Introduction
These statistics and notes were maintained by Savita. In the heyday of Sri Chinmoy’s distance running, there was a long chart taped to a wall on his front porch and Savita would enter all his race results on it so that he could see at a glance his progress.
Sri Chinmoy’s Marathon Results
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Time |
Pace |
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Race |
Location |
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1 |
4:31:34 |
10:21 |
Bidwell Classic |
Chico, CA |
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2 |
3:55:07 |
8:58 |
Heart-Watchers Marathon |
Toledo, Ohio |
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3 |
4:16:23 |
9:47 |
Newsday Long Island Marathon |
Long Island, NY |
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4 |
4:41:16 |
10:44 |
Champlain Valley Marathon |
Plattsburgh, NY |
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5 |
5:39:41 |
12:57 |
Pheidippides Marathon |
Athens, Greece |
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6 |
11:01 |
New York City Marathon |
New York, NY |
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7 |
4:33:55 |
10:27 |
Jersey Shore Marathon |
Asbury Park, NJ |
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6:01:27 |
13:47 |
Solo walking marathon |
Briarwood/Jamaica, NY |
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8 |
4:30:00 |
10:18 |
Solo run |
Munich, Germany |
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9 |
5:18:31 |
12:09 |
Sri Chinmoy Marathon |
San Mateo, CA |
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10 |
5:22:11 |
12:17 |
Sri Chinmoy Inspiration Marathon |
Hampton, NH |
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11 |
4:30:21 |
10:19 |
Bidwell Classic |
Chico, CA |
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12 |
10:32 |
New York City Marathon |
New York, NY |
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13 |
4:26:56 |
10:11 |
Newsday Long Island Marathon |
Long Island, NY |
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14 |
10:51 |
New York City Marathon |
New York, NY |
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15 |
4:36:00 |
10:32 |
Sri Chinmoy Marathon |
Zurich, Switzerland |
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16 |
4:22:57 |
10:02 |
Jersey Shore Marathon course |
Asbury Park, NJ |
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17 |
5:12:00 |
11:54 |
Sri Chinmoy Marathon |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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18 |
4:33:43 |
10:26 |
Sri Chinmoy Marathon |
Okinawa, Japan |
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19 |
5:33:33 |
12:43 |
Orange Bowl Marathon |
Miami, Florida |
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20 |
5:20:03 |
12:12 |
Solo run |
Flushing Meadow Park, NY |
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21 |
5:56:59 |
13:37 |
Sri Chinmoy Inspiration Marathon |
Hampton, NH |
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22 |
5:25:20 |
12:25 |
Solo run |
Hempstead Turnpike, Long Island, NY |
1. 3 March 1979
Time: 4:31:34
Pace: 10:21
Bidwell Classic
Chico, California
Race no. 200
2. 25 March 1979
| Heart-Watchers Marathon Toledo, Ohio |
Time: 3:55:07 Pace: 8:58 |
This remained Sri Chinmoy’s personal best time for the marathon. Read Sri Chinmoy’s account of the race.
3. 6 May 1979
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| Newsday Long Island Marathon Long Island, NY Race no. 2622 |
Time: 4:16:23 Pace: 9:47 |
4. 12 May 1979
Time: 4:41:16
Pace: 10:44
Champlain Valley Marathon
Plattsburgh, New York
5. 6 October 1979
Time: 5:39:41
Pace: 12:57
Phidippides Marathon
Athens, Greece
Read Sri Chinmoy’s account of the race and the next 15 anecdotes.
6. 21 October 1979
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| New York City Marathon New York, NY Race no. 6464 |
Time: 4:48:54 Pace: 11:01 |
Prior to the race start, Sri Chinmoy met with Olympic triple gold medallist Emil Zatopek and ultramarathon champion Don Ritchie. Read an account of the race as reported in Anahata Nada, 1979.
7. 2 December 1979
Time: 4:33:55
Pace: 10:27
Jersey Shore Marathon
Asbury Park, New Jersey
This race is Sri Chinmoy’s 7th marathon completed in the first nine months of taking up the sport.
*. 1 February 1980
Time: 6:01:27
Pace: 13:47
Solo walking marathon
Streets of Briarwood and Jamaica
Sri Chinmoy commenced walking at 1:30 a.m. His 3-mile route went along the Grand Central Service Road and continued on neighbourhood streets. He did not want this marathon to be counted among his official times.
8. 24 May 1980
Time: 4:30:00
Pace: 10:18
Solo run
Munich, Germany
9. 1 June 1980
Time: 5:18:31
Pace: 12:09
Sri Chinmoy Marathon
San Mateo, California
Sri Chinmoy began his long-distance running career in San Francisco, California, on 1 June 1978. This race was held in honour of the second anniversary of this most significant date.
10. 1 February 1981
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| Sri Chinmoy Inspiration Marathon Hampton, New Hampshire |
Photo by Bhashwar
Time: 5:22:11 |
11. 7 March 1981
Time: 4:30:21
Pace: 10:19
Bidwell Classic
Chico, California
Sri Chinmoy returned to the race where he had recorded his personal best time two years previously with the hope that he would run another fast time, but he suffered greatly from cramps from mile seventeen onwards. Read Sri Chinmoy’s account of the race.
12. 25 October 1981
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| New York City Marathon New York, NY |
Time: 4:36:20 Pace: 10:32 |
Sri Chinmoy’s bodyweight was 146½ lbs.
13. 2 May 1982
Time: 4:26:56
Pace: 10:11
Newsday Long Island Marathon
Long Island, NY
Sri Chinmoy recorded personal best split times for: 25 km, 2:20.30; half- marathon, 1:54:30; and 13 miles, 1:54:04.
14. 24 October 1982
Time: 4:44:41
Pace: 10:51
New York City Marathon
New York
Sri Chinmoy’s bodyweight was 137 lbs. Read Sri Chinmoy’s account of the race and following stories.
15. 7 November 1982
Time: 4:36:00
Pace: 10:31
Sri Chinmoy Marathon
Zurich, Switzerland
Read Sri Chinmoy’s account of this race.
16. 14 November 1982
Time: 4:22:57
Pace: 10:02
Jersey Shore Marathon course
Asbury Park, NJ
Sri Chinmoy ran the course 2½ hours before the official race. His bodyweight was 136 lbs. The temperature was 50˚F with a wind of 10 mph.
17. 5 December 1982
Time: 5:12:00
Pace: 11:54
Sri Chinmoy Marathon
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The temperature was 90˚F.
18. 31 December 1982
Time: 4:33:43
Pace: 10:26
Sri Chinmoy Marathon
Okinawa, Japan
19. 22 January 1983
Time: 5:33:33
Pace: 12:43
Orange Bowl Marathon
Miami, Florida
Conditions for this race were extremely high humidity and heavy rain. Read Sri Chinmoy’s account of this race and following stories.
20. 30 January 1983
Time: 5:20:03
Pace: 12:12
Solo run
Flushing Meadow Park, NY
21. 6 February 1983
Time: 5:56:59
Pace: 13:37
Sri Chinmoy Inspiration Marathon
Hampton, NH
Omitting rest stops, Sri Chinmoy’s time was 5:29:59.
22. 20 February 1983
Time: 5:25:20
Pace: 12:25
Solo run
Hempstead Turnpike, Long Island, NY .
Omitting a rest stop after 15 miles, Sri Chinmoy’s time was 5:10:33.
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