Шри Чинмой – основатель Марафонской Команды Шри Чинмоя (Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team), рекордсмен в поднятии тяжестей с мировым именем. Он также известен как писатель, поэт, композитор, певец, музыкант и художник. В этой статье описывается, какую роль бег играл в его жизни и в жизнях членов МКШЧ по всему миру.

No-one seems to be able to agree on exactly when it happened, but some time in final quarter of the last century, four members of the Sri chinmoy AC set off on an ultradistance challenge run from London to Brighton.

London to Brighton: a personal perspective by Sarvosmi

In my youth, the only running that I did was when I was in hot pursuit of moving objects, such as buses or footballs, or when moving objects, such as large rugby players, were in hot pursuit of me. It was …

Ongkar, one of the founding members of the UK Sri Chinmoy AC, recalls our humble beginnings....

World Rankings for 3100 Mile Race Finishers  (1997-2024) pdf

First Annual Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Race 1997
(June 12- August 2, 1997)

1. Edward Kelley, 40, Long Beach, CA. USA 47 days + 15:19:56 (WR)
2. Suprabha Beckjord,41, Washington, DC USA 50 days + 02:09:56 …

World Rankings for 3100 Mile Finishers: 1997- 2022 43 Men, 9 Women All Venues

All events by Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team except Athens 2020

• Results of Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race (1997-2022)

Also as pdf - World Rankings for 3100 Mile Finishers

 Rank Time Name …

Pioneers of ultrarunning at the 1982 race: Stu Mittleman, Sue Medaglia, Ted Corbitt, and Cahit Yeter

The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team started its service to the public by putting on races ranging from 2 mile to the marathon. Only after a few years, did it start entering into the …

The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team celebrates its 40th birthday this year. Local Marathon Team director Sahishnu Sczcesiul writes about how the Marathon Team grew from Sri Chinmoy's philosophy of self-transcendence to the largest organiser of ultradistance and endurance events.

The Marathon Team is named after its founder and guiding …

Photos: (l to r) Martin Bentz, Allan Steinfeld, Sri Chinmoy and Fred Lebow

"Lewis and Chinmoy open New York Games." The Indiana Runner. September 1990.

"Carl Lewis sang the National Anthem and Sri Chinmoy offered a Moment of Peace to open the New York Road Runners Club's …

The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team has enjoyed a long friendship wih New York City officials and, particularly, the New York City Parks Department. As I am going through the vast archives of the New York branch of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team I have come across many fine letters from …

In 1976, a group of Sri Chinmoy's students participated in a 50 state relay to celebrate the ideals on which America was founded. Here are some extracts from the brochure for that initiative, along with some media coverage the event garnered:

"A Bicentennial Offering:

• Non-stop, Round-the-clock, …

Kellner, Jenny. "They came from far and wide." UPI. 1978.

New York - They came, 11,231 of them, from 28 foreign countries and every state of the Union except South Dakota.

They were airline pilots, federal agents, lawyers, housepersons, dentists and children, as well as more than …

Kamen, Jeff. "The Guru's Ultra." Marathoner/Winter 1979.

A Whimsical Remark Leads to a 47-Mile Race and Surprising Success: defying common sense as well as precedent, 57 of 58 women and men who entered the first annual Sri Chinmoy Invitational Ultra-marathon completed the race; almost all of them were …

"38 Runners Set to Honor Queens Guru" (Press Release). December 9, 1978. Retrieved 2013-02-15. Archive copy at Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team office, Queens, New York.

"New York (December 9) - A 48 hour borough-wide relay run, the Queens Culture Run, will kick off on December 14 to honor Sri …

Extract from "Salutations to America" (Brochure), 1981:

The vision of the early patriots, based on deeper humanitarian and spiritual values, inspired the young nation to reach out to new horizons and achieve the pinnacle of technological and material development. The day is fast approaching when this selfsame vision …

"The Run and Become Lecture Series" (Brochure). 1980

The 'Run and Become' lecture series has hosted an impressive number of top runners of the world, as well as up-and-coming stars, running experts, editors and authors. Recent speakers have included Ted Corbitt, Gary Muhrcke, Nina Kuscsik, Alan Kirik, Cahit …

"London Wins 5 Divisions in 1st International Race" (Press Release). August 2, 1981. Retrieved 2013-01-28. Archive copy at the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team office, Queens, New York.

"London's M. Caldwell (age 28) came in ahead of 2,000 runners from 50 cities around the world to win the first annual …

"The Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix: A 31-Consecutive-Day Race" (Press Release). August 28, 1981. Retrieved 2013-01-29. Archive copy at the Sri Chinmoy office, Queens, New York.

"QUEENS --- The Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix - the longest consecutive-day-race in history - concluded Wednesday, August 26 after a 31-day series of 440, …

Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team Press Release. 1983. Retrieved 2013-1-15. Archive copy at the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team office, New York.

"It was a great spring for the Marathon Team, with ground broken in numerous areas - team trophies a 100-miler for the boys, a cross-Canada run for one …

When the New York Road Runner's Club (NYRRC) - organisers of the New York City Marathon - hosted the 6-Day Race in 1983 (Downing Stadium, Randall's Island, New York), the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team volunteered to assist their friend and NYRRC President Fred Lebow with the scoring of the race.

I wish to thank those associated with UltraRuning Magazine, particularly the Publisher, John Medinger, for granting the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team permission to post copies of past articles on our web site. UltraRunning has been a pioneer in supporting ultra running and remains so today. Those of us who …

Runners pass the Unisphere during the Sri Chinmoy Half-Marathon at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 1980.

This is not meant to be a definitive history of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, but just the start. Hopefully, as this project proceeds, friends and participants of our past races will fill …

Opening remarks by Rupantar La Russo, Race Director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team (all photos by Bhashwar):

I would like to offer a very warm and heartfelt welcome to each and every one of you who has come here today to share in today's Sri Chinmoy …

Szczesiul, Sahishnu. "Georgs Jermolajevs Proves His Mettle at Sri Chinmoy Ultra." Ultrarunning. December 1995.

Day 12, 9:32 p.m.

As the wind howls from the south and the rain blows in thick across the river, a humble, gray-haired, thin man with a broad smile etched on his face emerges …

Robin Finn gives her thoughts on the 1991 Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio: 700/1,000/1,300 Mile Races in the New York Times

"Just like her fellow ultra-marathoners, Sandy Barwick, a New Zealand housewife whose one peculiar avocation has turned her into a world- record holder, is living out of a tent …

Toy, Atala. "Trason Lowers Her 100-Mile World Record to 13:47:41. Ultrarunner. June 1991.

Another race, another record, or so it seems for Ann Trason, who in three ultras so far this year has lowered the 50-mile world record twice and the 100-mile once. what was that old saying about …

Campbell, Malcolm. “Three Conquer The Sri Chinmoy 1,300 Miler. The Ultra Trio”. The IAU (International Association of Ultrarunners) Newsletter, Winter Edition, 1990. Reprinted with permission from the author.

"They finally did it, they finally ran 1,300 miles in 18 days. It has been said by many knowledgeable sources, including …

Nathan Whiting, who ran in the historic 24 Hour Race in 1989 (and completed 107 miles), puts Ann Trason’s victory in context with the prevailing views of the running community during the 1980s.

Whiting, Nathan. “From the Big Apple: Women Who Win." September 1989. Reprinted with permission from the …

The following is the complete brochure (scanned) from this historic event including a history of the 1,000 mile race, a short biography of Sri Chinmoy, the rosters of the three races, and the world rankings for 5 days and all important distances up to 1,300 miles...

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In the 1988 IAU newsletter, Malcolm Campbell gives the following detailed history of multiday running in the 1980s.

Trishul Cherns (l) and Don Choi in the 1985 Sri Chinmoy 1,000 Mile Race

"In a recent publication the last three words of a quotation by Jim Shapiro …

Sri Chinmoy gave the following address to the runners at the start of the 1300 mile race in Flushing Meadow Park on June 5 1987:

"Brave runners, my heart is all gratitude to you. The English dictionary houses the word "impossibility", but your life-history-book does not include the word …

America's first world ultra title of the century and three national records were won at the second annual Sri Chinmoy 1,000 Mile World Championship, held April 26 - May 11 in Queens, NY.

Shattering the previous world mark by 16 hours, New York's Stu Mittleman, 34, bested former record …

From our race brochure:
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"America's First 1,000 Mile Race" (Press Release). April 29, 1985. Retrieved 2012-05-23. Archive copy at Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team office, Queens, New York.

"America's first 1,000 mile footrace - 12 to 16 days of running - will take place in Flushing …

"Greek Runner Topples Three World Road Records" (Press Release). November 8, 1984. Retrieved 2012-09-17. Archive copy at the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team Office, Queens, New York.

"Three world road records fell at the feet of Greek distance runner, Yiannis Kouros, in the Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour Race, November 7-8 in …

(Eidtor's note: The Sri Chinmoy Marathon had been sponsoring 2-mile races throughout the metropolitan area for several years. However, in was in 1984 at Flushing Meadow Park that the 2-mile race series, run on a one-mile loop, became a permanent fixture in the New York area. The weekly 2-mile race …

Our first 24-Hour event was held in 1980 on a cinder track in Greenwich, CT, an affluent hamlet outside the boundaries of New York City, and a world apart from our home and enclave in Queens, NY. It was perhaps a twist of fate that this event became reality. A …

The Inspiration Marathon: A Jewel of the Marathon World

By Arpan DeAngelo

In 1980 Sri Chinmoy was personally fully immersed in long-distance running, which he had just begun in June of 1978. He had trained seriously for the rest of 1978 and into 1979 to run …