New e-book by 3100 Mile Race winner Grahak Cunningham
Grahak Cunningham, a four-time finisher and 2012 winner of the world's longest certified road race, has just published Beyond the Marathon: Insights into the Longest Foot Race in the World.
Loaded with training tips, anecdotes and race stories, this book takes you on the journey from Grahak's first race in 2007 as a multiday novice to his ultimate victory in 2012.
The Self- Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is held every year on a concrete footpath around an 883-metre block in Queens, New York. The race was founded in 1997 by fitness guru Sri Chinmoy as a testament to the endless possibilities of the human spirit.
A quote from the book cover: "Competitors must contend with boredom, fatigue, torrential deluges, extreme pain, injuries and sleep deprivation—but most of all, they have to deal with themselves. Outwardly for their efforts they will receive a plastic trophy and a t-shirt; inwardly, they make a lifetime of progress."
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
A Divine Phone Call
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Your life's responsibilities compel you to develop inner strength
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
The day I saw my Guru for the first time
Natabara Rollosson New York, United States
A New World
Apaga Renner Graz, Austria
The most beautiful and fulfilling of all possible experiences
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
The Ever-Transcending Goal
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Connecting the dots
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States
The Random Dog
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
In the middle of an ocean of love
Bhadra Kleinman New York
A vision at 3 a.m in the morning
Abarita Dänzer Zürich, SwitzerlandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
When I met Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria
Self-transcendence in meditation
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland
Humorous moments with Sri Chinmoy
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
How I got my spiritual name
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
Sri Chinmoy's inner guidance
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland