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 ...
Ironwoman
Agnes from the Sri Chinmoy AC in Edinburgh recalls the amazing journey of her first Ironman Triathlon - completed in the debilitating heat and humidity of Malaysia!
"Taper, taper taper." I recalled Tarit's advice. Do you the meaning of the wor...
Piyasi's Marathon
"I was flooded with inspiration to try"
I just had time to pick up my Self-Transcendence Marathon finish
photo before leaving New York yesterday, and only saw it this minute. It brought back vividly the fantastic experience of doing this unique...
Dan Coffey's account of the 2003 Race
Thanks to Dan who has penned this excellent report on a memorable race. ...