Diane's Marathon Experience
"At almost every turn there is some sort of inspiration."
The great day arrived and as usual no time to fret or worry, which is good. To be at the lake at dawn is totally awesome. The colour of the sky, all pink, is gently reflected on the la...
Sladjana's Marathon
"What helped me a lot was that there were people cheering you up, many of them I didn't know at all"
This year I did my second Self Transcendence Marathon which was also my second ever marathon. I was looking forward to it; to see whether I w...
Dipika's Marathon
" You think that leaving at 5am would be early enough to get anywhere on time. "
Perhaps it wasn't the most auspicious way to start the day. Certainly it was not the way I had envisioned the morning of the day of my first ever marathon. ...
Stef's Marathon Experience
"My marathon experience this year did not exercise my legs, but my arms."
I did not run, but poured water for the runners. Due to an injury I sustained back in May I found I was unable to train in time for the Self-Transcendence Marathon on...
Fran's Marathon
"It created a tremendous feeling of oneness as all the runners, fast or slow, were constantly flowing together in the same self-transcendence river."
9 is smaller than 26.2!
The local marathon in my city is two laps of a half-marathon course....
Steve's Marathon
"We seemed to find a rhythm and somehow we became a unit-the miles fairly flew by"
First Marathon.
Morning came around early with a 3.30 meditation. Feeling calm, energised and inspired, my first marathon beckoned and I have to say I ...
Hemabha's Marathon
"something within me kept me going"
I have always considered that a marathon is like life. The experiences we go through while running a marathon reflect what we encounter in life; its up and downs and the fact that at the beginning we can ...
Suswara's Marathon
"Normally I do not like marathons."
Whether I train or do not train, whether I run fast or slow, I always have the experience of hitting the wall. All your energy disappears, and then very soon afterwards all your inspiration disappears t...
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 th...
Tsveta's Marathon
"Transcendence of the body, the vital and the mind is what our goal is; to take the challenge of going beyond our limitations."
My first marathon in N.Y. started with a dilemma. The day before the marathon I felt sick. I was feeling dizzy an...
Indrani's Marathon
"This marathon was one of my worst times, yet one of my happiest marathons."
I completed the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Marathon in 4hrs 50 mins. Not a brilliant time, but since injuring my back a few years ago I am always happy to b...
Amelia's Ras-Y-Mast story
Ras-Y-Mast, Wales, 27/11/05
This was my first multi-terrain/ hill race and I felt a mixture of excitement and apprehension as we neared its remote starting point in the car. Snow lay on the surrounding hills and a watery sun shone through hif...
Karteek's Marathon
"After a long and gruelling 5 ½ hours I hobbled up the grassy bank to the finish line."
Two basic problems were apparent before I started this race. Firstly, I had done no training as I had spent most of the previous 6 months either in...
Ras Mynydd Troed 2006
Five of us happened to be in Abergavenny for the weekend - one local keen to get a South Wales league race under his belt and four visitors from Edinburgh and London keen to sample what the Black Mountains had to offer in the way of testing cli...
Mariya's Marathon
"I felt that an inspiration corridor was open in front and I entered"
Maria's Marathon Experience.
My marathon experience started early in the morning when our bus broke. Just a few minutes on the highway and...
Self Transcendence 24 Hour Race 2004
Shankara Smith, co-organiser and scoreboard official, describes the race. ...
Edinburgh Marathon Relay 06
A group of us from Run and Become had been working hard at the Marathon Expo, and we opted to run the relay rather than attempt the full 26.2! Our aim was just to beat Dhavala's solo effort in London of 3.14, which we did, by around ten minut...
Nurari's Marathon
"I felt determined to do it this year, even if I walked the whole way"
When I started managing a café a few years ago, I gave up all hope of running a marathon ever again. I could barely run once a week. However, Sri Chinmoy's comment las...
The Counter's Tale
The 24 Hour Race: A counter's perspective by Bhasini and Arpita of the Sri Chinmoy AC ...