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Technical and personnel shortages have been responsible for the trickle of news emerging from Flushing Meadow but finally Day 1 results are up along with a few video clips and photos on the gallery.

All info is available from the race website at: Sri Chinmoy Races

Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:36:30 -0400
From: Mark Dorion
Subject: And they’re off! (Big NY 6/ 10 Day Ultra)

10 DAY RACERS OFF AND RUNNING IN THE BIG APPLE

At high noon Wednesday, the 13th annual Self-Transendence 10 Day Race started on the shore of Meadow Lake, Queens.

Several international stars to watch include Germany’s Wolfgang Schwerk (#2 all-time at 24 hours, 171+ miles), Slovakia’s Terezia Kaneenika Janakova (has done 648 miles in 10 days, 422 mi in 6 days), and young Australian veteran racer Sarah Barnett (600+ mi in 10 days, won recent South Africa 6 day, etc.). Last year’s 10 day winner, Petr Spacil of Czech, will toe the line Sunday for the accompanying 6 day race. (more…)

The Self-Transcendence 10 Day race is underway in Flushing Medeadow Park, Queens, New York with warm temperarures that reached 80 degrees today.

There is a updated list of runners on the Sri Chinmoy Races website

The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team which was formed in 1977, has been holding ultramarathons since 1980 and the next races it will host, the Self-Transcendence 6 & 10 day races, will be the 98th and the 99th multiday race in its illustrious history as the foremost host of multiday races in the world.

Next months multiday races will bring the total of multiday events that the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team have hosted since its inception in 1977 to 99.

This race will have special significance to the runners as Race founder Sri Chinmoy and running legend Ted Corbitt, recently passed away. (more…)

I had the chance to ask Slovakian record holder Kaneenika Janakova a few questions about her training and she kindly sent me her thoughts. (more…)

Provisional list of runners signed up to run in the 13th annual 10 Day race and the 11th annual 6 Day race taking place in April/May soo8 in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens New York.

A new and updated list will appear shortly on the Sri Chinmoy Races site.

Race starts April 23rd - May 3rd (more…)

Forty-four years ago today (April 13), a young Sri Chinmoy arrived on U.S. soil. He would go on to found more ultramarathon events than possibly any other individual in history. Certainly Sri Chinmoy inspired more multi-day ultras than anyone. He will be with us all in spirit at the big New York Self-Transcendence 6 and 10 day events, which commence April 23 in historic Flushing Meadows. Today on an easy10 mile jog around my neighborhood I kept seeing Sri Chinmoy’s smiling face amongst the sidewalk and parking lot pedestrians. (more…)

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Monday 18th March 2008

La Petite Trotte à Léon - A new event for 2008
The first “full” circuit of Mont Blanc : 27-31 August 2008

After the main race, the UTMB®(Tour du Mont-Blanc), then the CCC® (Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix), born 2 years ago, a new event is appearing on the paths of the Tour du Mont Blanc: the Petite Trotte to Léon. (more…)

The North Face^® Ultra -Trail du Mont-Blanc^®

29, 30 and 31 August 2008, the 6th édition

UTMB^® : 3 countries - 163 km and 9,500 m of + altitude change

46 hours maxi – 2,300 runners at the Start (more…)

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