Meet our members
Members of the Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team race in different parts of the world, such as US, UK, Slovenia, Macedonia and Australia. Many of our cyclists are also triathletes, competing in Ironmans.
Tejvan Pettinger
Tejvan has been competing in UK time trials for the past 2 years.
…Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team Channel Swim List
Complete list of English Channel solo and relay swims by members of the international Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team (all non-wetsuit) since our first successful swims in 1985 (wth a first, unsuccessful attempt, in 1984).
| #1 1985 | Niemz | Vasanti | F | 101 | … |
Karteek Clarke - our 11 time Channel Swimmer!
Karteek Clarke, a member of the Edinburgh Sri Chinmoy AC, is an accomplished runner, having completed numerous marathons and ultramarathon runs & walks. He is better known amongst club members for his swimming exploits however, …
Australia - Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team
Members of the Australian Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team.
from left to right: Veeraja Uppal, Christopher Willis, Kishore Cunningham, Tristan Boyle.
The Australian boys are wearing the kit from the "Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Ride' This was a 2000km bike relay around Australia. View: Self Transcendence Ride
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Vilas Silverton
Articles by Vilas
A weekend of cycling - Vilas completes an epic 300km ride and then early next morning helps Tejvan Pettinger in 12 hour time trial
A Tale of Two Hill Climbs - Vilas's first races for Sri Chinmoy …
In Conversation With Pushkar at the 3100 Mile Race
Is Pushkar Mullheur Swiss or British?
No two days are alike at the 3,100-mile race. In the “bubble of the race,” as well as the main story of a group of runners pushing their own boundaries, numerous little cameo side stories emerge.
While helping one morning …
The role of the volunteers in the 3100 Mile Race
An event like the 3,100-mile race could not take place without the help of numerous volunteers.
Along with the core team from the local New York Sri Chinmoy Marathon, team, visitors come from out of town to help out.
One of the furthest …
Sri Chinmoy Marathon for Father's Day
Шри Чинмойн Зуны Марафон -2021
Монгол дахь Шри Чинмойн Марафоны Багаас 2021.06.27-ны өдөр Улаанбаатар хотноо Зуны Марафон гүйлтийн тэмцээн амжилттай болж өндөрлөлөө. Тэмцээнд нийт 20 гүйгчидийн эр-5, эм-15 оролцсоноос 2 гүйгч Дархан хотоос (Strava app ашиглан) цахимаар оролцов. Цаг агаар +33C хэмтэй халуун өдөр баылаа (чийгшил 21%, салхи 15км/цаг). …
Surasa Mairer
Surasa Mairer (born Paula Mairer, March 6, 1959 in St. Justina, Austria ) currently lives in Vienna, Austria.
She is a member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team and holds the course record for the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race set in 2015.
Surasa took up running relatively late …
Ashrita Furman
Ashrita Furman (born 16 September, 1954, Brooklyn, New York) is a member of Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team and holder of the most Guinness World Records. He has broken over 600 Guinness World Records, of which over 200 are current records. (October, 2016). When not setting Guinness records he manages a …
Ashprihanal Aalto
Ashprihanal Aalto is a member of the Sri Chinmoy marathon Team from Finland and a noted ultra-distance runner. He has won the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race on eight occasions, finishing a record 14 editions of the race. Ashprihanal also holds the course record with the quickest ever time …
Interview with Vajin Armstrong
Recently, Vajin Armstrong of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, won the prestigious Swiss Alpine Marathon in Davos. It was his fourth attempt at the gruelling race and he became the first New Zealander to win the international event. See: news item. In this interview, Vajin talks about his approach to …
Run and Become
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 …
Dipali Cunningham: a Champion's Champion from 1991 - 2015
The New York Times recently published an article touting a runner "as one of the country’s top female ultramarathoners". Kudos to the runner highlighted. However, the Times writer, while defining ultrarunning as any distance beyond the marathon (which I have no qualms with), failed to examine distances beyond the many …
Suprabha Beckjord
Suprabha Beckjord (b. 1956, Washington D.C. US) one of the most prolific multi-day distance runners in the world. Between 1997 and 2009, Suprabha completed 13 consecutive editions of the Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Self-Transcendence Race. In 1998 she set her fastest time for the distance of 49 days 14:30:54.
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Meet the Directors
Rupantar La Russo, Race Director. Rupantar began serving the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team (SCMT) in 1985 at the inaugural 1000 mile Race. In 1991 Sri Chinmoy appointed Rupantar to oversee the global Marathon team's activities as well as directing all races and other sporting events in the …
Tejvan Pettinger - biography and results
Tejvan Pettinger rides for Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team. He won National hill climb championship in 2013 and finished 2nd in National 12 hour TT 2016 (284 miles).
Cycling career.
- Otley CC 1991-94 - long social rides in Yorkshire Dales. First race in 1993 Otley CC hill climb …