Self-Transcendence 2-mile Race, San Diego, CA

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.

FREE 2-Mile Race

San Diego 2 Mile Race

As part of the global series of 2-mile races, the San Diego event offers a measured course, timing, and refreshments to participants of all ages and paces.

Year-round: Join us each Saturday at 8:00 a.m. in Trolley Barn Park (Adams Ave. and Florida St.).

Summer Series: Thursday evenings in Balboa Park. Stay tuned for 2012 dates and times.

All races are FREE of charge. No pre-registration is necessary. Just show up and join the fun!

Sponsored by Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, Jyoti-Bihanga Restaurant, and Pilgrimage of the Heart Yoga. For more information, please call 619-280-0735.

Below are results for 2010 Summer Series in Balboa Park:

August 19:

Anadi: 16:28

Partha: 16:58

August 12:

Jeromy: 10:51

Taylo: 17:40

Gabriel: 18:32

Ana 18:33

Norma: 1 mile only

August 5:

Johnny: 13:43

Ana: 17:48

July 29:

Ozzie: 12:56

Anadi: 13:23

Gabriel: 13:23

Adam: 14:44

Jay: 16:08

Greg: no time

July 22:

Place	Name	Time
1	Jeromy	11:00
2	Gabriel	14:00
3	Salil	14:49
4	Summer	15:03
5	Adam	16:16
6	Jennifer	19:35
7	Denise	21:51
8	Kim	24:19
1 miler	Danelle
1 miler	Lara
1 miler	Jason

July 15:

Place	Name	Time
1	Greg	14:40
2	Adam	16:59

July 8:

Place	Name	Time
1	Jeromy	11:26
2	Johnny	13:30
3	Anadi	14:12
4	Taylor	17:27
5	Ana	20:30
6	Guadalupe	27"21

July 1:

Place	Name	Time
1	Jeromy	11:10
2	Dayn	12:48
3	Johnny	14:00
4	Anadi	13:45
5	Suyapa	14:21
6	Aura	15:21
7	Taylor	17:56
8	Anna	19:38

June 24:

Place	Name	Time
1	Dayn	12:48
2	Anadi	15:13
3	Jennifer	19:15
DNF	Katie

June 3:

Overall Place	Name	Time
1	Rafael Sr.	16.09
2	Rafael Jr.	17:01
3	Partha	17:06
4	Andy	17:33
5	David L.	17:34
6	David	20:58
7	Jennifer	22:49

June 10:

Overall Place	Name	Time
1	Partha	15:51
2	Rafael Sr.	16:00
3	Rafael Jr.	17:26
4	Jennifer	21:16

June 17:

Overall place	Name	Time
1	Teekhnata	14:49
2	Rafael Sr.	16:01
3	Rafael Jr.	17:18
4	Jennifer O.	19:53
DNF	Jennifer	1 mile only
DNF	Jessica	1 mile only

We’d like to thank our sponsors:

Pilgrimage of the Heart Yoga and Jyoti-Bihanga Vegetarian Restaurant.

Cross-posted from us.srichinmoyraces.org

Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team articles - more articles

About the author:

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.

In the 27th edition of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Race, Tswi Wen-Ya attained a new women's world record for the 3100 Mile Race, in a time of 45 days +12:28:44. The diminutive runner from Taiwan, overcame tiredness, heavy rain and numerous physical challenges to set this remarkable new record which involved running an average of 68 miles for 45 days straight. After a short victory celebration, she continued to set a new world record for 5,000km in a time of 45 days +14:56:42.

The race saw fourteen runners take to the start line, and each runner had their own unique experience of self-transcendence. The first place finisher was Andrea Marcato from Italy. it was his fourth consecutive 1st place in the 3100 Mile Race and comes after an amazing year which included two ten day races and other ultra-distance events. His time of 43 days+13:33:23 was not a personal record, but he joins the Finnish men's world record holder Ashprihanal Aalto for being the only runner with four consecutive first places.

Another notable achievement was 2nd place, Lo Wei-Ming (Taiwan) who covered 17 of the last 19 days in 71+ miles, including 14 days over 72.4 and 74.3 miles, with two days wrangling 79.4 miles. He averaged 68.343 miles/ 109.986 km per day. He then completed the 13 extra laps needed to reach 5000km in a sparkling time of 45 days+ 11:16:51. These top personal results are National records and Asian records.

The race was inspired by Sri Chinmoy who saw distance running as a unique challenge to bring to the fore all the inner and outer resources of the competitor. Sri Chinmoy taught the real goal was not the outer accomplishment, but the inner progress which can come from transcending our previous capacities, and remaining cheerful whatever happens during the race.

“We compete not for the sake of defeating others, but in order to bring forward our own capacity. Our best capacity comes forward only when there are other people around us. They inspire us to bring forward our utmost capacity, and we inspire them to bring forward their utmost capacity”

– Sri Chinmoy

The race inspired many people who both took part, but also who came to help or cheer on the runners. This video gives an insight into the thoughts, feelings and experiences of the runners

3100 Mile Race Feature on US National Public Radio

3100 Mile Race Featured on NPR

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On 30 August 2023, the 27th annual Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Self-Transcendence Race began in Jamaica, New York, US. This year, there are fourteen runners are on the start list and it is set to be a great race.

The start list includes the winner of the 2022 Race (Andrea Mercato, Italy) and last year's first woman (Susan Marshall, New Zealand). There are also four new runners - Tsai Wen-Ya, Mahasatya Janczak, Adrian Papuc and Jason Lester who will be entering the 3100 Mile Race for the first time. Despite being experienced ultra-distance runners, there is nothing that can fully prepare you for this unique ultra-marathon event.

In order to meet their goal of 3100 miles (4989km) in 52 days, they must log an average of 59.6 miles (95.9 km) per day. The runners begin at 6 a.m. and run for extended periods throughout the day. If they want to, they can continue as late as 12 midnight when the course closes for the night. After completing the race, runners have the option of continuing on to complete 5000km.

For many years, the race was held in the middle of the New York summer, with scorching temperatures adding to the challenge. Last year, the runners had cooler temperatures but also had to contend with the tail end of a hurricane and frequent heavy, persistent rain. This year the runners will be hoping for more favourable weather conditions, but whatever the conditions, the runners will be ready to seek their own personal self-transcendence and seek to overcome the many obstacles.

Sri Chinmoy the founder of the race saw distance running, and this race in particular, as a valuable opportunity for the runner to seek a life-transforming physical and spiritual self-transcendence.