Start of the 2022 3100 mile race

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Nirbhasa is originally from Ireland but currently lives in Reykjavik, Iceland. 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.

Videos of Saturday's race briefing and Sunday's start by Padyatra and Rupantar, and photos by Alakananda

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The 27th Annual Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race

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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.

This morning the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race began in Jamaica, Queens. A large crowd of well-wishers saw the 14 runners 9 men and five women begin their epic journey. This will spend the next 52 days covering the .5488 of a mile (883.207km) as they seek to cover the necessary distance of 59.618 miles/ 95.946 km per day.

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Start list - 14 Runners
In-depth stories from the early races
Previous Results
Photos of Race at Sri Chinmoy Ultra Photos

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On August 30, 2023 begins the world's longest race. 14 runners - 9 men and five women, will begin the 52 day test of running and recovering.

Each runner will start the event at 6:00 am local time, and attempt to make their abilities respond to the difficulty of that day, that hour, or that moment.

Remember, they are running a course around and around, the course being .5488 of a mile (883.207km). The runners have 18 hours to reach the necessary distance of 59.618 miles/ 95.946 km per day. The midnight stoppage is the endless touch of 'Hurry up and finish'....

Follow the race every day, who knows what will happen and who will designate the movements to come.

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