“I feel it was a soulful offering to my Guru.” Susan Interview: Susan had a terrific performance in this years 47 mile race.  Her time of 6:54:06 placed her first in the girls category and was fast enough for 2nd overall. She won the race as well last year with a time 7:09:45 which means […]

Even before completing the first loop of the track Abhinabha had taken a commanding lead in this years 47 mile race. Interview: Susan who was in 2nd place overall would eventually finish more than an hour behind his time of 5:35:49 “This is the 3rd time I have run the 47 mile race, and it […]

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It has taken me a lot longer than I hoped to gather up all the bits and pieces of the 47 mile race this year and I apologize to all those who have patiently waited to see pictures and listen to the voices of those who took part that wonderful night. For me the race […]

The footage is less than 2 minutes long.  A mere fragment of much greater event that probably could never be captured adequately by a super 8 film very well anyway. Yet it shows Sri Chinmoy completing the 47 mile race in 1980 for the 2nd time.  A performance that took him 11:27:24  to complete and […]

Can I Help You? While I was running 47 miles, one person came up to me and said, “You do such nice things for people. Sir, can I be of any help to you?” I said, “Thank you, I do not need any help right now.” -27 August 1982 Sri Chinmoy, Run And Become, Become […]

Sri Chinmoy’s long distance running life started in a simple and spontaneous way.  On June 1 1978 while  visiting in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park where he had just planted and dedicated a Peace tree.  It was a typical late spring day, overcast and coolish.  A not untypical San Franciscan day.  After the formalities of […]