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.
(More stats and race reports to come)
Andrea Marcato of Italy won the 30th Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race, covering the distance in 45 days 03:11:28. It was his seventh consecutive win.
Annabel Hepworth of Australia was the first woman home, finishing fourth overall in 49 days 09:03:02.
2026 Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3,100-Mile Race — final results
Pos.
Name
Country
Distance
Time
1
Andrea Marcato
Italy
3,100 miles
45 days 03:11:28
2
Radu Budan
Moldova
3,100 miles
46 days 10:59:38
3
Lo Wei Ming
Taiwan
3,100 miles
48 days 16:04:48
4
Annabel Hepworth
Australia
3,100 miles
49 days 09:03:02
5
Vasu Duzhiy
Russia
3,100 miles
50 days 13:14:53
6
Nayaja Perugini
Italy
2,862.1 miles
50 days 12
7
Nina Yang Huang-Lan
Taiwan
2,529.7 miles
50 days 12
8
Stutisheel Lebedev
Ukraine
2,306.5 miles
50 days 12
9
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin
Slovakia
2,296.1 miles
50 days 12
Interview with Andrea and Arpan by Tarit
(excerpt)
TARIT: You’re obviously happy running multi-day races on the roads. Do you ever think of doing any of the classic trail races, like the Spartathlon or the Alpine races, rather than road events?
ANDREA: I’m quite happy with the loop races, and I believe they’re the best for performance. Given my mental attitude, I really like the short loop and the fact that all the logistics are taken care of: the food is close by, there are restrooms, massage if necessary — everything is there.
I’ve never thought about the Spartathlon or long-distance trail running. It would be interesting to consider sometime in the future, but for the time being I like the loop races.
TARIT: Radu talked quite openly about just being in the flow state and not really understanding why or how — it just happens.
ANNABEL: Oh yes, I'm finding that. Some days did drag, but some days really were just: wow, where did those five hours go? Time moves.
I find the first six hours are slower, and then time moves faster. Most days felt smooth and calm and peaceful. It was a peaceful race for me.
When the schoolchildren were arriving and leaving, things felt a bit crazy, but when that's not happening there's an overriding sense of peace on this race. I had large slabs of feeling really at peace with the world.
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