2012 Self Transcendence 3100 Mile Race
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Grahak Cunningham, age 35, Perth, Western Australia Grahak has run the Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race three times, beginning in 2007 at the invitation of race founder Sri Chinmoy. He ranks 3rd in the world with his performance in 2009 (44 days+09:08:58), where he averaged 69.85 miles (112.42 km) per day. He also holds the Australian record for 3,100 miles and 1,000 miles. |
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Sarvagata Ukrainskyi, age 38, Berdyansk, Ukraine Last year, in his first attempt at 3,100 miles, Sarvagata emerged victorious in 44 days+13:38:52, averaging 69.56 miles (111.96 km) per day, which is the fastest first-time performance and gave him a world ranking of 5th for the distance. He ran the Self-Transcendence Ten Day Race in April this year, completing 605 miles. He has been running for 10 years, with seven multi-day races completed. |
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Atmavir Spacil, age 33, Zlín, Czech Republic Atmavir has run 12 multi-day races with five finishes in the Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race, including his personal best in 2009 of 45 days+03:44:21 in 2009. He is ranked 7th all-time in this event. |
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Pranjal Milovnik, age 40, Bratislava, Slovakia A multi-day race veteran, Pranjal has run the Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race seven times. His best result to date was in 2010 with a time of 47 days+04:19.49 65.68 miles (105.72 km) per day. In 2005, he completed his first 3,100-Mile Race in 59 days+12:20:48. Since then he has improved by over 11 days, an amazing result. He is ranked 12th in the world ranking for this race. |
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Stutisheel Lebedyev, age 42, Kiev, Ukraine Another prolific multi-day race specialist, this is Stutisheel's ninth year racing 3,100 miles. He has completed seven Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Races in his eight previous attempts. His best result is 48 days+12:42:46, an average of 63.88 miles (102.81 km) per day. He is ranked 17th all-time in the race. |
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Pushkar Mullauer, age 40, Zurich, Switzerland Pushkar is the Swiss record-holder for 3,100 miles. His best time in the Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race is 49 days+02:57:03, ranking him 18th all-time. This is his fourth year participating in the race. |
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Ananda-Lahari Zuscin, age 37, Kosice, Slovakia Ananda-Lahari is a five-time finisher of the Self-Transcendence 3,100- Mile Race, with a best of 49 days+14:25:37, which ranks him 19th all-time in the race. This will be his 12th multi-day race and his eighth attempt at 3,100 miles. |
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Sopan Tsekov, age 31, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria's finest multi-day race specialist, Sopan was the youngest ever runner to complete 3,100 miles in 2005 at 24 years of age. He has a best of 50 days+13:48:57. He has two finishes to his credit and is ranked 24th all-time in the Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race. |
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Arpan DeAngelo, age 59, Jamaica, New York, USA Potentially the oldest finisher of 3,100 miles, Arpan will turn 60 years of age in the middle of this year's Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race. In his only previous endeavour at this distance, he finished in 51 days+10:04:37 in 2004. He is ranked 25th all-time in the race. He has run a remarkable 130 individual marathons in his 37 years of running. |
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Pradeep Hoogakker, age 34, Den Haag, The Netherlands Last year, in his first attempt in the Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race, Pradeep finished in 53 days+09:03:25. He has run six multi-day races and several ultra-marathons in his running career. He is the only runner from the Netherlands to ever finish 3,100 miles, and is ranked 27th all-time in the race. |
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Baladev Saraz, age 36, Slovakia This will be Baladev's fourth year racing 3,100 miles. In 2009, he completed the Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race in 54 days+14:26:40. He is ranked 30th all-time in the race. |
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Vasu Duzhiy, age 47, St. Petersburg, Russia This will be Vasu's first attempt at 3,100 miles. He has completed 16 ultra-marathons in twelve years of running, with a best of 713 miles in the Self-Transcendence Ten Day Race, which he completed just six weeks prior to the start of this race. |
Name | Age | Country | Best Time | Rank Alltime | ||
1. | Grahak Cunningham | 35 | Australia | 44 days+09:08:58 | 3rd | |
2. | Sarvagata Ukrainskyi | 39 | Ukraine | 44 days+13:38:52 | 5th | |
3. | Atmavir Spacil | 34 | Czeck Rep | 45 days+03:44:21 | 7th | |
4. | Pranjal Milovnik | 39 | Slovakia | 47 days+04:19:49 | 12th | |
5. | Stutisheel Lebedyev | 42 | Ukraine | 48 days+12:42:46 | 17th | |
6. | Pushkar Mullauer | 40 | Switzerland | 49 days+02:57:03 | 18th | |
7. | Ananda-Lahari Zuscin | 37 | Slovakia | 49 days +14:25:37 | 19th | |
8. | Sopan Tsekov | 31 | Bulgaria | 50 +days+13:48:57 | 24th | |
9. | Arpan DeAngelo | 59 | USA | 51 days+10:04:37 | 25th | |
10. | Pradeep Hoogakker | 34 | Netherlands | 53 days+09:03:25 | 27th | |
11. | Baladev Saraz | 36 | Slovakia | 54 days+14:26:40 | 30th | |
12. | Vasu Duzhiy | 47 | Russia |
This year's race will have 11 returning runners with one first time runner, Vasu Duzhiy from Russia.