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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.
Race Director's Snippets In just one 30 minute period this morning, so many experiences were presented to me. I spoke with a local mom who was just standing there in a bright yellow shirt with a giant smile on her face as she watched the runners pass her by. It turns out that she is planning on running the London Marathon and just came out to the race for inspiration. Another local runner, a long-time follower of the race came by to see his friend Vasu, as he speaks Russian. Another long-time follower of the race stopped by with a boatload of cookies, cheese and mayo sandwiches and peanut butter sandwiches, AND THE CRUST WAS CUT OFF the sandwiches! Can you imagine that she did this? Last year she stopped by with literally a carload of goodies for the race. So many big shots, medium-sized shots and small shots pass the race daily. So many experiences that can enrich your life happen at the race. Those of us at the race are so lucky to be a part of Sri Chinmoy's longer than the longest race.
Rupantar, Tuesday, September 10
Day 9 Summary. At the end of day nine, Andrea Marcato is leading the pack with 671 miles, running consistently over 71 miles. Aspirhanal Aalto has edged into second place with Lo Wei Ming in third place but still running consistently strong. The women are close together with Huang Lan Yang 1st lady at 557 miles. Susan Marshall and Kaneenika Janakova are very close behind. After both suffering illness, both Stutisheel Lebedev and Nirbhasa Magee have had two strong days with both runners managing two days of 65+ miles which is helping them to catch up with their target.
We have three two videos from Arpan featuring Ananda Lahari and a video about some of the supporters of the race.
Day Nine photos by Alakananda
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