Vajin Armstrong, of Christchurch Sri Chinmoy Centre, finished 8th in the Commonwealth 55Km trail race championship held in Llandudno, Wales. He finished the 55KM race in a time of 03:43:13. Aged 31, Vajin works as a manager of a Gandharva Loka music store. But, in his spare time he is able to train for marathons and ultra [...]

  On 11 July 2011,, Abhejali Bernardováb from the Czech Republic became the 27th  member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team  to successfully swim the English channel. ( making a total of 42 successful crossing). She completed the swim in a time of 14 hours and 37 minutes. This video gives an insight into the experience [...]

Sri Chinmoy taught a philosophy of self-transcendence – the effort and determination to go beyond our limitations and discover our own inner and outer capacities. What gives life its value, If not its inner cry For self-transcendence? – Sri Chinmoy 1 Through his various prolific activities in fields such as sport, weightlifting, music and writing, [...]

This summer, two members of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team successfully completed  swimming across the English Channel. Since Vasanti Niemz and Adhiratha Keefe completed the first swims in 1985, the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team have now completed a total of 41 solo swims, with Karteek Clarke of Scotland making most successful swims (10). Angikar and [...]

The Sri Chinmoy Multi-Sport Classic is an all-day adventure for teams and individuals combining swimming, mountain biking, paddling and running in, on and around beautiful Lake Jindabyne. Trophy winners from the 2010 edition. Set in the idyllic surrounds of Lake Jindabyne in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, the race is organised by the Australian [...]

Karteek Clarke, a member of the Edinburgh Sri Chinmoy Centre, completed his 10th successful crossing of the English Channel this August 13th. After facing difficult weather conditions, which left him feeling seasick and tired, Karteek completed the epic crossing in a time of 16 hours 59 minutes. Karteek completed his first successful channel swim in [...]

A study by Stanford University Medical Center found that elderly joggers were half as likely to die prematurely from conditions like cancer than non-runners. They also found that runners were more likely to lead healthy lifestyles and suffer less disabilities. According to lead author Professor James Fries: If you had to pick one thing to [...]

Arpan Deangelo shares some reminiscences of Sri Chinmoy’s running career at his new running blog Sri Chinmoy took up long distance running in the 1970s when he was in his mid 40s. In his formative years, Sri Chinmoy had excelled in the 100 metre sprint, but, in America he took up long distance running and [...]