2001 Self -Transcendence 3100 Mile Race Summary

Aalto Wins Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Race Again! Daily posts by Sahishnu

June 17 to August 7, 2001 Jamaica, New York, NY USA

Course .5488 mile/ 883 meters, paved sidewalk, certified. Alternate course-.8197 mile/1318 meters

Start 6:00:00am June 17,2001

Daily Mileage Daily Mileage needed to cover 3,100 miles (4,988.966 kms) in 51 days time limit Miles per day = 60.784 (97.822 km) Miles per hour = 3.376

Week Seven

DAY 49 Asprihanal Aalto,30, from Helsinki, Finland, won the Fifth Annual Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Race in a time of 48 days+10:56:12, the sixth fastest time in the history of the race. Mr. Aalto, a deliveryman from the cooler climate of Finland's capital, repeated his triumph of last year by averaging close to 64 miles a day. Mr. Aalto went the nine extra laps to reach 5000 km for the second time(48+13:08:16), savoring his triumph and basking in the glory of finishing this difficult race. He finished some two days ahead of Namitabha Arsic, who ran 60.65 miles to get into position to finish comfortably on Monday evening. Suprabha Beckjord ran 55.73 miles to inch closer to her goal, which she should reach on Wednesday afternoon.

Week Eight

Day 50 The hot, humid weather continued, but so did the dynamic duo who remain in the race. Namitabha is one more days's work away after running 57.3790 miles today. Suprabha ran 55.7396 to pull closer to her Wednesday finish. The temps were in the high 80's, and tomorrow the 90's again. Arsic Finishes Second for Third Straight Year

Day 51 The day was steamy, but Namitabha slogged on and finally finished in the late evening, reaching 3100 miles for the third time in his running life in 50 days+16:23:39. He was exhausted, and will wait till morning to get to 5000 km.He has finished in second place in this race for three straight years. Suprabha went through 3000 miles for the fifth time( 50+14:05:29) and tallied 55.73 sweaty miles, bringing her within 90 miles of the finish line.The air was so thick with moisture and humidity that you could cut it with a knife and find it dripping as much as you were.

Day 52 It was brutal today, the mercury reaching close to triple digits for the afternoon, with thick humidity and hazy sun. Suprabha moved forward for 54.91 miles and a date with the finish line tomorrow afternoon. Namitabha jogged to 5000 km for the third time in race history(51+01:58:31) before it was too hot. Beckjord Conquers Race For Fifth Straight Time

Day 53 Somehow Suprabha got through today, and all the previous years. Another brutal summer day. With her grit, determination, focus, poise and talent, she runs and does these things. Today she became the only person ever to complete all five Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Races, conquering the concrete collossus in 52 days + 10:38:42. She was received by about 100 admirers, who showered her with flowers, gifts, and cheers. Bravo, Suprabha, until next year !