“I feel that the world needs dynamism. The outer world needs dynamism and the inner world needs peace. As seekers, we have to pray and meditate in order to have peace. Again, if we can be dynamic, then we will be able to accomplish much in our outer life. To be dynamic we need physical fitness at every moment, and running helps us considerably to keep physically fit.”
– Sri Chinmoy
Sri Chinmoy founded the Marathon Team in 1977, and his vision, encouragement and intuition have been the guiding force behind its growth into the world’s largest organizer of ultradistance races.
His innate understanding of the limitless potential that lies within each one of us led him to conceive of events that to others seemed beyond the bounds of possibility – the prime example being the 3100 Mile Self-Transcendence Race; started in 1997 and still the world’s longest race.
Sri Chinmoy’s running career
In his own right, Sri Chinmoy was a formidable athlete, and the dedication with which he trained inspired his students to expand their own capacities in participating in and organizing events.
A champion athlete in the spiritual community where he grew up, Sri Chinmoy participated in many of the Marathon Team’s Races, finishing 22 marathons and five ultras, as well as participating in The World Masters Games in 1983 and the World Veterans Games in Japan in 1993 (see video)
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