Writings by Sri Chinmoy on Sports and the Spiritual Life

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Sri Chinmoy considers physical fitness and the practice of sports as a key factor in an integral physical and spiritual development.

Introduction — by Suren Leosson — last modified 2007-06-27 05:37 AM

Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team articles - more articles

About the author:

Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.

Nirbhasa Magee comes originally from Ireland, but has been living for the past couple of years in Iceland. Here are a couple of interviews he had before the race start:

100km a day for 52 days - interview with Morgunblaðið, one of Iceland's 2 main daily papers (that's Nirbhasa's picture on the left below the mast)
Irish man to attempt world's longest road race - interview with Irish Times

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About the author:

Nirbhasa is originally from Ireland but currently lives in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is an enthusiastic multi-day runner, having completed four times the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race - the longest race in the world.

Nirbhasa Magee, félagsmaður í Sri Chinmoy maraþonliðinu, vann haustmaraþon félags maraþonhlaupara 25. október síðastliðinn á tímanum 3:18 - sem er besti tími hans í nokkur ár.

Maraþonið hófst kl.8 um morguninn í 2. stiga hita og myrkri. Fleiri tóku þátt í hálfu maraþoni sem hófst tveimur tímum síðar.

Fyrr á þessu ári náði Nirbhasa 3. sæti í Self-Transcendence 10 daga hlaupinu í New York.

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