Tag: Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team

News #24: Sri Chinmoy 5K, Half-Marathon & Relay – Flushing Meadows, NY | May 10, 2025

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On Saturday, May 10th, Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York, came alive with the spirit of joy, determination, and community as runners of all levels took part in the annual Sri Chinmoy 5K, Half-Marathon & Relay.

Organized by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in collaboration with NYC Parks, the event featured a scenic, USATF-certified course winding through the park’s most iconic landmarks—including the Unisphere and Queens Zoo. The flat, fast loop provided the perfect setting for personal bests and peaceful miles alike.

Participants were treated to thoughtful race-day touches such as custom t-shirts, finisher medals, aid stations every mile, and a post-race pancake breakfast—creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere for all.

Congratulations to all the runners and heartfelt thanks to the volunteers who made the day so special!

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 #281: Completion of the 2025 Sri Chinmoy 3/6/10-Day Races – New York

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Since 1985, the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team has been humbly offering the 10-Day and 6-Day Races at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in New York, inspired by the blessingful encouragement of Sri Chinmoy. These ultra-distance races are more than athletic feats—they are powerful journeys of self-transcendence, where the soul leads and the body joyfully follows.

Run and become.
Become and run.
Run to succeed in the outer world.
Become to proceed in the inner world.”
— Sri Chinmoy

This year’s races drew participants from an inspiring total of 23 countries, uniting hearts from around the globe in the spirit of oneness and inner progress:

🌎 3-Day Race: 14 participants from 7 countries
🇷🇺 Russia · 🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 🇺🇸 USA · 🇫🇮 Finland · 🇨🇦 Canada · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · 🇺🇦 Ukraine

🌍 6-Day Race: 8 participants from 8 countries
🇧🇷 Brazil · 🇲🇰 Macedonia · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · 🇳🇴 Norway · 🇵🇱 Poland · 🇲🇳 Mongolia · 🇦🇺 Australia · 🇫🇷 France

🌏 10-Day Race: 29 participants from 16 countries
🇵🇱 Poland · 🇨🇳 China · 🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 🇲🇳 Mongolia · 🇮🇳 India · 🇳🇴 Norway · 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇭🇺 Hungary · 🇺🇸 USA · 🇧🇷 Brazil · 🇮🇹 Italy · 🇸🇰 Slovakia · 🇨🇦 Canada · 🇷🇴 Romania · 🇮🇪 Ireland · 🇸🇬 Singapore

Together, these 51 runners represented a vibrant mosaic of 23 nations, each soul running with purpose, peace, and determination.

We offer our heartfelt gratitude to the volunteers whose cheerful dedication and tireless service helped create such a peaceful, uplifting atmosphere. The spirit of harmony and aspiration could truly be felt in every moment—early morning silence, evening cheer, and every step in between.

With deepest appreciation to all who made this soulful experience possible.

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 #21: Celebrating 40 Years of Channel Swimming Inspired by Sri Chinmoy

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In 1985, Sri Chinmoy encouraged his students to take on the challenge of swimming the English Channel. Today, that inspiration has led to an extraordinary legacy:
 48 solo English Channel swims by 30 team members, 4 relay crossings, and even more achievements including Oceans Seven swims.

To honour 40 years of these remarkable accomplishments, our team is sponsoring a feature in the 2025 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) Yearbook (print and online). The piece will highlight our English Channel swimmers and IMSHOF honourees, with photos from Lake Zurich and the Peace Torch relay.

Sri Chinmoy was posthumously inducted into the IMSHOF in 2012 as an “honour administrator” for his inspirational role in the world of marathon swimming.
Vasanti will represent the team at the IMSHOF Ceremony on May 17, 2025, in Jersey, UK.

  • View the 2012 IMSHOF Ceremony Highlights
  • Read more about The Tribute from Channel Triathlon

  • Full list of solo and relay swimmers

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 #243: Shamita Achenbach-Konig – 3100 Miles

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Here’s an inspiring interview with Shamita, a dedicated member of the Sri Chinmoy Centre, recorded just two days before she completed her 3,100-mile solo run in Vienna, Austria. Shamita accomplished this incredible feat in 49 days, 9 hours, 56 minutes, and 7 seconds on October 28, 2024.

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

Video #238: 27th Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 Hour Race – Belgrade (21-22.9.2024)

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On September 21-22, the Belgrade Centre and Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team held an amazing ultra-running event with 90 participants across three races. Runners from 11 countries gave their best, with support teams from Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Croatia.

Three race records were broken by Croatia’s top runners:

•⁠ 12-hour women’s record: 130 km
•⁠ 24-hour women’s record: 220 km
•⁠ 24-hour men’s record: 240 km

It was an inspiring event, full of endurance and team spirit! Thank you to everyone who helped make it a success!

To find out more, visit the official website: www.srichinmoyraces.org.