23 July 2006 at Princes Park
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Sri Chinmoy Princes Park 30K. The record crowd of 535 finishers certainly exceeded our expectations of the day and we hope the added company made your run event more enjoyable. Race results and photographs from the day are available online.
Special mention to our half marathon winners Marc Tillotson and Melissa Williams who broke the existing course record for the 21.1km event with sensational times of 75.49 and 83.12 respectively. Well done to you both. We realise that many of you competing were using the event as a tone up race for the Melbourne Marathon, and we wish you well in your endevours in October.
/>While on the topic of long distance running many of you many be aware that Rathin Bolton, a member of the Sri Chinmoy Centre in Canberra is currently nearing the end of his epic journey to complete the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100mile Race in New York. Rathin is due to complete the 5000km distance in 58 days along the fabled 800 metre road circuit that of this fabled event, completing an average of 86km every day. So next time you are out a long run and begin to feel a little tired just imagine the determination and will power these runners must find within themselves to maintain their forward momentum to complete the distance.
Our next event is the Sri Chinmoy Yarra Boulevard Half Marathon on Sunday September 17 at Kevin Bartlett Reserve, Richmond. You can choose from the 21.1km, 10km and 5km available on this favourite closed road circuit. We look forward to seeing you there or at another of our other Melbourne races soon.
Happy Running
The Sri Chinmoy Races Team
