Day 49 - 3100 Mile Race

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »
18 October

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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.
Taiwan’s Lo Wei Ming finishes his 5th Sri Chinmoy 3,100-mile race

On the evening of 17 October, Taiwan’s Lo Wei Ming finished his 5th Sri Chinmoy 3,100-mile race. He finished in a time of 48 days, 16 hours, 4 minutes and 47 seconds.

Ambassador Tom Chih-Chiang Lee, Director-General (ambassadorial rank), Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York and Head of UN Affairs Task Force in New York, was there to see him finish. The ambassador had visited earlier in the week and run a couple of laps with Wei Ming. Members of the local Taiwanese community also came out in support of their countryman.

Lo Wei Ming — 500-mile splits

Distance Time Split
500 miles 7 days 14:14:36 7d 14:14:36
1,000 miles 15 days 12:21:10 7d 22:06:34
1,500 miles 23 days 10:25:44 7d 22:04:34
2,000 miles 31 days 04:54:28 7d 18:28:44
2,500 miles 39 days 03:48:11 7d 22:53:43
3,000 miles 47 days 04:38:05 8d 00:49:54
3,100 miles 48 days 16:04:47 1d 11:26:42

Lo Wei Ming — 1,000 km splits

Distance Time Split
1,000 km 9 days 12:10:50 9d 12:10:50
2,000 km 19 days 08:48:26 9d 20:37:36
3,000 km 29 days 04:54:55 9d 20:06:29
4,000 km 38 days 17:37:02 9d 12:42:07
5,000 km To be confirmed —

Lo Wei Ming's five finishes

Year Time Age
2021 48 days 11:52:01 57
2022 46 days 15:01:43 58
2023 45 days 08:41:27 59
2024 45 days 12:37:55 60
2026 48 days 16:04:47 62

Other daily statistics

It was a bitterly cold day as temperatures plummeted and a stiff breeze rolled across the course. The runners wore extra warm layers to counter the cold wind and try to keep their body temperature regulated.

  • Wei Ming ran a steady 52.6 miles to take him to the finish line.
  • Annabel Hepworth, running in a padded jacket and tights all day, covered a solid 55.9 miles before leaving to go home and warm up. Her cumulative total is now 3,065.5 miles, leaving her just 35 miles to run tomorrow. All being well, she will finish her first Sri Chinmoy 3,100-mile race on Sunday afternoon, sometime after 2 pm. Keep an eye on the scoreboard webcam for any updates.
  • Vasu Duzhiy had the top mileage of the day with 62.5 miles, taking his total to 2,995.9 miles. He will hit 3,000 miles early on Sunday and is set to finish early on Monday evening.
  • Nayaja Perugini ran 44.9 miles, taking her total to 2,780.4 miles.
  • Nina Yang Huang-Lan, still with a big smile on her face, ran 51.0 miles, finishing the day on 2,476.6 miles.
  • Stutisheel Lebedev, with 44.4 miles, ended the day on 2,236.3 miles.
  • Ananda-Lahari, with 42.2 miles, totalled 2,222.6 miles.

2026 finishers

Pos. Name Time
1 Andrea Marcato 45 days 03:11:28
2 Radu Budan 46 days 10:59:38
3 Lo Wei Ming 48 days 16:04:47

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— Sri Chinmoy

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