Sri Chinmoy Self Transcendence 3100 Mile Race
New York, USA
• Date: 5 September 2022 • Entry cost: N/A • 3100.srichinmoyraces.org
On the face of it, it’s doable. Run a half-mile lap of a city block in Queen’s New York and return to the start. Except, once you’ve done that lap, there are another 5,648 to go. Known as the race that’s so long you need a haircut in the middle of it, only 52 people have ever managed to complete it.
Competitors are permitted to run all day, from 6am to midnight, before tending to their feet, scoffing as many calories as possible and grabbing a few hours’ sleep before starting all over again. Started by its namesake, the spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy, the race is considered a pilgrimage, with the goal to discover the possibilities of the mind as much as the body.