This is the 6th time that Surasa has run in the Sri Chinmoy Self-Trasncendence 3100 mile race
The results after 3 days
Aharan learning the ropes of the early morning set up
Nisanga leaves in a few days
Kobi arrives
Yolanda changes the date to a 4
Ushika arrives
Vajra after cleaning up the course gets ready to go
Kaneenika arrives
Yolanda does her daily head stand
William relaxing
Surasa
Niharika a morning counter
Just a few more moments of peace
The girls
Getting shoes ready
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Start Day 4
The clouds will soon roll in
Vasu leads after 3 days with 229 miles
He ran 71 miles yesterday
This is the 7th time he has run the race
Vasu runs through camp
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Kobi ran the most miles on day 3, 72 miles
He now has 1 mile less than Vasu with 228 miles
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Smarana ran 64 miles yesterday
After 3 days he has 205 miles
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Sopan ran 60 miles yesterday
He now has 194 miles
Surasa ran 62 miles
She now has 191 miles
With her helper Vishvarupani
Inspiring a new generation
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Ananda-Lahari had his best day with 65 miles
He now has 188 miles
A little foot work
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Trying to catch up
Ushika had 59 miles
He now has 188 miles
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Kaneenika had 58 miles
She now has 182 miles
With her helper Martina
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William had 43 miles
His tummy feels better today. He has 175 miles
Passing the Enthusiasm Awakeners
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Yolanda had 55 miles
Getting her blisters attended to by Bahula
It’s not fun really
She has 172 miles
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Swamiji
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Clarisa reads the Daily Poem
Enthusiasm Awakeners
Let us run and run
Along Eternity’s Road
To reach the Golden Shore
Of the Beyond.
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 16, Agni Press, 1999
Diving back in to these accounts of the race is a transformation journey in and of itself. It is far beyond the norm to imagine the countless hours of work to post here every day and to find ways to make it seem new and better than before (like the sidewalk idea!). All aboard!!!