{"id":1163,"date":"2011-10-05T11:02:18","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T15:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2011-10-12T16:36:32","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T20:36:32","slug":"christchurch-runner-in-commonwealth-trail-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=1163","title":{"rendered":"Christchurch Runner in Commonwealth Trail race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vajin Armstrong, of Christchurch Sri Chinmoy Centre, finished 8th in the Commonwealth 55Km trail race championship held in Llandudno, Wales.\u00c2\u00a0He finished the 55KM race in a time of\u00c2\u00a003:43:13.\"vajin\"<\/a><\/p>\n


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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 distance races. Previously Vajin won his first 47 mile ultra race in a time of 5 hours 27 minutes. In 2010 he\u00c2\u00a0finished 1st in New Zealand’s Kepler Challenge<\/a> (60km trail race) .<\/p>\n

Vajin wrote of his experience racing in the Commonwealth ultra races.<\/p>\n

“It has been a inspiring and uplifting experience, and a true demonstration of the power of sport to bring people together in a spirit of oneness and understanding. Spending time surrounded by fellow athletes who all share your love of the mountains and are all aspiring to transcend themselves was a wonderful experience.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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