As the Sri Chinmoy Triathlon is run by volunteers on a not-for-profit basis, we have to have a strict policy on refunds to ensure that the race revenue covers all the expenses that we commit to as soon as athletes complete their entry. This means that we can only offer refunds as follows:
Within 2 weeks of entry - FULL REFUND if you withdraw
Up until May 1st 2021 - £30 REFUND if you withdraw
Up until RACE DAY 2021 - £20 REFUND if you withdraw
You can substitute another athlete in your place OR defer your entry to 2022 at any point up to May 1st 2020.
Please note that if we have to cancel some entries to bring down the number of participants in line with covid-19 restrictions, we will do this on a "last-in-first-out" basis and give a full refund to all those affected.
After 1st May we have all the athletes arranged into start waves based on swim time and have publicised each participant's start time etc. Once that has been done, substitutions are not straightforward and we can't be sure we'll be able to get a suitable athlete to take your place, which is why we can only offer a partial refund from that date onwards.
Please email the race organiser if you have any questions on this policy - [email protected]
Run and Become
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.
Run and Become is an independent running shop based in London. Run and Become was founded in by Ongkar Smith in 1982, who took the advice of Sri Chinmoy to open a store - at a time when runners were rarely catered for. Over the past 40 years, Run and Become has sought to serve and inspire the running community through offering personalised customer service and supporting a range of running races in the Battersea Park.
With 40 years of expertise, the shop specialises in helping runners find their optimal shoes and equipment for running. In addition to sales, the shop offers running related services, such as free workshops on injury prevention, training tips and unique challenges of running. There is also an on-site Sports Clinic offering physiotherapy and running technique session.
Shankara and Dipika Smith, the owners, have spoken of the aims of Run and Become; how it is inspired by the philosophy of Sri Chinmoy. Sri Chinmoy himself was a keen runner, completing many marathons and ultra-marathons during his running career. Sri Chinmoy also taught how meditation and the philosophy of self-transcendence could play a beneficial role in helping the outer running. Throughout the store, there are several photos of Sri Chinmoy, including photos of meeting great running heroes, such as Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis.
Don Ritche, Sri Chinmoy, and founder Ongkar Tony Smith from 1982.
Meet the staff
UK Races
Counting through the night at the Sri Chinmoy 24 hour race in Tooting Bec, London
The staff of Run and Become play an integral role in many of the UK's Sri Chinmoy Races. The 24 hour race at Tooting Bec, was founded by Ongkar Smith in 1989, and continues to this day, organised by Shankara Smith and Devashishu Torpy.
Article in Independent on Run and Become October 2000
"At 4.15 on Tuesday afternoon the Indian peace advocate and guru Sri Chinmoy will appear at the House of Commons at the invitation of MPs Jenny Tonge and Piara Khabra, and Baroness Flather. He will share his vision of world peace and he may play his flute. So far, so run of the mill as far as visiting gurus go. However, where Sri Chinmoy differs from your average mystic is that he also happens to be a hero of the running community.
Sri Chinmoy's philosophy is not Buddhist, although it shares some of the same values, including emphasis on meditation. Which is where, intriguingly, running comes in. Now in his 70th year, this former champion decathlete and marathon runner, who is based in New York and is currently working on his weightlifting, believes that running is a form of external meditation." Read more
