Marathon Experiences 2004

In the summer of 2004 the Sri Chinmoy Marathon team held a global gathering in New York. On August 25th we staged our third "Self Transcendence Marathon" in Rockland State Park.

Sri Chinmoy started the race at 7am then almost a thousand runners set off on the epic 26.2 mile journey. Among them were many members of the Sri Chinmoy AC from the UK - here are their finishing times, pictures and race stories. Congratulations to Dhavala Stott of Edinburgh for winning the women's race in a time of 3:10:57 and for being the fastest British entrant, beating all the men by some distance!

Click on a runner's name to read their account of the race.

	Dhavala Stott 3:10:57
	Roger Chamberlain 3:19:44

	Stephen Guy 3:32:47
	Shyamala Stott 3:40:44

	Suswara Payne 3:52:42
	Agnes Molnar 4:12:13

	Ramita Kvirencova 4:18:27
	Devashishu Torpy 4:28:03

	Bhauliya Moss 4:30:17
	Mariya Latinova 4:36:46

	Adarsha Kelly 4:40:05
	Indrani Mehta 4:50:36

	Harashita Wardrop 4:50:54
	Hemabha Jang 4:51:43

	Sahana Gero 4:58:54
	Nurari Merry 5:00:00

	Fran Chamberlain 5:14:46
	Janaka Spence 5:15:24

	Piyasi Morris 5:28:27
	Karteek Clarke 5:29:42

	Dipika Smith 5:33:09
	Bhashini Neve 5:39:59

	Tirthika Gero 5:45:14
	Sladjana Vracar 5:50:16

Alena Pelantova 5:53:54

	Tsveta Gagova 6:04:03
	Shankara Smith 6:09:00

	Ongkar Smith 6:09:51
	Diane Channing 6:37:45

	Bandana Spettigue 6:43:37
	Janani Spence 6:44:27

	Arpita Stott 6:50:20
	Sumangali Morhall 6:53:25

Sarada Crowe 7:22:30

Stefanie Wheeler - drink station

Richard Pettinger - lead cycle

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The British Time trial championship was held Thursday 26th June at Cadwell Motor Park, Lincolnshire.

Winner of event - Alex Dowsett (Movistar)

On the start sheet were some of the top names in British Cycling including Alex Dowsett, Geraint Thomas and Steve Cummings - though last year's winner Sir Bradley Wiggins was absent. It was a race which had mix of full time professionals and domestic amateurs. The riders took a challenging 28.7 mile circuit which included a lap of the motor racing circuit and three laps on closed roads.

With a couple of big names not starting, Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team finished in 7th place with a time of 1.06.07. This was his highest position in the British Time Trial Championship. The men's elite UCI race was won by former world hour record holder - Alex Dowsett (Movistar)

Tejvan said of the event:

"It was a great event. It is quite a change to ride on closed roads and a motor racing circuit. The race itself went quite well. There were one or two short hills, which were good for me, but it was quite a balanced course with a mixture of terrain and quite a few sharp corners towards the end. I was pleased to get in the top 10."

Men's elite Top Ten

1 Alex Dowsett Movistar Team 01:00:11.13
2 Edmund Bradbury NFTO 01:03:42.25
3 Ryan Perry SportGrub KUOTA Cycling Team 01:04:02.28
4 Matthew Bottrill www drag2zero.com 01:04:31.50
5 Lloyd Chapman Richardsons – Trek RT 01:05:43.02
6 Ashley Cox CC Luton 01:05:52.70
7 Tejvan Pettinger Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team 01:06:07.64
8 Jason Bouttell Velopro 01:06:15.57
9 Josh Williams Revolutions Racing 01:06:23.50
10 Gruffudd Lewis Pedal Heaven RT 01:06:31.07

More at Cycling News

ECCA 100

Earlier in the week (Sun), Tejvan won the ECCA 100 mile time trial in a time of 3.41. The previous week he also won the Paul Bennett memorial 25 mile TT organised by Hemel Hempstead.

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About the author:

Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.

On 31st May, the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team promoted the fourth annual 'Self-Transcendence Try at Tri'. It is a triathlon aimed at beginners, who would like to experience the challenges of a triathlon in a friendly and welcoming environment.

The weather was not ideal, with participants greeted by rain and a coolish wind blowing off the coast. Fortunately, the rain eased off once the race started, but the wet roads made the cycling leg particularly challenging.

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