Sri Chinmoy’s Middle Distance Race Results

 

  Time Date Race Location Notes
800 METRES
1 2:59.9 5 Aug 1980 New York Road Runners Club Summer Track Series Randall’s Island, NY Splits 1:28/1:31.9
2 2:47 29 Jul 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix 150th St, Jamaica, NY Personal best time in the West
3 5:27 7 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Flushing Meadow Park, NY Racewalking
4 3:00 17 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Jamaica High School Track, NY  
5 3:16 25 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Jamaica High School Track, NY  
6 3:03 28 Feb 1982 Inaugural
‘Green Leaves and Ripe Fruits’		   1st place out of 9 participants; Bodyweight 144½ lbs
7 2:54 7 Mar 1982 Green Leaves and Ripe Fruits   1st place out of 4 participants
8 3:14 25 Apr 1982 Green Leaves and Ripe Fruits   1st place out of 5 participants
‘Green Leaves and Ripe Fruits’ was a series of races for children under 10 and adults over 50, consisting of 400m and 800m.
9 5:01 27 May 1983 World Family Day Greenwich, Ct  
10 3:26 15 Aug 1983   Jamaica High School Track, NY  
 
1200 METRES
1 8:17 27 May 1984 World Family Day Greenwich, CT 400m splits: 3:03/2:40/2:34
 
1500 METRES
1 6:25 20 Jul 1981 Sri Chinmoy Race San Juan, Puerto Rico  
2 6:15 21 Jul 1981 Sri Chinmoy Race San Juan, Puerto Rico  
3 9:54 22 Jul 1981 Sri Chinmoy Race San Juan, Puerto Rico Walking
4 6:30 27 Jun 1982 Sri Chinmoy Race Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY  
5 7:22 15 Aug 1984 Sri Chinmoy Race Jamaica High School Track, Jamaica, NY  
 
ONE MILE
1 6:35 30 Jul 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Jamaica High School Track and around  
2 6:23 2 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Jamaica High School Track and around Sri Chinmoy’s personal best time
3 6:54 5 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Jamaica High School Track environs  
4 13:40 9 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Near Sri Chinmoy’s house Walking (not during official race)
5 6:49 12 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix 150th St, Jamaica, NY  
6 6:39 16 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Jamaica High School Track environs 800m splits: 3:09/3:30
7 7:10 19 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Jamaica High School Track environs  
8 6:58 23 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Jamaica High School Track environs  
9 6:48 26 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Jamaica High School Track environs  
10 6:54 18 Oct 1981 Hudson Toyota One-Miler Jersey City, New Jersey Bodyweight: 144½ lbs; Race started at 10:30 am;
Sri Chinmoy raced a 1.5 mile race at 9:30 am
and another 1.5 mile race at 2:10 pm.
11 8:34 29 Oct 1981 Sri Chinmoy Race Jamaica High School Track Event for ‘slow’ girls
12 6:49 29 Oct 1981 Sri Chinmoy Race Jamaica High School Track Event for boys only
13 6:59 21 Feb 1982 Long Island Road Runners Race Eisenhower Park, LI Bodyweight: 143 lbs;
Sri Chinmoy came 22nd out of 35 starters.
14 6:52 28 Feb 1982 Age Group Race Eisenhower Park, LI Bodyweight: 142½ lbs;
Sri Chinmoy came 25th out of 49 starters
15 7:10 5 Aug 1982 Sri Chinmoy Race Woodstock, NY  
16 7:54 12 Aug 1982 Sri Chinmoy Race Jamaica High School Track  
17 7:06 12 Aug 1982   Long Beach, NY  
18 7:05 13 Aug 1982 Sri Chinmoy Race Jamaica High School Track  
19 7:15 17 Oct 1982 Long Island Road Runners Club Eisenhower Park, LI Bodyweight: 134 lbs; Splits 1:38/1:54/2:01/1:42
20 12:55 31 Mar 1984 Sri Chinmoy Race Jamaica High School Track Walking
21 8:17 10 Jun 1984   New Hyde Park  
22 6:47 12 Jul 1984 Suburbia Federal Savings Run Long Beach Bodyweight: 146½ lbs
23 6:42 15 Jul 1984   Eisenhower Park, LI Bodyweight: 142½ lbs;
Sri Chinmoy played 2½ hours of tennis 
the evening before
24 8:44 15 Mar 1986 Peace Run Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile, London, UK  
On 5 and 6 April 1986, Sri Chinmoy’s students ran 200 miles in relay teams in an event called ‘200 God-Mile-Smiles’. Sri Chinmoy ran ten separate one-mile legs for his team, which completed the 200 miles in 23 hours 33 minutes 46 seconds. Sri Chinmoy’s mile legs were as follows:
25 8:07        
26 8:49        
27 9:07        
28 8:25        
29 9:09        
30 9:09        
31 8:30        
32 8:21        
33 8:38        
34 7:55        
35 9:11 20 Apr 1986 5th Annual Pelham Parkway Pacers (‘Cahit Pacers’) Bronx, NY  
On 1 June 1986, in honour of the 8th anniversary of Sri Chinmoy’s long-distance running, two 26-member boys’ teams and two 26-member girls’ teams ran a 26-mile relay. Sri Chinmoy ran the first mile with the first person on each team, plus he ran the extra 385 yards for each team to complete the marathon.
36-39 Not recorded 1 Jun 1986     Sri Chinmoy’s mile times were not recorded,
but his 385-yard splits were 1:18/1:21/1:22/1:18.
40 8:43 8 Jun 1986 Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile Berlin, Germany  
41 9:56 12 Jun 1986 Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile Zurich, Switzerland  
On 16 August 1986, in honour of Sri Chinmoy’s successful 300-lb lift, his students ran a 300-mile relay. Sri Chinmoy ran four one-mile legs
42 8:36 16 Aug 1986 ‘300-Oneness-Smile-Miles’ Flushing Meadow Park, NY  
43 8:48 16 Aug 1986 ‘300-Oneness-Smile-Miles’ Flushing Meadow Park, NY  
44 9:01 16 Aug 1986 ‘300-Oneness-Smile-Miles’ Flushing Meadow Park, NY  
45 9:59 16 Aug 1986 ‘300-Oneness-Smile-Miles’ Flushing Meadow Park, NY  
46 21:09 19 Dec 1998 Runners are Smilers Singapore Sri Chinmoy completed one mile walking; very painful
47 23:27 26 Dec 1999 Runners are Smilers Curitiba, Mexico Sri Chinmoy completed one mile walking
48 20:12 29 Dec 1999 Runners are Smilers Curitiba, Mexico Sri Chinmoy completed one mile walking
49 17:10 31 Dec 1999 Runners are Smilers Curitiba, Mexico Sri Chinmoy completed one mile walking
50 19:34.53 4 Jan 2000 Runners are Smilers Curitiba, Mexico Sri Chinmoy completed one mile walking
51 16:54 5 Jan 2000 Runners are Smilers Curitiba, Mexico Sri Chinmoy completed one mile racewalking
52 17:42 8 Jan 2000   Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil Sri Chinmoy completed one mile walking before Runners are Smilers
53 16:48 12 Jan 2000   Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil Sri Chinmoy completed one mile racewalking
54 21:38.12 2 Dec 2000 Runners are Smilers Ayutthaya, Thailand Sri Chinmoy completed one mile
55 18:56.3 3 Dec 2000   Ayutthaya, Thailand  
56 27:13 5 Dec 2000   Rangon, Myanmar  
57 24:22 6 Dec 2000   Rangon, Myanmar  
58 19:48 12 Dec 2000   Rangon, Myanmar  
59 17:35 13 Dec 2000 Runners are Smilers Rangon, Myanmar  
 
              1.5 MILES
1 10:12 18 Oct 1981   New Jersey 6:48 pace
2 9:47 18 Oct 1981 YMCA Fun Run  Elizabeth, NJ Placed first in the Masters Division; 6:31 pace
 
3000 METRES
1 16:46 16 Aug 1984 Sri Chinmoy Race Jamaica High School Track environs  
 
TWO MILES
(listed separately)
 
THREE MILES
1 23:08 5 Jun 1979 Sri Chinmoy Race Santa Barbara, California Pace 7:43
2 22:21 6 Jun 1979 Sri Chinmoy Race Scottsdale, Arizona Pace 7:27
3 24:21 28 Dec 1980 Sri Chinmoy Race Tobago, West Indies Pace 8:07
4 23:00 1 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Flushing Meadow Park, NY Pace 7:40
5 22:47 4 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Flushing Meadow Park, NY Pace 7:35
6 24:26 13 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Flushing Meadow Park, NY Pace 8:08
7 24:10 20 Aug 1981 Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix Flushing Meadow Park, NY Pace 8:03
8 24:20 13 Nov 1982   Staten Island, NY Pace 8:06
9 22:33 5 Jun 1983 Queens Day Flushing Meadow Park, NY Pace 7:31
10 27:22 7 Jul 1984   Staten Island, NY Pace 9:07; pouring rain
11 23:40 14 Jul 1984   Staten Island, NY Pace 7:53; Splits 7:41/7:55/8:03;
Bodyweight 143½ lbs.
12 38:44 12 Aug 1984 Sri Chinmoy Race Flushing Meadow Park, NY Pace 12:54; Splits 16:00/13:24/10:20;
Bodyweight 145 lbs.
13 Not recorded Dec 1984 Sri Chinmoy Race Malaga, Spain Walking; Sri Chinmoy injured
14 28:55 16 Jan 1985 Sri Chinmoy Race Flushing Meadow Park Pace 9:35; Splits 11:00/9:07/8:48
15 Not recorded 23 Mar 1985 Sri Chinmoy Race Berlin, Germany  
16 39:20 25 Mar 1985 Sri Chinmoy Race Hamburg, Germany Pace 13:06; Splits 9:07/13:33/16:40
17 49:05 29 Mar 1985 Sri Chinmoy Race Augsburg, Germany Pace 16:22; Splits 17:04/16:33/15:28;
Sri Chinmoy walked 3 miles of 7 mile race
18 41:30 21 May 1985 Runners are Smilers Flushing Meadow Park, NY Pace 13:50; Splits 15:06/13:41/12:43;
This race also noted in 2-mile list
19 42:23 4 Jun 1985 Runners are Smilers Flushing Meadow Park, NY Pace 14:07; Splits 15:16/13:54/13:13;
also noted in 2-mile list
20 38:01 18 Jan 1986 Runners are Smilers Flushing Meadow Park, NY Pace 12:37; Splits 12:33/10:32/15:26;
also noted in 2-mile list
21 34:04 22 Mar 1986 Runners are Smilers Flushing Meadow Park, NY Pace 11:21; Splits 10:24/8:36/15:04;
also noted in 2-mile list

 

 

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