1500 Metre Races

Worldwide:

Worldwide results

The following list of races is arranged by distance. Because Sri Chinmoy chose to race the longer distances, such as 7 miles and 10 miles, when he first started, it is worth noting that some of his split times in those races are faster than the times he later posted in shorter races.

1500 metres

1.   20 July 1981
   Sri Chinmoy Race
   San Juan, Puerto Rico
   Time:   6:25

2.   21 July 1981
   Sri Chinmoy Race
   San Juan, Puerto Rico
   Time:   6:15

3.   22 July 1981
   Sri Chinmoy Race
   Santurce, Puerto Rico
   Time:   9:54   (racewalking)

4.   27 June 1982
   Sri Chinmoy Race
   Jamaica High School Track
   Time:   6:30

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About the author:

Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.

Since its initial release last year in the US, the documentary film 3100: Run and Become has been gradually rolled out across the globe. The film travels the world to celebrate the importance of running to the human soul, with a particular emphasis on our very own Sri Chinmoy Self-Trancendence 3100-Mile Race. Now the film has reached new Zealand and Australia, with premiere screenings in February and March.

New Zealand schedule

11 February Rialto Cinemas, Auckland • tickets »
13-14 February Lumiere Cinemas, Christchurch • tickets »
17 February Penthouse Cinemas, Wellington • tickets »

While previewing the film, Stuff (New Zealand's biggest news website) interviewed Harita Davies (pictured above) from Christchurch, who completed the race in 2017 and 2019:

"What am I doing? It's crazy! That was the thought of New Zealander Harita Davies as she stepped up to the start line of the world's longest running race....The New-York based Cantabrian was the first New Zealand female to run the 3100. She's now done it twice." For the complete article...

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About the author:

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.

For those of you looking to tackle an ultra race and see a bit of the world at the same time, here's our 2020 calendar of ultradistance races, featuring races from places as far and wide as Kazakhstan, Mongolia and New Zealand. Of course, our perennial favourites are still there, including the Ten and Six Day race and the 3100 Mile Race (both in New York) but maybe this year some people might be up for something new - for example, how about ringing in the New Year in 2021 by running the 24 hour race in Smolensk, Russia which starts on 31 December and ends on 1 January?

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