Sri Chinmoy honours Eleanor Adams, a British ultra-distance runner who had recently won the New York six day race with a new world record of 739.36 kilometres (459.42 mi) Eleanor Adams held nearly 40 world records in a range of events from 30 miles to the 6 Day Race.
Sri Chinmoy lifts 11 prominent New Zealanders, including Rod Dixon, 1972 Olympic bronze medallist in 1,500m, and 1983 New York City Marathon winner, at the Regent Hotel in Auckland, New Zealand.
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