NEW RECORDS SET AT 3,100-MILER
NEW YORK — Madhupran Schwerk, a 47-year-old instrument maker from Solingen, Germany, set a new world record when he completed the Sri Chinmoy 3,100-Mile Self-Transcendence Race on July 28. It was also his 47th birthday.
Averaging over 72 miles a day, Madhupran smashed Istvan Sipos’ 1998 record by over four days, completing the distance in 42 days 13 hours 24 minutes.
Calling the half-mile loop that marked the race course “a holy ground,” Madhupran said that when you go deep within and open your heart, “you get energy enough for everything.”
At a brief victory celebration, Sri Chinmoy told Madhupran that his performance was “an unprecedented achievement not only for you but for the whole world.” Running legend Ted Corbitt also showed up to congratulate him.
Afterwards, Madhupran returned to the course to complete another 13 laps to break the record for 5,000 kilometres. All told, he set 74 various distance-records since beginning his run on June 16.
Published in Anahata Nada, Volume 33, March-July 2002