Tag: marathon team

News #23: Sri Chinmoy 6 & 10 Day Race 2025 – Sofia

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The 2025 Sri Chinmoy 6 & 10 Day Race is currently taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the serene Park “Sv. sv. Petar and Pavel”. The event began with the 10-day race starting on May 3 and the 6-day race commencing on May 7. Both races will conclude on May 13, 2025.

Participants are running on a certified 785-meter flat asphalt loop, with their laps recorded by race marshals to ensure accurate timing. This event is a true test of endurance and will see runners from around the world pushing their limits for self-transcendence and inner growth.

For detailed race information, including results and photos, visit the links below:

For more information about sports events, visit the official website: www.srichinmoyraces.org.
To learn more about Sri Chinmoy, please visit: www.srichinmoy.org.

News #17: Sri Chinmoy 48-Hour Track Festival in Canberra 

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Runners from around Australia gathered this weekend for the Sri Chinmoy 48 Hour Track Festival in Canberra, including the National 24 Hour Championships. As part of the “Moment’s Silence” before each race (48hr, 24hr, 12hr, 6hr, marathon) all runners held the Peace Torch and offered their goodwill for its pilgrim-journey around the Sri Chinmoy Peace Continent.

For more information about sports events, visit the official website: www.srichinmoyraces.org.
To learn more about Sri Chinmoy, please visit: www.srichinmoy.org.

Video #109: Shamita’s run across Austria

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In the depths of winter, Shamita Achenbach-Konig set out to run from her home in Vienna all the way to her birthplace of Bregenz, in the very west of Austria. This 640km journey took her a total of 7 days which involved being out on the road for up to 16 hours of the day.

Shamita had to contend with 4,000m of ascent and descent, plus the harsh weather of an Austrian winter.

Shamita is a professional cellist by profession, but has been running ultra-distance races with the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team for over 25 years.

To read more about it please see Shamita’s story.

To learn more about Sri Chinmoy, please visit: www.srichinmoy.org.

Video #91: Abhejali‘s North Channel Swim (August 15, 2017)

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On Aug 15, 2017, Abhejali Bernardova, a member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team from Zlin, Czech Republic, completed her 6th Oceans Seven challenge by conquering the North Channel from Donaghadee in Northern Ireland to Portpatrick in Scotland (35km – about the same distance as the English channel) in an excellent time of 10 hours 23:48, assisted by her experienced crew (Catalina, EC, Tsugaru): her sister Jana from London, Scottish team member Dhavala Stott and Jayalata from N.Y. According to the ILDSA (link is external) (Irish Long Distance Swimming Association) it was the fastest crossing of the six solo swims so far of 2017.

The North Channel is widely regarded as one of the hardest sea swims in the world, due to low water temperatures (10-14°C, warmest in August), ubiquitous Lion mane jellyfish that surface with the sun, strong currents and very unpredictable and changeable weather. Abhejali is the first Czech swimmer – male or female – to swim the North Channel, the 17th woman overall and only the 49th person in the world to successfully complete the swim.

To learn more about Sri Chinmoy, please visit: www.srichinmoy.org.