Race- Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk of Germany in 2006. His 41 days and eight hours of work present the gold standard- an average of nearly 75 miles per day(120 km). Even with surprisingly cool weather this summer, still the record is safe. For the lesser mere mortals, Sarvagata Ukrainskyi moves closer to a Tuesday finish line after a fine 71.34 mile day. If he finishes before 7:38pm on Tuesday evening he will eclipse his own best mark(44 days +13:38:52). Yuri Trostentuk will hope for a late Thursday finish(or Friday morning). If Pranjal Milovnik from Slovakia closes the deal he can also eclipse his personal best. There is a possibility of nine finishers this year. Go runners!!

Pranjal Milovnik-2700 miles=41 days+07:56:54
Vasu Duzhiy-2700 miles=41 days+13:10:20