Sri Chinmoy’s Long Distance Race Results
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Time |
Date |
Race |
Location |
Notes |
| 5 KILOMETRES (3.1 MILES) | |||||
| 1 | 22:16 | 5 Apr 1980 | Masters 5 KM | Prospect Park, Brooklyn | Pace 7:10; Splits 6:49/7:49/7:02 + 0:36 |
| 2 | 22:12 | 17 May 1980 | Great North Fork Footrace | Greenport, NY | 3rd place Masters; Pace 7:09; Splits 6:35/7:27/7:29 + 0:41 |
| 3 | 22:29 | 15 Feb 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Phoenix, Arizona | Pace 7:14; Splits 6:35/7:36/7:33 + 0:45 |
| 4 | 25:44 | 21 Feb 1982 | Long Island Road Runners Club | Eisenhower Park, NY | 70th place out of 110; 5th place in age category; Pace 8:17; Splits 8:36/8:38/7:44 + 0:46 |
| 5 | 22:51 | 6 Aug 1982 | College Point Track Race | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | 7:00 pm start; Pace 7:21; Splits 7:31/7:13/7:36 + 0:31 |
| 6 | 23:32 | 12 Aug 1982 | Long Beach, NY | Pace 7:34; Sri Chinmoy ran two one-mile races beforehand |
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| 7 | 25:44 | 12 Dec 1982 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Ottawa, Canada | Pace 8:18 |
| 8 | 40:27 | Dec 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Caracas, Venezuela | Pace 13:01 |
| 9 | 38:50 | Dec 1983 | Sri Chinmoy 10 KM Race | Caracas, Venezuela | Pace 12:30 |
| 10 | 33:51 | 19 Feb 1984 | Long Island Road Runners Club | Eisenhower Park, NY | Pace 10:54 |
| 11 | 25:12 | 22 Jun 1984 | George Jacob Inspirational Race | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Pace 8:07; Splits 7:57/8:10/9:05 to end |
| 12 | 25:11 | 6 Jul 1984 | George Jacob Inspirational Race | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Pace 8:06; Splits for 1st two miles 7:53/8:03 |
| 13 | 27:36 | 1 Jul 1985 | Massapequa | Pace 8:53; Splits 9:25/9:20/8:10 + 0:41 | |
| 14 | 31:07 | 12 Jul 1985 | Flushing Meadow Park Track Club | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | 7:00 pm start; Pace 10:01; Splits 11:50/9:04/ 10:13 to end |
| 15 | 31:49 | 1 Aug 1986 | Flushing Meadow Park Track Club | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | 7:00 pm start; Pace 10:14 |
| 3.5 MILES | |||||
| 1 | 25:29 | 23 Mar 1980 | March Speed Run | Prospect Park, Brooklyn | Pace 7:17 |
| 4 MILES | |||||
| 1 | 37:00 | 10 Aug 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Sri Chinmoy’s house to National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Pace 9:15 |
| 2 | 47:20 | 10 Aug 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Racewalking; Pace 11:50; Splits 12:21/12:06/11:49/10:54 |
| 3 | 31:04 | 10 Oct 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Breezy Point, NY | Pace 7:46; Splits 7:14/8:06/7:55/7:49 |
| 4 | 30:33 | 7 Aug 1982 | ‘Summer Blahs’ | Central Park, NY | 9:00am race; Pace 7:38 |
| 5 | 36:16 | 9 Oct 1982 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Breezy Point, NY | Pace 9:04; Bodyweight 135 lbs |
| 6 | 37:10 | 3 Jun 1984 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Chicago, IL | Pace 9:17; Splits 10:10/9:10/9:13/8:37 |
| 7 | 33:41 | 24 Jun 1984 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Breezy Point, NY | Pace 8:25; Splits 8:36/8:26/8:27/8:08; Bodyweight 148 lbs |
| 8 | Not recorded | 26 Mar 1985 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Cologne, Germany | |
| 5 MILES | |||||
| 1 | unknown | 30 Dec 1979 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Ala Moana Park, Hawaii | Racewalking |
| 2 | 41:55 | 1 Jan 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Tobago, West Indies | Pace 8:23 |
| 3 | 43:33 | 12 Jul 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Pace 8:43; Sri Chinmoy completed a 2-mile race 20 mins earlier |
| 4 | 41:23 | 15 Aug 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Pace 8:17 |
| 5 | 39:44 | 11 Oct 1981 | College Point | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Pace 7:57; Splits 8:05/7:58/7:57/7:51/7:49; Bodyweight 138 lbs |
| 6 | 38:11 | 11 Jul 1982 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Pace 7:38; this is Sri Chinmoy’s personal best |
| 7 | 44:15 | 17 Oct 1982 | New York Road Runners Club | Central Park, NY | Pace 8:51; Splits 8:32/8:17/9:12/9:18/8:55 |
| 8 | 1:27:08 | 26 Feb 1984 | New York Road Runners Club | Central Park, NY | Racewalking; Pace 17:26 |
| 9 | 58:21 | 3 Mar 1984 | New York Road Runners Club | Central Park, NY | Pace 11:40; Splits 11:24/11:58/11:22/12:41/10:51 |
| 10 | 1:10:56 | 18 Mar 1984 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Greenwich, CT | Pace 14:11; Splits 13:14/14:59/14:56/14:37/13:20 |
| 11 | 1:14:00 | 23 Mar 1984 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Cologne, Germany | Pace: 14:48; 6:00 am start |
| 12 | 47:05 | 10 Jun 1984 | New Hyde Park, NY | Pace 9:25; Splits 8:29/10:47/9:16/10:03/8:30 | |
| 13 | 43:48 | 16 Jun 1984 | YW/YWCA | Central Park, NY | Pace 8:46; Sri Chinmoy walked 3 times during the race |
| 14 | 1:05:57 | 26 Dec 1984 | Sri Chinmoy Marathon | Madrid, Spain | Racewalking; Pace 13:11; Splits x/16:05/15:23/15:30/19:59; Bodyweight 158 lbs |
| 15 | 54:16 | 28 Apr 1985 | Cahit Pacers / Pelham Parkway Pacers | Bronx, NY | Pace 10:51; Splits 11:19/9:59/11:10/10:36/11:11 |
| 16 | 1:07:36 | 19 Jan 1986 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Pace 13:31; Splits 10:46/9:22/16:26/17:02/14:30 |
| 17 | 1:03:16 | 2 Mar 1986 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Pace 12:39; Splits 11:13/12:57/11:24/17:18/10:24 |
| 18 | 52:17 | 20 Apr 1986 | Cahit Pacers 5th Annual | Bronx, NY | Pace 10:27; Splits 10:17/10:05/10:49/11:04/10:01 |
| 10 KILOMETRES (6.2 MILES) | |||||
| 1 | 1:07:57 | 13 Apr 1980 | NY Walkers Day Walk | Central Park, NY | Racewalking; Pace 10:56 |
| 2 | 54:45 | 10 Oct 1981 | Foliage Run | Ringwood, NJ | 236th place out of 300 runners; Pace 8:49; Splits 9:05/ 9:06/ 8:53/ 8:34/ 8:41/ 8:44/ to end 1:31 |
| 7 MILES | |||||
| 1 | 56:24 | 31 Dec 1978 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Antigua, West Indies | Pace 8:03 |
| 2 | 51:18 | 30 Mar 1980 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Fairfield, CT | Pace 7:20; Splits 6:51/ 7:20/ 7:20/ 7:33/ 7:35/ 7:30/ 7:09; This race is one of the highlights of Sri Chinmoy’s long-distance running career; it eclipsed all his best times from 3 miles to 7 miles. |
| 3 | 59:31 | 4 Jan 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Tobago, West Indies | Pace 8:30 |
| 4 | 59:06 | 20 Sept 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Rockland State Park, NY | Pace 8:27; Splits 8:37/ 7:41/ 8:32/ 8:27/ 9:11/ 8:41/ 7:57 |
| 5 | 58:09 | 25 Apr 1982 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Rockland State Park, NY | Pace 8:18; Splits 8:57/ 8:33/ 8:25/ 8:25/ 8:09/ 7:55/ 7:43 |
| 6 | unknown | 25 May 1982 | ‘50 Oneness-State-Songs’ | Greenwich Town Hall track, Connecticut |
Solo run; Sri Chinmoy aimed to run 7 miles in each US state |
| 7 | 58:54 | 1 Jun 1982 | ‘50 Oneness-State-Songs’ | Jamaica High School Track, New York | Solo run; Pace 8:25; |
| 8 | 54:06 | 5 Jun 1982 | ‘50 Oneness-State-Songs’ | California | Solo run; Pace 7:44; straight out and back course; Bodyweight 138 lbs |
| 9 | 1:08:03 | 17 Jun 1982 | ‘50 Oneness-State-Songs’ | Maryland | Solo run; Pace 9:43 |
| 10 | 54:01 | 24 Jun 1982 | ‘50 Oneness-State-Songs’ | Vermont | Solo run; Pace 7:43; straight 7-mile course; Bodyweight 138 lbs |
| 11 | 55:33 | 29 Jun 1982 | ‘50 Oneness-State-Songs’ | Chicago, Illinois | Solo run; Pace 7:56 |
| 12 | 54:53 | 10 Jul 1982 | ‘50 Oneness-State-Songs’ | Boston, Massachusetts | Solo run; Pace 7:50 |
| 13 | 59:15 | 19 Jul 1982 | ‘50 Oneness-State-Songs’ | North Carolina | Solo run; Pace 8:28 |
| 14 | 55:58 | 20 Jul 1982 | ‘50 Oneness-State-Songs’ | South Carolina | Solo run; Pace 8:00 |
| 15 | 52:58 | 27 Jul 1982 | ‘50 Oneness-State-Songs’ | Westerly, Rhode Island | Solo run; Pace 7:34 The unofficial split of 47:11 for 10km is a personal best |
| 16 | 57:06 | 10 Aug 1982 | ‘50 Oneness-State-Songs’ | Lums Pond State Park, Delaware | Solo run; Pace 8:09 |
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Information missing for Sri Chinmoy’s 7-mile run in New Jersey |
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| 17 | 1:07:16 | 24 Apr 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Rockland State Park, NY | Pace 9:37; Bodyweight 148½ lbs |
| 18 | 1:36:09 | 8 May 1983 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Race walking; Pace 13:44 |
| 19 | 1:11:46 | 26 May 1984 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Jamaica High School Track, NY | 5:30 am start; Pace 10:15; Sri Chinmoy ran 5 miles, then walked and ran |
| 20 | 2:01:05 | 1 Jan 1986 | Sri Chinmoy New Year’s Day Run | Fukuyama, Japan | Run/walk; Pace 17:18; Splits 18:17/ 17:28/ 17:20/ 17:23/ 17:34/ 16:45/ 15:08 |
| 21 | 1:37:20 | 23 Mar 1986 | Sri Chinmoy Marathon | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Pace 13:54; Splits 17:03/ 16:20/ 14:30/ 12:54/ 13:13/ 12:07/ 11:04 |
| 10 MILES | |||||
| 1 | 1:45:22 | 24 Sep 1978 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Greenwich, CT | Pace 10:32 |
| 2 | 1:28:18 | 26 Nov 1978 | Sri Chinmoy Race | New Canaan, CT | Pace 8:50 |
| 3 | 1:26:49 | 1 Apr 1979 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Fairfield, CT | Pace 8:41 |
| 4 | 1:23:47 | 23 Sep 1979 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Greenwich, CT | Pace 8:23 |
| 5 | 2:50:00 | 22 Jul 1984 | Sri Chinmoy 13-Mile Race | Puerto Rico | Pace 14:17; Bodyweight 148 lbs |
| 6 | 2:15:09 | 29 Jul 1984 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Racewalking; Pace 13:31; Splits 14:33/ 14:01/ 13:58/ 13:48/ 13:36/ 13:37/ 13:28/ 13:27/ 13:06/ 13:35; Bodyweight 147 lbs |
| 20 KILOMETRES (12.4 MILES) | |||||
| 1 | 1:51:00 | 10 Oct 1982 | Long Island Road Runners | Eisenhower Park, NY | Pace 8:56 |
| 13 MILES | |||||
| 1 | Not recorded | 14 Dec 1978 | 48-Hour Non-Stop Relay | Queens, NY | Sri Chinmoy ran the initial 13 miles plus several other segments of this relay |
| 2 | 2:41:03 | 29 Aug 1979 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Jamaica High School Track and around | Pace 12:23 |
| 3 | Not recorded | 22 Mar 1980 | Solo run | One-mile course around Sri Chinmoy’s house | Sri Chinmoy began at 2:00 am, intending to run 30 miles, but stopped at 13 miles due to injury. He had been running at 7:30 pace. |
| 4 | 2:01:30 | 13 Sep 1981 | During Sri Chinmoy Marathon | Plainsboro, NJ | Pace 9:21; Splits 9:07/ 9:00/ 8:37/ 8:29/ 8:16/ 8:16/ 8:17/ 10:20/ 10:06/ 10:22/ 10:41/ 10:26/ 9:31; Sri Chinmoy completed the first 7 miles in 1:00:02 (Pace 8:34) |
| 5 | 2:43:16 | 28 Oct 1984 | During New York City Marathon | New York | Pace 12:34; Splits 11:18/ 11:14/ 11:39/ 10:48/ 10:35/ 10:43/ 11:32/ 11:44/ 14:09/ 13:25/ 13:34/ 14:03/ 15:37; Bodyweight 163 lbs |
| HALF MARATHON (13.1 MILES) | |||||
| 1 | 2:03:00 | 12 Oct 1980 | Sri Chinmoy Race | Ottawa, Canada | Pace 9:23 |
| 2 | 1:57:28 | 22 Mar 1981 | Brooklyn Half Marathon | Brooklyn, NY | Pace 8:58; Splits: 7 miles = 59:06; 10 miles = 1:27:46 |
| 3 | 2:04:32 | 28 Jun 1981 | Westchester Half Marathon | White Plains to New Rochelle, NY | Pace 9:30; Splits 8:45/ 8:56/ 9:03/ 9:14/ 9:39/ 9:37/ 9:10/ 9:04/ 10:04/ 10:13/ 11:35/ 8:39/ 0:30 to end |
| 4 | 1:55:24 | 15 Nov 1981 | Sri Chinmoy Half Marathon | Flushing Meadow Park, NY | Pace 8:48; Splits 8:09/ 8:04/ 8:09/ 8:14/ 8:38/ 9:02/ 9:04/ 9:04/ 9:03/ 8:53/ 9:05/ 9:45/ 9:39/ 8:53/ 0:38 to end |
| 5 | 1:54:30 | 2 May 1982 | During Newsday-Long Island Marathon | Long Island, NY | Pace 8:44; Bodyweight 140½ lbs |
| 6 | 2:09:13 | 13 Jun 1982 | Westchester Half Marathon | White Plains to New Rochelle, NY | Pace 9:51; Bodyweight 135 lbs |
| 25 KILOMETRES (15.5 MILES) | |||||
| 1 | 2:30:35 | 4 Oct 1981 | New York City Marathon Tune-Up |
Central Park, NY | Pace 9:42; Splits 5km = 28:18/ 10km = 55:50/ 15km = 1:24:28/ 20km = 1:58:37 |
| 4 MILES |
5. 9 October 1982
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| Sri Chinmoy Race Breezy Point, NY |
Time: 36:16 Pace: 9:04 |
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| 5 MILES |
1. 30 December 1979
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| Sri Chinmoy Race Ala Moana Park, Hawaii |
Racewalking Time: unknown |
3. 12 July 1981
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| Sri Chinmoy Race Flushing Meadow Park, NY |
Photos by Bhashwar Hart
Time: 43:33 |
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| Photo by Bhashwar Hart |
Sri Chinmoy completed a 2-mile race 20 mins earlier.
| 10 KILOMETRES |
1. 13 April 1980
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| NY Walkers Day Walk Central Park, NY Race no. 329 |
Racewalking Time: 1:07:57 Pace: 10:57 |
| 10 MILES |
2. 26 November 1978
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| Sri Chinmoy 10-mile Race New Canaan, CT Race no. 647 |
Time: 1:28:18 Pace: 8:49 |
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3. 1 April 1979
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| Sri Chinmoy Race Fairfield, CT Race no. 2622 |
Time: 1:26:49 Pace: 8:40 |
| 13 MILES |
1. 14 December 1978
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| 48-Hour Non-Stop Relay Queens, NY |
Time: Not recorded |
Sri Chinmoy ran the initial 13 miles plus several other segments of this relay.
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