Date June–August Distance 3,100 miles (4,989 km) | ||
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Established 1985 — 1000 miles;1987 — 2004 Ultra Trio (700, 1000 and 1300-miles);1996 — 2700 miles (4,345 km);since 1997 — 3100 miles | ||
The Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race is the world's longest certified footrace. In 1996 Sri Chinmoy created this event as a 2,700-mile (4,345 km) race. At the award ceremony that year he declared that the 1997 edition would be extended to 3,100 miles (4,989 km).
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This multiday race is hosted by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team and takes place in Queens, New York in the United States from June–August every year. The course is 3,100 miles (4,989 km) long. Runners negotiate 5649 laps of one extended city block in Jamaica, Queens - 164th Place to Abigail Adams (84th) Avenue to 168th Street to Grand Central Parkway - a distance of 0.5488 mile (883 m). The runners have 52 days in which to complete the distance - an average of 59.62 miles (95.95 km) every day.
History
The Self-Transcendence 3100 mile was founded by Sri Chinmoy out of his wish to create an opportunity for runners to discover the limits of their capacities and to try to go beyond them. Hence the name "Self-Transcendence", which is appended to all the footraces that the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team hosts. Since 1985 when the group first began holding races, the focus on the ultramarathon and multiday races has grown from the Ultra Trio, three races with staggered starts of 700, 1000 and 1300-mile duration that take place in September, and the spring races, which include the Self-Transcendence 6-Day race and the only annual race of its kind, the Self-Transcendence 10-Day race.
In 1996 Sri Chinmoy created this event as a 2,700-mile (4,345 km) race. At the award ceremony that year he declared that the 1997 edition would be extended to 3,100 miles (4,989 km). The race has been run at this distance every year since.
1,000 Mile IAU World Championship 1988
1988 Sri Chinmoy 1,000 Mile IAU World Championship and 700 and 1,300 Mile Races were held 20 May — 7 June 1988.
Records
The world record is held by Asprihanal Aalto who broke the record of Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk, 41 days 08:16:29, with time of 40 days 09:06:21 in July 2015. The ladies' record is held by Surasa Mairer who completed 3100 miles in 49 days 07:52:24 in 2015. She broke the record of Suprabha Beckjord 49 days 14:30:54 (1998). Suprabha Beckjord is the only person to have completed every edition of the race (until 2009). Ashprihanal Aalto has won the race eight times of his 13.