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Six Day - race starts April 23
Men
John Geesler,51,St. Johnsville,New York, USA. In over 25 years of running John has completed over 100 ultras, including 157 miles for 24 hours(age group 40-44 US rec.) and 248.54 miles for 48 hours. John was first man in 2008 in the Six Day with 433 miles. He has done 14 multidays.
Markus Mueller,45,Eagle,Clorado,USA(German) Marcus has completed 63 ultras and six multidays in 25 years of running.He finished third place in the Ten Day in 2000 with 630 miles. In 2001 he finished in 10th place in the Trans Australia Race(2703 miles); In 1998 he was third finisher in the Trans-Germany Race.
Smarana Puntigam,38,Vienna,Austria In nearly thirty years of running Smarana has completed over 30 ultras and 13 multidays, including finishing the 3100 mile race seven times. His best for 3100 miles is 48 days,4 hours(Ausrian record averaging 64 miles per day).He has done 700 miles in 10 days+18 hours.
Vladimir Balatskyy,38,Graz,Austria(Ukraine) In eight years of running Vadimir has run 11 ultras and five multidays. Bests include 660 miles for ten days, as well as 3100 miles in 48 days, two hours, in his first attempt (64.4 miles per day).
Ananda-Lahari Zuscin,34,Kosice, Slovakia Ananda-Lahari has run seven multidays with best of 202 km for 24 hours;8:30 for 100km, and a staggering 49 days,14 hours for 3100 miles in 2006. He is a four-time finisher of the world’s longest race.
Stutisheel Lebedyev,39,Kiev,Ukraine Another superlong multiday specialist, Stutisheel has run 15 ultras including six finishes of the 3100 miler, with a best of 48 days,12 hours.
Bob Oberkehr,55,Northvale,NJ USA Bob has run seven multidays and 62 ultras in 35 years of running, including 624 miles for ten days(2008) and 403 miles for six days. Last year he won the Arizona Six Day Race.
Dharbhasana Lynn,33,Auckland,New Zealand Dharbhasana has run 13 ultras and two multidays in 12 years of running. Bests include 300 miles for six days and 442 for 10 days.
Alex Swenson,45,Vashon,Washington USA In over 20 years of running Alex has completed nearly fifty ultras including 146 miles for 24 hours. This will be his first multiday.
David Holt, 51, Pepperell, MA., USA David has run 14 ultras in over 30 years of running, including several trail races. His bests include 126 miles at 24 hours and 5:55:33 for 50 miles.
Marvin Skagerberg,73,Plano,Texas USA One of the most prolific ultrarunners to ever toe the line, Marvin has run nearly 30 multidays and over 300 ultras in several decades of running.He is famous for running a duel with Malcolm Campbell across the USA in 1985- and winning by a fraction of time! Welcome back, Marvin!!
Allan Harman,48,West Vancouver,BC Canada Allan ran 251 miles in his first multiday last year after 20 ultras of various distances.
Pete Stringer,68,Osterville,MA USA A seasoned veteran of 55 years of running, Pete has completed countless marathons and nearly 80 ultras with a best of 332 miles for six days.This will be his fifth multiday race.
Chanakhya Jakovic,56,Jamaica,NY (UK) In 27 years of running, Chanakhya has completed over 50 ultras, including 27 multidays. His bests are 308 miles for six days, 470 miles for Ten days, and 653 miles in the 1000 mile race(2003). Last year he ran 277 miles in the Six Day.
Ales Pliva,32,Prague,Czech Republic In five years of running Ales has run 13 ultras and two multidays. Last year he ran 293 miles for six days.
Baridhi Yonchev,28,Sofia,Bulgaria In seven years of running Baridhi has completed several ultras and one multiday- last year he ran 276 miles in the Six Day event.
Andrey Bondarchuk,34,Mariupol, Ukraine In 11 year of running Andrey has run two ultras and several marathons.This will be his first multiday.
Nikolay Duzhiy,44,St. Petersburg,Russia Nikolay has run six ultras and over 20 marathons in 15 years of running.This will be his first multiday.
Veaceslav Dodonu,33, Geneva,Switzerland Slava has run five ultras in eight years of running including 253 miles in the Six Day in his first multiday event last year.
Vladimir Lunev,22.Omsk,Russia In four years of running Vladimir has run five ultras and several marathons. This is his first six days race.
Oleksandr Nihalchuk,27,Vinnitsa,Ukraine Oleksandr has completed two ultras and 15 marathons in four years of running.
Oskar Ganz,44,Zurich,Switzerland Oskar is running the Six Day for the first time. He has been running seven years and has run several marathons.
Women
Dipali Cunningham,51, Melbourne,Australia Dipali is one of the world's best women ultra-distance runners. She has won 25 of the 30 multiday events she has entered since 1992, including seven overall victories. Last year in the Six Day she emerged first overall with 514.82 miles, a new women’s road best In the spring of 2001 she set a women’s world record on the road for six days with 510 miles, defeating all the men in that race. In 2001 she ran 700 miles in 9 days 11 hours, the third fastest all-time for women. In 1998 she set a women’s world best on the road for six-days with 504 miles, despite heavy rains at Wards Island Park. In 1999 she won the 700 mile race overall in 10 days, 21 hours. She is ranked third in the world for 700 miles, and third for 1000 miles, having dominated the women's 1000 mile race in 1997 in 13 days, 20 hours. She has won all eleven Six-Day titles in our spring-time event. She is also the women’s course record holder for the Ten day with 723 miles. In 2004,Dipali set a new women’s age group 45-49 world best for six days with 479 miles. Later in the fall, she won the 700 mile race overall, her eighth victory in that event.
Kate Condon,54,Chichester, England In 22 years of running Kate has completed 12 ultras and six multidays. Her bests include 351 mil;es for six days and 501 miles for ten days. She has also run 801 miles in the 1300 mile race.
Lydia Fischer,39,Vienna, Austria Lydia has completed 13 ultras in 14 years of running. Last year in her multiday debut she garnered 307 miles.
Regina Plyavinskaya,44,St Petersburg,Russia Regina has run five ultras and two multidays in 11 years of running.She ran 288 miles in the six day last year.
Liubov Stebneva,54,St Petersburg Russia Liubov has completed nine ultras in 15 years of running, with two multidays. She also ran 288 miles last year in the Six Day.
Svitlana Samarina,34,Kiev, Ukraine In 13 years of running Svitlana has finished five multidays and 10 ultras. her bests include 555 miles for10 days and 351 miles for six.
Sophie Anderson,32,Auckland,New Zealand In nine years of running Sophie has completed six ultras but is making her first multiday the Six.
Niribili File,64,Auckland,New Zealand In 14 years of running Niribili has completed 30 ultras and seven multidays.
Abhaya Field,65, Christchurch,New Zealand Abhaya has run four multidays in six years of running. Last year she did 415 miles in the Ten Day.
Sandra Tribulin,33,Nis, Serbia Sandra finished the Six Day with 284 miles last year in her first attempt.
Rageshri Muzychenko,40,Kiev, Ukraine In ten years of running Rageshri has completed four multidays, with a best of 245 miles for six days.
Divyata Kryuchkova,32,Tambov,Russia Divyata has run two ultras and a few marathons in eight years of running. This is her first multiday.
Barbara Szeprethy,30,Bishop,CA USA (Hungary) In six years of running Barbara has done four ultras and one multiday. She did 202.7 miles in the Arizona Six Day last year.She has completed the Badwater Race three times.
Tania Ryan,43,Christchurch,New Zealand Tania has finished three ultras in four years of running.This is her first multiday.
Marianna Csillag,42,Budapest,Hungary Marianna has run three ultras and several marathons in 15 years of running.
Prasasta Armstrong,28, Christchurch, New Zeal In 10 year of running Prasata has finished 15 marathons and a few longer race. She is running multiday number one.
Ten Day Race - Men (Race begins April 19)
Igor Mudryk,36,Vinnitsa,Ukraine Igor has run five multidays in 15 years of training and racing, with a best of 712 miles in the Ten Day race in 2009. He improved by an astounding 179 miles over his previous best.
Yuri Trostenyuk,46,Vinnitsa,Ukraine Smiling Yuri T. reached 629 miles last year in the Ten Day, good for fourth place and a personal farthest distance. He has been running 11 years and has completed four multidays, including 383 miles for six days.
Andrey Andreyev,44, St. Petersburg, Russia Andrey reached 555 miles in his third multiday last year, taking seventh place for the men. He has been running for 20 years.
Luis Rios,62, Brooklyn,NY USA In over 35 years of running, Luis has finished over 200 ultras including 14 multidays. He ran 514 miles last year in the Ten Day, and has a best distance of 640 miles in 12 days. In years past he has had several fast 100 milers and has gone over 140 miles for 24 hours.
Mark Dorion,50, El Paso,TX USA Mark has completed nearly 200 ultras in 38 years of running, including five multidays with a best of 397 miles for six days. Mark is also a correspondent and contributor to Ultrarunning magazine, as well as a race director in the outback of west Texas and New Mexico. He is a college professor and insructor in English and writing talents.
Don Winkley,72,Corpus Christi,Texas USA Don has run over 30 multidays in 32 years of running, including several age group world bests for 48 hours(200.5 miles age 60), 1000 miles,(14 days,11 hours age 59), oldest finisher at Spartathlon in Greece and Comrades in South Africa, and the oldest finisher of Trans America race in 1995. Don won the Ten Day Race back in 1997 with 531 miles.
Michel Gouin,49,Drummondville,Quebec,Canada Last year Michel ran 538 miles in the Ten Day, and has had a long and prolific running career.He has completed more than 100 ultras in 30 years of running. His most acclaimed achievement is a treadmill record in the Guinness record book five years ago.
Shashanka Karlen,49,Jamaica,NY (Switzerland) Shashanka has run ten ultras and a few multidays, including 830 miles in the 1000 mile race. He directed the successful Basel, Switzerland 24 Hour Race for several years.
Frederick Davis III,62,Cleveland,OH USA Another prolific athlete, Frederick has completed 214 ultras in 26 years of running. He reached 504 miles in the Ten Day in 2008.
Chakradhara Caslava,33, Zlin, Czech Republic In eleven years of running Chakradhara has completed eight multidays including his personal best for ten days at 501 miles set in 2008.
Syona Ionov,39,Kiev,Ukraine Syona has run 23 ultras and three multidays in 15 years of running. His best for ten days was 472 miles in 2007.
Barney McBryde,45, Auckland,New Zealand Barney has run 54 ultras and four multidays in over 14 years of running, including 516 miles for ten days and 373 miles for six days.
Padyatra Komak,34,Bratislava,Slovakia Padyatra has run five multidays in 10 years of running, with a best of 314 miles for six days and 464 miles for ten days.
Volodymyr Hlushchuk,49,Vinnitsa, Ukraine Volodymyr has finished eight ultras and over 20 marathons in ten years of running.Last year he finished second in the Six Day event with 391 miles in his first multiday.
Andrey Somov,30,St.Petersburg,Russia Last year Andrey ran 343 miles in the Six Day event. He has run eight ultras and three multidays in ten years of running.
Pradeep Hoogakker,30 Den Haag,Netherlands In ten years of running, Pradeep has completed ten ultras, including 314 miles for six days and 481 miles for ten days.
MykhayloUkrainskyi,36,Berdyansk,Ukraine Last year Mykhailo ran 540 miles in the ten day, good for eighth place and a personal farthest distance by 57 miles.
Alexander Harko,46,Kiev,Ukraine Alexander ran 317 miles in the Six Day last year. He has five ultras in eight years of running.
Ten Day Women
Kaneenika Janakova,38, Bratislava,Slovakia Last year Kaneenika dominated the women’s race at ten days with 707 miles,her second victory at that distance and third place overall including the men in a very strong field. In fifteen years of running, Kaneenika has completed nine multidays and 20 ultras. Her bests include 437 miles for six days, 700 miles in 10 days, 19 hours, and 1000 miles in 15 days, 19 hours. All three marks are Slovakian national records. Her 707 mile effort last year is the second best total for women in Ten Day Race history.
Jayasalini Olga Abramovskikh,29,Moscow,Russia Last year Jayasalini ran 619 miles in the Ten Day, good for third place for the women and her sixth multiday in six years of running.
Nataliya Hlushchuk,34,Vinnitsa,Ukraine Nataliya was first woman in the Ten Day in 2005 with 515 miles.In 2006 she ran her best distance of 600 miles while finishing in second place. She has been running for 11 years with 15 marathins and 15 ultras to her credit.
Pratishruti Khisamoutdinova,66,Smolensk,Russia In 2001 Pratishruti finished the 1000 mile race in 16 days 01 hours, becoming the oldest finisher of that event at that time. reached She has a best of 615 miles for ten days. She was a former professor of physical culture at Smolensk Institute, and was also a champion speed skater in earlier years.
Elena Kareva,33,Volgograd Russia Last year Elena ran 550 miles in the Ten Day in her first multiday. She has run ten ultras and sixteen marathons in15 years of running.
Sylva Stradalova,31,Zlin,Czech Republic Sylva has completed six multidays in seven years of running,including last year when she ran a personal best of 525 miles for ten days.
Kushali Tarantsova,43,Kiev,Ukraine Kushali has six multidays to her credit, with a best of 413 miles in ten days.
Zuzana Doczlova,31,Kosice,Slovakia Zuzana ran 503 miles in the Ten Day last year in only her second multiday
Nishima Knowsley,50,Auckland,New Zealand In 20 years of running Nishima has run numerous marathons and a few ultras. Her only six day attempt netted 328 miles in 1998.
Bigalita Egger,69,Culver City,CA USA (Austria) Bigalita walked 357 miles in her first multiday at age 68 last year in the Ten Day.
Gudrun Freier,38,Winterthur, Switzerland Gudrun has completed seven ultras in five years of intense running training.This will be her first multiday.
Manjula Boehler,38,Innsbruck,Austria Manjula has completed five ultras in six years of running and is trying her first multiday.
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| Herren Hauptklasse (bis 49 Jahre) | ||||||||||
| G | M/W | LV | SCMT | Name | Vorname | Ort | Verein | Land | JG | km |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Peel | Kuranga | Neusiedl | Neusiedl/A | A | 66 | 76,137 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Kilian | Manfred | Nürnberg | LG Blumensaat/Nbg. | 73 | 75,117 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Fröhlich | Siegfried | Ammerbuch | TSV Kiebingen | 68 | 74,831 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Höschele | Jochen | Kornwestheim | EK Schwaikheim | 68 | 72,828 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Lechner | Michael | Nürnberg | Post SV Nürnberg | 70 | 72,056 | |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | Rink | Thomas | Lauf | SC Lauf | 66 | 71,9 | |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | Dido | Fabrizio | Hallbergmoss | Atletica Balanger/Italien | 61 | 71,896 | |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | Hecke | Friedemann | Calw | VfL Ostelsheim | 61 | 70,525 | |
| 13 | 11 | 3 | 9 | Roucka | Armin | Nürnberg | Team Klinikum Nbg. | 63 | 69,982 | |
| 14 | 12 | 3 | 10 | Bittermann | Michael | Kronach | TSV Sonnefeld | 71 | 69,548 | |
| 15 | 13 | 4 | 11 | Schmid | Simon | Monthal | Monthal/Schweiz | CH | 70 | 69,154 |
| 16 | 14 | 4 | 12 | Johanntokrax | Günter | Simmozheim | TSV Simmozheim | 61 | 68,671 | |
| 18 | 16 | 5 | 13 | Kießling | Alexander | Vohenstrauß | TV Vohenstrauß | 61 | 67,733 | |
| 19 | 17 | 6 | 14 | Weitzer | Günther | Schwindegg | SV Schwindegg | 59 | 66,805 | |
| 21 | 18 | 7 | 15 | Baumann | Jürgen | Steinenbronn | LT Sulz am Eck | 61 | 66,417 | |
| 22 | 19 | 1 | 16 | Schramm | Sören | Chemnitz | Annaberger TC Blau-Gelb | 80 | 66,247 | |
| 25 | 22 | 8 | 17 | Hermsdorf | Ralph | Leipzig | LC Auensee Leipzig | 59 | 65,573 | |
| 26 | 23 | 9 | 18 | Hofmann | Heribert | Frensdorf | DJK LC Vorra | 61 | 65,563 | |
| 28 | 24 | 5 | 19 | Hösl | Patrick | Berlin | Berlin | 73 | 64,354 | |
| 30 | 26 | 5 | 20 | Hunold | Peter | Nürnberg | Never Walk Alone Nbg. | 65 | 64,153 | |
| 32 | 28 | 6 | 21 | Lange | Andre | Bad Endorf | TSV Bad Endorf | 71 | 63,697 | |
| 32 | 28 | 6 | 21 | Frenz | Michael | Berlin | Berlin | 70 | 63,697 | |
| 35 | 31 | 10 | 23 | Heiland | Manfred | Simmozheim | TSV Simmozheim | 59 | 63,694 | |
| 37 | 32 | 11 | 24 | Böss | Wolfgang | Creußen | Creußen | 60 | 63,398 | |
| 38 | 33 | 6 | 25 | Hünefeld | Kai | Bad Frankenhausen | Bad Frankenhausen | 64 | 63,385 | |
| 40 | 34 | 7 | 26 | Süßer | Kurt | Ulm | BSG Sparkasse Ulm | 64 | 62,693 | |
| 43 | 37 | 12 | 27 | Pospisek | Miroslav | Praha 9 | SCMT CZ | CZ | 61 | 62,442 |
| 44 | 38 | 8 | 28 | Schindler | Michael | Helmbrechts | TV Helmbrechts | 69 | 62,425 | |
| 46 | 40 | 8 | 29 | Lindner | Bert | Mülsen | ESV Lok Zwickau | 68 | 62,051 | |
| 51 | 44 | 13 | 30 | Hobmeier | Dieter | Unterwattenbach | FC Ergolding | 59 | 61,081 | |
| 53 | 45 | 14 | 31 | Theißen | Markus | Aachen | LG Mützenich | 63 | 60,532 | |
| 56 | 46 | 15 | 32 | Klob | Michael | Bad Staffelstein | Theramed Runners | 63 | 60,356 | |
| 63 | 52 | 9 | 33 | Radzuweit | Thomas | Hamburg | 100 MC / Hamburg | 65 | 59,22 | |
| 65 | 54 | 10 | 34 | Weißmann | Dietmar | Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | 65 | 58,807 | |
| 66 | 55 | 11 | 35 | Klaaßen | Dietrich | Oberkochen | TSG Schnaitheim | 67 | 58,151 | |
| 68 | 57 | 12 | 36 | Grohmann | Volker | Troisdorf | Troisdorfer LG M.U.T. | 67 | 57,986 | |
| 69 | 58 | 13 | 37 | Brunner | Michael | Nürnberg | ASC Boxdorf / DUV | 66 | 57,804 | |
| 70 | 59 | 2 | 38 | Finzel | Martin | Schonungen | Parachutistcl. Strakonice | 85 | 57,797 | |
| 77 | 64 | 1 | 39 | Querhammer | Purna-Samarpan | Hamburg | SCMT | 77 | 57,008 | |
| 77 | 64 | 14 | 39 | Steiner | Bernd | Hilpoltstein | DJK Laibstadt | 65 | 57,008 | |
| 79 | 66 | 9 | 41 | Rievel | Arne | Melbeck | Astra-Abent.-Team Melbeck | 70 | 56,797 | |
| 82 | 69 | 10 | 42 | Beckmann | Michael | Bruchsal | TVE Weiher | 69 | 56,274 | |
| 83 | 70 | 15 | 43 | Wimmer | Robert | Nürnberg | Never Walk Alone Nbg. | 65 | 56,088 | |
| 88 | 72 | 16 | 44 | Marte | Walter | Illerrieden | SF Illerrieden | 60 | 55,35 | |
| 93 | 76 | 16 | 45 | Schneider | Dayalu | SCMT | 66 | 55,008 | ||
| 94 | 77 | 17 | 46 | Otto | Christof | Niedernhausen | Niedernhausen | 64 | 54,826 | |
| 96 | 78 | 2 | 47 | Kuschnow | Jewgenij | Wien | SCMT Österreich | A | 78 | 54,566 |
| 99 | 81 | 17 | 48 | Kukral | Erfried | Nürnberg | Nürnberg | 59 | 54,166 | |
| 100 | 82 | 18 | 49 | Hahn | Ronald | Berlin | TV Münchberg | 60 | 54,063 | |
| 101 | 83 | 18 | 50 | Zechmeister | Robert | Bad Berka | Bad Berka | 65 | 53,965 | |
| 102 | 84 | 19 | 51 | Mrosek | Eduard | Nürnberg | Nürnberg | 59 | 53,962 | |
| 103 | 85 | 20 | 52 | Nuß | Bernhard | Nürnberg | Never Walk Alone Nbg. | 61 | 53,504 | |
| 103 | 85 | 20 | 52 | Pesch | Manfred | Nürnberg | Never Walk Alone Nbg | 63 | 53,504 | |
| 105 | 87 | 22 | 54 | Dietz | Ralph | Salzkotten | Salzkotten/100 MC | 63 | 53,044 | |
| 107 | 89 | 23 | 55 | Penalba | Rafael | Buttenheim | 60 | 53,042 | ||
| 108 | 90 | 24 | 56 | Robinson | Steve | Sulz am Eck | LT Sulz am Eck | 60 | 52,456 | |
| 112 | 92 | 25 | 57 | Hellwig | Klaus-Dieter | Münchberg | TV Münchberg | 61 | 51,522 | |
| 115 | 94 | 26 | 58 | Ehler | Peter | Pegnitz-Hainbronn | Hainbronn/Pegnitz | 60 | 50,33 | |
| 120 | 98 | 3 | 59 | Franz | Jürgen | Fürth | Vacher Running Team/Fürth | 75 | 49,833 | |
| 124 | 101 | 19 | 60 | Hauser | Joachim | Dettenhausen | VfL Dettenhausen | 65 | 47,001 | |
| 125 | 102 | 11 | 61 | Siebenhüter | Jürgen | Bergheim | Bergheim | 70 | 46,985 | |
| 127 | 104 | 12 | 62 | Wallesch | Rene | Geesthacht | 100 Marathon Club | 72 | 46,956 | |
| 127 | 104 | 27 | 62 | Postler | Uwe | Innsbruck | SCMT | A | 63 | 46,956 |
| 131 | 106 | 28 | 64 | Pintér | Miklós | Szarföld | H | 59 | 46,456 | |
| 136 | 109 | 29 | 65 | Stumpf | Ingo | Hiddenhausen | Hiddenhausen | 61 | 43,949 | |
| 141 | 111 | 13 | 66 | Fickenscher | Werner | Selbitz | Selbitz | 71 | 42,39 | |
| 141 | 111 | 20 | 66 | Stoelcker | Gregor | Berlin | VfL Tegel Berlin | 64 | 42,39 | |
| 150 | 115 | 30 | 68 | Konietzko | Harald | Bad Staffelstein | TSV 1860 Staffelstein | 60 | 33,259 | |
| 151 | 116 | 4 | 69 | Otto | Jan | Dietzhölztal | Ultra Sport Club Marburg | 77 | 31,737 | |
| 154 | 119 | 3 | 70 | Irmisch | Patrick | Stuttgart | SKG Botnang | 89 | 18,04 | |
| 155 | 120 | 14 | 71 | Tsogtbaatar | Norov | Chiba | SCMT-Japan | J | 71 | 16,518 |
| Herren Senioren I (50 - 59 Jahre) | ||||||||||
| G | M/W | LV | SCMT | Name | Vorname | Ort | Verein | Land | JG | km |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Zach | Ullrich | Rödental | DVV Coburg | 56 | 72,186 | |
| 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | Heukemes | Achim | Gräfenberg | SC Roth | 51 | 70,219 | |
| 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | Melcher | Wilhelm | Hösbach | TV Haibach | 57 | 68,259 | |
| 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | Adam | Nikolaos | Reutlingen | IGL Reutlingen | 55 | 66,163 | |
| 24 | 21 | 4 | 5 | Blumensaat | Roland | Nürnberg | Nürnberg | 58 | 65,739 | |
| 29 | 25 | 2 | 6 | Furche | Frank | Offenhausen | MTP Hersbruck | 52 | 64,174 | |
| 31 | 27 | 5 | 7 | Baumann | Jürgen | Heilbronn | Heilbronn / DUV | 55 | 64,105 | |
| 32 | 28 | 6 | 8 | Reinert | Jürgen | Lauf | Team Erdingen | 56 | 63,697 | |
| 41 | 35 | 7 | 9 | Lindner | Uwe | Weißenburg | Arriba Göppersdorf | 57 | 62,617 | |
| 42 | 36 | 8 | 10 | Leins | Franz | Waldachtal | LT Sulz am Eck | 57 | 62,582 | |
| 45 | 39 | 3 | 11 | Friedl | Michael | Yesilköy - Istanbul | Marathon Club Istanbul | TR | 51 | 62,204 |
| 48 | 41 | 4 | 12 | Selch | Werner | Amberg | SV Amberg | 51 | 61,686 | |
| 48 | 41 | 9 | 12 | Lehrhuber | Albert | Taufkirchen / Vils | SV Landshut-Münchnerau | 54 | 61,686 | |
| 50 | 43 | 10 | 14 | Kuhn | Johannes | Fürth | Michels Fanclub/Fürth | 56 | 61,646 | |
| 57 | 47 | 5 | 15 | Göllner | Karl | Troisdorf | Troisdorfer LG M.U.T. | 51 | 60,177 | |
| 58 | 48 | 11 | 16 | Tomaschewski | Ulrich | Crailsheim | 100MC-D/ Crailsh. | 54 | 59,986 | |
| 59 | 49 | 12 | 17 | Schorr | Gerhard | Simmozheim | TSV Simmozheim | 55 | 59,96 | |
| 64 | 53 | 13 | 18 | Hoffmann | Klaus | Lauf | Lauf/Pegnitz | 57 | 58,965 | |
| 67 | 56 | 14 | 19 | Köber | Robert | Fellbach | TSV Schmiden | 54 | 58,107 | |
| 72 | 60 | 6 | 20 | Bracht | Gerhard | Stuttgart | EK Schwaikheim | 50 | 57,667 | |
| 73 | 61 | 7 | 21 | Schöberl | Sebastian | München | TSV 1860 München | 52 | 57,639 | |
| 74 | 62 | 8 | 22 | Schluchter | Bernd | Stuttgart | TV Stammheim | 50 | 57,448 | |
| 80 | 67 | 15 | 23 | Bellan | Hans-Jürgen | Hüttisheim | BSG Sparkasse Ulm | 55 | 56,504 | |
| 81 | 68 | 16 | 24 | Schmalfuß | Olaf | Nürnberg | Nürnberg | 58 | 56,298 | |
| 87 | 71 | 9 | 25 | Sütterlin | Hans | Zürich | LT Sulz am Eck | CH | 52 | 55,355 |
| 89 | 73 | 10 | 26 | Doris | Hans-Rudolf | Fürth | Fürth | 51 | 55,289 | |
| 90 | 74 | 11 | 27 | Kauk | Johann | Ellwangen | DJK Ellwangen | 51 | 55,275 | |
| 91 | 75 | 17 | 28 | Lachmann | Hans | Fürth | Fürth | 56 | 55,082 | |
| 97 | 79 | 18 | 29 | Hacker | Michael | Nürnberg | ATV Frankonia Nbg. | 58 | 54,554 | |
| 105 | 87 | 12 | 30 | Pabst | Wilhelm | Erlensee | TGS Niederrodenbach | 52 | 53,044 | |
| 111 | 91 | 19 | 31 | Bübel | Alexander | Nürnberg | Wanderverein Heroldsberg | 58 | 51,557 | |
| 118 | 96 | 13 | 32 | Schinabeck | Josef | Münchberg | TV Münchberg | 52 | 50, | |
| 121 | 99 | 20 | 33 | Axmann | Franz | Weißenburg | ARRIBA-Göppendorf | 58 | 49,494 | |
| 135 | 108 | 21 | 34 | Muth | Reinhard | Cadolzburg | Cadolzburg | 58 | 44, | |
| 139 | 110 | 14 | 35 | Etzrodt | Frank-Ulrich | Berlin | LT Sulz am Eck | 52 | 42,896 | |
| 149 | 114 | 22 | 36 | Irmisch | Dietmar | Stuttgart | SKG Botnang | 54 | 36,854 | |
| 152 | 117 | 15 | 37 | Bergner | Eberhard | Potsdam | ESV Lok Potsdam | 51 | 30,215 | |
| Herren Senioren II (60 - 69 Jahre) | ||||||||||
| G | M/W | LV | SCMT | Name | Vorname | Ort | Verein | Land | JG | km |
| 61 | 50 | 1 | 1 | Feicke | Lothar | Leipzig | LC Auensee Leipzig | 42 | 59,768 | |
| 62 | 51 | 1 | 2 | Kummer | Reinhard | Forchheim | VG Forchheim | 47 | 59,402 | |
| 75 | 63 | 2 | 3 | Heyde | Harald | Bad Hersfeld | Marathon Team Waldhessen | 48 | 57,288 | |
| 98 | 80 | 3 | 4 | Ostertag | Eberhard | Stuttgart | TV Stammheim | 46 | 54,404 | |
| 114 | 93 | 2 | 5 | Stierhof | Leo | Schwandorf | LAG Schwandorf | 39 | 51,016 | |
| 117 | 95 | 4 | 6 | Schulze | Ingo | Horb-Nordstetten | LT Sulz am Eck | 48 | 50,11 | |
| 119 | 97 | 5 | 7 | Sesterheim | Bernhard | Leiwen | LGM Leiwen/100 M-Club | 45 | 49,914 | |
| 123 | 100 | 3 | 8 | Albrecht | Dieter | Gerlingen | KSG Gerlingen | 41 | 47,333 | |
| 125 | 102 | 4 | 9 | Schullitsch | Franz | Bachenbülach | Bachenbülach/CH | CH | 41 | 46,985 |
| 134 | 107 | 5 | 10 | Berka | Volker | Bonn | DJK Ochtendung | 43 | 44,034 | |
| 141 | 111 | 6 | 11 | Schulz | Reinhardt | Heusenstamm | RLT Rodgau | 41 | 42,39 | |
| 153 | 118 | 6 | 12 | Leismann | Manfred | Leichlingen | TV Blecher/DUV | 47 | 24,128 | |
| Damen Hauptklasse (bis 49 Jahre) | ||||||||||
| G | M/W | LV | SCMT | Name | Vorname | Ort | Verein | Land | JG | km |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Wünsche | Sylvia | Lauf | Lauf/Pegnitz | 63 | 72,552 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Sandberger | Ilse | St. Agatha | Laufteam Donautal/A | A | 60 | 72,097 |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Seidel | Grit | Berlin | LG Nord Berlin | 70 | 66,787 | |
| 27 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Christ | Heike | Horb-Mühringen | LT Sulz am Eck | 69 | 64,487 | |
| 36 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Streicher | Elke | Gerlingen | EK Schwaikheim | 67 | 63,693 | |
| 39 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Wollenberg | Ute | Potsdam | ESV Lok Potsdam | 66 | 62,998 | |
| 47 | 7 | 1 | 7 | Némcová | Ivana | Prag | SCMT CZ | CZ | 81 | 61,863 |
| 52 | 8 | 3 | 8 | Grohmann | Gabriele | Troisdorf | Troisdorfer LG M.U.T. | 65 | 61,03 | |
| 54 | 9 | 4 | 9 | Pustogowa | Ute | München | HVB Club München | 64 | 60,524 | |
| 55 | 10 | 3 | 10 | Hassel | Eva | Lendsiedel | Burgberg Runners | 60 | 60,442 | |
| 59 | 11 | 5 | 11 | Reim | Annette | Simmozheim | TSV Simmozheim | 68 | 59,96 | |
| 71 | 12 | 6 | 12 | Feuchter | Petra | Burgoberbach | Newline-Team DJK Pleinfel | 64 | 57,796 | |
| 76 | 13 | 3 | 13 | Behnck | Bärbel | Fürstenfeldbruck | MRRC München | 69 | 57,193 | |
| 84 | 14 | 1 | 14 | Hammerl | Ghandika | SCMT Graz | A | 75 | 56,024 | |
| 84 | 14 | 4 | 14 | Voelckner | Tirtha | München | SCMT | 71 | 56,024 | |
| 86 | 16 | 4 | 16 | Boenigk | Luzie | Berlin | LC Stolpertruppe Berlin | 62 | 55,851 | |
| 92 | 17 | 5 | 17 | Großheim | Dagmar | Gräfenberg | SC Viersener Turnverein | 62 | 55,048 | |
| 95 | 18 | 7 | 18 | Rievel | Bärbel | Melbeck | Astra-Abent.-Team Melbeck | 67 | 54,595 | |
| 110 | 20 | 8 | 19 | Theil | Ramona | Fellbach | TSV Schmiden | 64 | 51,568 | |
| 113 | 21 | 9 | 20 | Kolb | Gerda | Nürnberg | Team Klinikum Nbg. | 64 | 51,363 | |
| 115 | 22 | 10 | 21 | Ehler | Kerstin | Pegnitz | Hainbronn/Pegnitz | 67 | 50,33 | |
| 130 | 25 | 5 | 22 | Kaib | Kerstin | Neuhof | Neuhof | 69 | 46,824 | |
| 133 | 27 | 11 | 23 | Bichlmaier | Annette | Taufkirchen / Vils | Taufkirchen | 65 | 45,798 | |
| 138 | 29 | 2 | 24 | Hommel | Anja | Helmbrechts | TV Helmbrechts | 77 | 42,907 | |
| 144 | 31 | 2 | 25 | Enzlein | Christin | Berlin | SCMT | 81 | 42,026 | |
| 145 | 32 | 6 | 26 | Trummer | Visuddhi | Wels | SCMT Österreich | A | 62 | 41,313 |
| 147 | 34 | 12 | 27 | Kirschner | Ingrid | München | SCMT | 65 | 38,947 | |
| Seniorinnen I (50 - 59 Jahre) | ||||||||||
| G | M/W | LV | SCMT | Name | Vorname | Ort | Verein | Land | JG | km |
| 109 | 19 | 1 | 1 | Rudeloff | Helga | Nürnberg | Nürnberg | 58 | 52,009 | |
| 122 | 23 | 2 | 2 | Heilig | Monika | Fellbach | TSV Schmiden | 56 | 49,123 | |
| 129 | 24 | 3 | 3 | Niemz | Vasanti | Heidelberg | Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team | 56 | 46,87 | |
| 132 | 26 | 1 | 4 | Jäger | Ruth | Rodgau | Rodgau | 52 | 46,263 | |
| 137 | 28 | 2 | 5 | Hagelauer | Birgit | Trier | LT Tarforst | 52 | 43,547 | |
| 140 | 30 | 3 | 6 | Zeich | Johanna | Hamburg | SCMT | 51 | 42,879 | |
| 146 | 33 | 4 | 7 | Stark | Angelika | Rodgau | LG Rodgau | 54 | 40,548 | |
| 148 | 35 | 5 | 8 | Fischer | Bärbel | Schweigen-Rechtenbach | TV Bad Bergzabern | 55 | 38,769 | |
G = Gesamt, M/W = Männer/Frauen, LV = Kategorie gemäss Landesverband
Connor Pass
12 members of the Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team, visited County Derry for a cycling holiday, amongst the challenging hills of the Dingle Peninsula.
The first day, saw quite a few members get drenched, climbing the 6km climb of Connor Pass. The next day, was better weather as we headed around the bay to Cahersiveen.
The final day involved cycling through the deserted roads on the inland to the Black Valley hostel. The scenery was beautiful and the cycling much fun.
At top of Connor Pass
Warning Cows in Road. - Cows blocking the road force Tejvan to take a detour
2007 has been a quiet year. I won a couple of races early season, but, did little racing after April.
The last race of the season is the national hill climb championship. This year it was held at Cheddar's gorge in Somerset. I finished 7th in a time of 7.14. The race was won by James Dobbin Arctic Shorter RT, 6.51
Other photos at Tejvan Blog - nat. Hill Climb
Tejvan Pettinger Sri Chinmoy CT
In the UK the racing season has begun.
R.Pettinger has won 2 early season hilly TT's. see Richard's Cycling Blog
Ed Silverton is in good form after several years struggling through injury. He makes a long anticipate comeback next weekend in a 10 mile TT
Triathalete Dave Johnson from Cambridge has spent alot of time on the bike this winter. In addition to doing triathlons he anticipates racing on his bike more.
In April there will be a training week for some training amongst the hills of New York.
: Peak Hill the lower part of the hill climb it got steeper round the corner.
The last major competitive race of the UK time trialling season was the National Hill Climb championship in Devon. It was on the hill Peak Hill, starting at the bottom by the sea before reaching a max gradient of 20% at the top.
I finished 7th out of a field of about 150.
More at my other blog here: hill climb championships
Richard at Start of hill climb
Making a comeback after injury Ed Silverton of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team competed in the Oxonian CC cyclo cross event on 30th September.
A torrential downpour for the first 30 minutes of the race caused the track to become extremely muddy.
Ed at the finish line. (The sun came out as the race stopped)
Ed climbing up a muddy bank.
Boys play soccer in the sun
| The boys of the Icelandic Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team met once again for a soccer match today (Saturday, July 17), enjoying the splendour of the Icelandic summer. Seldom has a session of our weekly soccer games been missed since we started almost four years ago. Conditions today were as good as they can get and reminiscences of the Euro Cup were fresh in our minds, allowing many a good move to see the light of the day. |
* persönliche Jahresbestzeit/ personal best of the year
| 18. Dezember 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Karl | 11:51 | ||||
| 2 | Michael | 15:01 | ||||
| 3 | Nikolas | 15:21 | ||||
| 11. Dezember 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Ingrid | 20:31 |
1 | Karl | 12:20 | |
| 2 | Nikolas | 15:13 | ||||
| 3 | Michael | 15:22 | ||||
| 4. Dezember 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
1 |
Ingrid | 20:33 |
1 | Charly | 11:59 | |
2 |
Michael |
16:36 |
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| 27. November 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Ingrid | 20:32 | 1 | Charly | 11:48 | |
| 2 | Roland | 13:17 | ||||
| 3 | Michael | 13:56 | ||||
| 4 | Nikolas | 15:02* | ||||
| 20. November 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Andrejka | 15:01 | 1 | Charly | k/A | |
| 2 | Annett | 17:55 | 2 | Roland | 12:59 | |
| 3 | Ingrid | 20:56 | 3 | Michael | 13:45 | |
| 4 | Nikolas | 15:49 | ||||
| 13. November 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Ingrid | (1+1 M) | 1 | Charly | ca. 12:45 | |
| 2 | Roland | 13:19 | ||||
| 3 | Uwe | 13:41 | ||||
| 4 | Mars | 14:52 | ||||
| 5 | Nikolas | 15:35 | ||||
| 6 | Michael | 15:36 | ||||
| 6. November 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Magdalena | 18:18 | 1 | Charly | 12:09 | |
| 2 | Ingrid | 20:40 | 2 | Uwe | 13:05 | |
| 3 | Roland | 13:16 | ||||
| 4 | Nikolas | 15:28* | ||||
| 5 | Michael | 18:16 | ||||
| 30. Oktober 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Andrejka | 14:32* | 1 | Florian | 11:32 | |
| 2 | Charly | 11:33 | ||||
| 3 | Jeff | 12:52 | ||||
| 4 | Uwe | 12:56 | ||||
| 5 | Roland | 13:46 | ||||
| 6 | Michael | 14:25 | ||||
| 7 | Dimi | 14:53 | ||||
| 8 | Nikolas | 15:36 | ||||
| 23. Oktober 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Florian | 11:36 | ||||
2 |
Uwe |
13:04 |
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| 16. Oktober 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Ingrid | 20:24 | 1 | Charly | 11:46 | |
| 2 | Jeff | 11:59* | ||||
| 3 | Benjamin | 12:50 | ||||
| 4 | Roland | 13:00 | ||||
| 5 | Harald | 14:17 | ||||
| 6 | Peter | 14:22 | ||||
| 7 | Michael | 14:23 | ||||
| 8 | Dimi | 14:54 | ||||
| 9. Oktober 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Ingrid | 20:21 | 1 | Charly | 11:53 | |
| 2 | Jeff | 12:05 | ||||
| 3 | Roland | 13:16 | ||||
| 4 | Smarana | 14:10 | ||||
| 5 | Peter | 14:43 | ||||
| 6 | Nikolas | 15:35 | ||||
| 7 | Michael | 15:36 | ||||
| 8 | Senad | 15:57 | ||||
| 2. Oktober 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Nidhruvi | 15:33 | 1 | Charly | 11:30 | |
| 2 | Anna | 18:24 | 2 | Florian | 11:33 | |
| 3 | Ingrid | 20:36 | 3 | Gerhard | 12:13 | |
| 4 | Jeff | 12:30 | ||||
| 5 | Benjamin | 12:38 | ||||
| 6 | Roland | 12:43 | ||||
| 7 | Dimi | 14:58 | ||||
| 8 | Nikolas | 14:58 | ||||
| 9 | Michael | (1 M) | ||||
| 25. September 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Nidhruvi | 15:49 | 1 | Roland | 12:54 | |
| 2 | Anna | 18:37 | 2 | Eduard | 13:13 | |
| 3 | Ingrid | 21:40 | 3 | Michael | 14:20 | |
| 4 | Dimi | 15:26 | ||||
| 5 | Nikolas | 16:07 | ||||
| 18. September 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Karl | 11:50 | ||||
| 2 | Eduard | 13:25 | ||||
| 3 | Michael | 14:39 | ||||
| 4. September 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Annette | 15:55 | 1 | Edi | 12:48 (1/2*) | |
| 2 | Michael | 15:01 | ||||
| 3 | Dimi | 15:06 | ||||
| 21. August 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Michael | 17:30 | ||||
| 14. August 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Gabriella | 17:14 | 1 | Roland | 13:20 | |
| 2 | Conny | 19:24 | ||||
| 7. August 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Annett | 17:22 | 1 | Eduard | 13:58 | |
| 2 | Tanja | 17:22 | 2 | Michael | 17:17 | |
| 24. Juli 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Surasa | 18:44 | 1 | Pratul | 12:03 | |
| 2 | Michaela | 20:59 | 2 | Eduard | 13:02 | |
| 3 | Susi | 21:12 | 3 | Michael | 15:12 | |
| 4 | Dimi | 16:16 | ||||
| 10. Juli 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Surasa | 16:02 | 1 | Roland | 13:06 | |
| 2 | Daniela | 16:45 | 2 | Karl S. | 13:43 | |
| 3 | Tulasi | 15:05* | ||||
| 4 | Michael | 16:02 | ||||
| 5 | Jeff | 17:14 | ||||
| 6 | Dimi | 17:17 | ||||
| 3. Juli 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Conny | 18:29 | 1 | Roland | 12:45 | |
| 1 | Stefan | 12:45 | ||||
| 3 | Eduard | 13:10 | ||||
| 4 | Mars | 16:14 | ||||
| 5 | Tulasi | 17:38 | ||||
| 26. Juni 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Annett | 16:10 | 1 | Stefan | 12:02 | |
| 1 | Surasa | 16:10 | 1 | Jeff | 12:02 | |
| 3 | Gerhard | 15:16 | ||||
| 4 | Michael | 19:49 | ||||
| 5 | Tulasi | 21:03 | ||||
| 6 | Eduard | |||||
| 19. Juni 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Surasa | 16:06 | 1 | Stefan | 12:12 | |
| 2 | Daniela | 17:23 | 2 | Jeff | 12:27 | |
| 3 | Roland | 13:16 | ||||
| 4 | Karl | 13:47 | ||||
| 5 | Dimi | 15:50 | ||||
| 6 | Michael | 17:13 | ||||
| 12. Juni 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Surasa | 15:45 | 1 | Stefan | 12:02 | |
| 2 | Conny | 18:04 | 2 | Tulasi | 16:52 | |
| 3 | Tanja | 18:16 | ||||
| 4 | Ingrid | 23:05 | ||||
| 5. Juni 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Conny | 17:56 | 1 | Stefan | 12:28 | |
| 2 | Michael | 15:58 | ||||
| 29. Mai 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Tulasi | 17:02 | ||||
| 2 | Edmund | (12:03)° | ||||
| ° Nicht ganz | die volle Distanz | gelaufen | 3 | Harald | (16:07)° | |
| wegen Phil- | harmoniker-Konzert- | Blockade | 4 | Michael | (1 Meile) | |
| 22. Mai 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Andrejka | 15:26 | 1 | Stefan | 11:44 | |
| 2 | Surasa | 16:10 | 2 | Mark | 12:40 | |
| 3 | Conny | 17:25 | 3 | Jeff | 13:36 | |
| 4 | Jessica | 19:50 | 4 | Horst | 14:07 | |
| 5 | Harald | 14:33 | ||||
| 6 | Michael | 14:56 | ||||
| 7 | Dimi | 16:36 | ||||
| 8 | Tulasi | 19:22 | ||||
| 15. Mai 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Surasa | 16:03 | 1 | Stefan | 11:47 | |
| 2 | Silke | 1 M | 2 | Mark | 12:28 | |
| 3 | Gerhard | 12:31 | ||||
| 4 | Roland | 12:40 | ||||
| 5 | Smarana | 12:59 | ||||
| 6 | Eduard | 13:05 | ||||
| 7 | Satyaki | 14:45 | ||||
| 8 | Dimi | 15:12* | ||||
| 9 | Senad | 16:48 | ||||
| 8. Mai 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Annett | 15:43 | 1 | Stefan | 12:13 | |
| 2 | Andrejka | 16:05 | 2 | Roland | 13:09 | |
| 3 | Conny | 19:24 | 3 | Satyaki | 14:34 | |
| 4 | Surasa | 4 | Dimi | 15:24 | ||
| 5 | Mars | 16:25 | ||||
| 1. Mai 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Andrejka | 15:28 | 1 | Pratul | 11:22 | |
| 2 | Gabriella | 17:30 | 2 | Stefan | 11:47 | |
| 3 | Susi | 19:49 | 3 | Edmund | 12:26 | |
| 4 | Conny | (1M) | 4 | Roland | 13:24 | |
| 5 | Jew mit Io im Kinderwagen | 14:22 | ||||
| 6 | Senad | 16:27 | ||||
| 7 | Arthada | (1M) | ||||
| 24. April 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Andrejka | 15:00 | 1 | Karl | 11:43 | |
| 2 | Annett | 15:08* | 2 | Stefan | 11:53 | |
| 3 | Daniela | 16:06 | 3 | Jewgenij | 11:59* | |
| 4 | Smarana | 12:30 | ||||
| 5 | Roland | 12:41* | ||||
| 6 | Eduard | 12:45** | ||||
| 7 | Peter | 13:44 | ||||
| 8 | Michael | 14:56 | ||||
| 9 | Senad | 15:33* | ||||
| 17. April 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Roland | 13:58 | ||||
| 10. April 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Edi | 13:12 | ||||
| Es kann nur | einen geben! | |||||
| 3. April 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Annett | 15:48 | 1 | Pratul | 11:22 | |
| 2 | Susi | 24:38 | 2 | Karl | 11:45 | |
| 3 | Stefan | 11:49 | ||||
| 4 | Kanala | 12:20 | ||||
| 5 | Roland | 13:26 | ||||
| 6 | Michael | 15:36 | ||||
| 7 | Jeff mit Io im Kinderwagen | 16:19 | ||||
| 8 | Senad | 17:05 | ||||
| 27. März 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Karl | 12:16 | ||||
| 2 | Tulasi | 18:25 |
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| 20. März 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Magdalena | 16:52 | 1 | Eduard | 13:02 | |
| 2 | Indivar | 19:59 | 2 | Roland | 13:25 | |
| 3 | Ingrid | 21:17 | 3 | Michael | 15:13 | |
| 4 | Dimi | 16:33 | ||||
| 13. März 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Magdalena | 16:53 | 1 | Michael | 15:19 | |
| 2 | Ingrid | 22:38 | 2 | |||
| 6. März 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Gabriella | 15:27 | 1 | Roland | 13:25 | |
| 2 | Magdalena | 16:31 | 2 | Michael | 14:26 | |
| 3 | Ingrid | (1 M) | ||||
| 27. Feb. 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Gabriella | 16:40 | 1 | Smarana | 13:17 | |
| 2 | Indivar | (1 M) | 2 | Roland | 14:27 | |
| 3 | Indivars Einkaufswagerl | (1 M) | 3 | Michael | 15:55 | |
| 4 | Senad | 18:01 | ||||
| 20. Feb. 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Ingrid | (1 Meile) | 1 | Roland | 13:39 | |
| 2 | Michael | 15:50 | ||||
| 3 | Dimi | 16:05 | ||||
| 4 | Nikolas | 16:57 | ||||
| 5 | Ashru | (1 Meile) | ||||
| 13. Feb. 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Natascha | 18:58 | 1 | Roland | 14:01 | |
| 2 | Ingrid | 21:03 | 2 | Michael | 16:40 | |
| 3 | Senad | 17:03 | ||||
| 4 | Nikolas | 17:07 | ||||
| 6. Feb. 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Gabriella | 16:11 | 1 | Michael | 16:07 | |
| 2 | Ingrid | 20:55 | 2 | Senad | 17:17 | |
| 3 | Nikolas | 17:38 | ||||
| 30. Jan. 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Gabriella | |||||
| 2 | Magdalena | |||||
| 3 | Ingrid | 20:47 | ||||
| 4 | Silke | (1M) | ||||
| 23. Jan. 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Dagmar | ca. 17:00 | ||||
| 16. Jan. 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Magdalena | 16:15 | 1 | Roland | 13:18 | |
| 2 | Ingrid | 20:32 | 2 | Eduard | 13:32 | |
| 3 | Michael | 15:55 | ||||
| 4 | Nikolas | 16:42 | ||||
| 5 | Senad | 16:43 | ||||
| 9. Januar/Jan. 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Women | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Magdalena | 16:35 | 1 | Roland | 13:24 | |
| 2 | Gabriella | 16:54 | 2 | Eduard | 13:41 | |
| 3 | Jessica | (1 Meile) | 3 | Michael | 16:30 | |
| 4 | Senad | 17:08 | ||||
| 5 | Nikolas | 17:25 | ||||
| 2. Januar/Jan. 2006 | ||||||
| Rang/Place | Frauen/Woman | Zeit/Time | Rang/Place | Männer/Men | Zeit/Time | |
| 1 | Roland | |||||
| 2 | Senad | 18:37 | ||||
This year's Self Transcendence 24 Hour Track Race in London on October 8th & 9th will be the official AAA of England 24 Hour Championship race.
Official entry forms are now available online - to download the form click here. For more information about the race, please contact Run and Become on +44 (0) 207 222 1314.
For results and reports from last years race see our 2004 index.
"I felt determined to do it this year, even if I walked the whole way"
When I started managing a café a few years ago, I gave up all hope of running a marathon ever again. I could barely run once a week. However, Sri Chinmoy's comment last year to those who did not run touched me deeply and I felt determined to do it this year, even if I walked the whole way.
I took the marathon at a steady pace and kept cheerful. I tried to be without expectation for any outer recognition or encouragement from Sri Chinmoy, who was watching everyone. To my delight he did catch my eye at one moment and His eyes were full of deep twinkling humour. It lifted me immensely not only out of the marathon struggle, but also out of my life struggle - something we all have. I tend to take the café and other outer life situations a tad too seriously sometimes!
As I ran towards the line I heard some shouts, I looked at the clock which read 4.59.55. So I sprinted for the line and made it in exactly 5.00.00hrs.
Nurari
No-one seems to be able to agree on exactly when it happened, but some time in final quarter of the last century, four members of the Sri chinmoy AC set off on an ultradistance challenge run from London to Brighton.
One of them even made it back! The protagonists are all still active club members, and if you take part in our "Self Transcendence Races" in Bristol, Cardiff, London or Oxford you may well have met them: Richard (London), Purohit (Bristol), Kaivalya (London) and Sarvosmi (Oxford).
I have not yet been able to track down pictures of the event, though rumour has it that some do exist in a subterranean vault in the Wandsworth area, but here are a couple from that same era for you to enjoy: Sarvosmi (from an early international torch relay) and Kaivalya (from an aid station on the Masters and Maidens Marathon - accompanied by ever-youthful son Devashishu, who hasn't changed a bit).
Hopefully Richard and Purohit will add their memories at some point and supply equally charming photos from the 80s.
Until that point, members of our club here in the UK had rarely ventured beyond the marathon; this early journey of ultramarathon discovery heralded a new era which saw several teams make the trek to Brighton over the following fifteen to twenty years. In recent years the flow of such epic runs by club members has dried up a bit (with notable exceptions such as Tarit and Abichal, how many of us are out there running ultradistance?) so I hope this article inspires a new generation of Sri Chinmoy AC members to take on the challenge.
OK, enough from me, here are the stories!
Kaivalya's London to Brighton story
Sarvosmi's London to Brighton story
Roger, Sri Chinmoy AC Cardiff, Summer 2005
Agnes from the Sri Chinmoy AC in Edinburgh recalls the amazing journey of her first Ironman Triathlon - completed in the debilitating heat and humidity of Malaysia!
"Taper, taper taper." I recalled Tarit's advice. Do you the meaning of the word taper? Rest for 3 weeks before the race. Believe me, your body will be grateful to you!
Here I am on the day before the race, muscles soft like a jelly. Where did all the countless hours of training disappear? I could not feel even one moment of the hard work in my legs any more. I guess the regular massage, healthy nutrition, Megabhuti's liver cleansing once a month, and a taper did the trick. My longest training ride was very easy - forty three miles along the race course on Sunday a week before the race. The beauty of the nature was stunning. Sandy beaches, Malay villages, palm trees, small islands, I was really lucky to be here in this heaven for more than two weeks with plenty of time to acclimatise and relax. Luckily for me, no big hills this year! The bike course has been changed. On Friday two days before the race, Andreas from Switzerland, Robert from Czech Republic, Linda from Hungary and myself moved to Kuah nearer the race start. I left behind my dear room-mate Julia from Oxford, who was very patiently sharing a room with me, my bike, and all the race gear which was lying just about everywhere.
After Neil almost crashed into me on the bike during the Portobello Sprint Triathlon, because I could not see him from my pony tail, I knew the biggest and only sacrifice had to be done - I had to cut my long hair for safety reasons. Julia was happy to do that.
So finally I was ready for the start. That day I was hundred percent sure that this race was nothing to do with me, but was 99% God's grace and 1% help from all my dear friends and family who coached, massaged, advised and encouraged me and who fixed my bike! All the credit goes to them.
As the party was on Friday afternoon I did not feel like going anywhere. Finally after Robert's third phone call I made it out from my room. Linda, Robert and myself arrived at the pasta party - once there I was really grateful for this. It was so inspiring to chat with all these great athletes. First we met Roger Price from Houston - it was his 27th Ironman. Diane and Debbie were excitement for my first race - we all exchanged really nice and kind words of encouragement during the race.
Next day. Finally we ended up at the same table as Zsuzsanna Harsanyi, Petr Vabrousek and famous Jason Shortis. Zsuzsanna is a Hungarian professional. She was second, her time 10:16:24. She is sweeter than the sweetest. And none of the photos is doing her any justice. She is much, much nicer. We spent hours together chatting about everything. Petr is a Czech professional. He was fourth in a time of 9:00:06. He is also extremely kind. He stopped during the race to asked a Danish guy who was struggling if he was ok. A real sportsman. We were all totally impressed by Jason - he was first in 8:36:33. He was racing at our Sri Chinmoy Triathlon Festival in Australia (He is Australian). Eventually all of them were holding the torch, smiling for the photos, it was a great evening.
The day before the race we had the bus tour on the course, the race briefing, and the bike and gear check-in. I managed to get myself together and concentrate on sorting out my stuff, and not forgetting anything from my cycling and running kit. I was a bit nervous but not for long. We went for a nice meal with Linda, who decided to stay longer and help on the race. That was absolutely terrific. While Linda was trying to get some bananas for me from the night market, I went to the race info once again - I was feeling OK. I read the "Spiritual meaning of the Triathlon" by Sri Chinmoy and a card from my dear friend Alison (Ironman New Zealand finisher) before I went to bed. Alison's message: "All this time training and waiting and now the moment is near. Put your foot on the accelarator and get into third gear. Good luck in Langkawi. Put all your training to good use. But most of all enjoy the experience, you will love it."
D-DAY
The Ironman Langkawi begins with a two lap swim in Kuah bay, which starts and finishes alongside a giant eagle statue. The three-loop bike course is fairly flat and is followed by the four lap run course. Total swim distance is 2.4 miles followed with bike ride of 112 miles and finished with a 26.2 mile marathon run.
Dawn. No thoughts. No feelings. No emotions. I just exist. I knew I am where I am supposed to be doing what I am supposed to do. First time in my life, I really trained for a race and I could feel why Sri Chinmoy puts such an emphasis on importance of physical fitness. I experience how does it feel being surrounded with healthy, fit bodies, focussed minds and determined vitals. It was an overwhelming, pure and powerful energy. I was all gratitude for the privilege to make it to the start line. All of us, the pros and the newcomers, had the same goal - to transcend our own limitations. The goal of Self-Transcendence.
Three hundred athletes from thirty six countries started together in the warm waters of the jetty. It was fantastic. I really enjoyed the swim. I had time to bask in the sunshine and send my greetings to Surya the Sun-God who would accompany me today, the whole day long. Well my first shocking experience was when after the second helf point turn I noticed that I needed 47 minutes for one quarter of the loop. God, I won't make it within the cut-off! I will have to stop the race! Cut-off time for the swim was two hours tenty minutes. In a pool my time was tragic, very slow, 1:36. Probably the current was the reason for my even slower swim in the open water. I was paddling as fast as I could. The way back took only 17 minutes with the help of the current. I was out in four hours three minutes, and very happy that the first task was over. I was still in the game.
Finally on my bike, everything went along very well in the first lap. I was fascinated with Chris Lieto's speed - Bryan Rhodes and Jason were far behind him on the bike. Rebecca Preston was the first girl - it was amazing to watch the pros in action. I saw Robert who was going very fast - Andreas was enjoying himself, smiling and asking how am I, it was nice to get some extra encouragement.
The disaster struck in the second lap - there was no water at the aid stations - my mind was in a state of complete panic. On the next aid station I wasked for water, they said "it's water". Great! Relieved. I poured so called water on my head - it was an energy drink. My hair, glasses, jersey, bike, everything was sticky. I would need to pedal for five or six more hours in 40 degrees heat without water. On top of all this my gear shifter refused to move. LAter on Sean in the bike shop told me that the cable probably got stuck. I felt totally helpless. The ambulance was passing with the fastest speed past me with the sirens on. I saw a few athletes lying on the grass. My body was fine but I started feeling dizzy from heat and lack of water. Suddenly I remembered Scott Balfour's advice - "stay calm whatever happens" - so I kept on repeating this. I was so grateful to him for all the advice, coaching, inspiration. He did Kone and other Ironmans - he's world champion in his agegroup, and Scott shared his top secrets with me - "stay calm whatever happens".
A few tears were rolling down my cheeks when I reached the Kali Temple - Kali is my favourite Goddess. I prayed to her, "Mother..... please don't let me die here, please save me". Mother Kali listened to my prayers - from that moment on my gearshift was working. then we had water at all the water stations.
I was pacing myself on 14 miles per hour on the bike, so finally I finished the bike just before the cut off time in 10 hours 24 minutes. Cutoff was 10 hours 30 minutes. I was delighted that I could walk after more than eight hours in the saddle. At this moment I knew I would finish - I had six and a half hours for the marathon. One and a half hours each lap and thats it. I changed slowly , realising that my legs and arms were completely sunburnt. I guess the girls did not put enough sunblock on me after the swim. Soon I had a high fever, but kept on running. I did not want to end up in medical in case they told me to stop. I was so happy to see the others who were struggling on the run - some of them were already finishing. It was just great to have all these people running there on the running loop. I was just copying others - they all had ice cold sponges on their neck, chest, shoulders - so I soon looked like a body builder with all the sponges under my jersey. I was soaked but still I felt I had a really high fever. I started getting well-known muscle pain in my quads. Bioplasma, arnica and energy gels; I stuffed all these in my face with hope to get over it. And then I remember the verse from Sri Chinmoy's triathlon song - "I run with the smile of the beyond" - the whole song is:
"I love my great triathlon, it shows my heart-gold-vision-dawn, I swim in the sea of silver light, I cycle along the road of gold delight, I run with the smile of the beyond, my inner cry God-treasure-diamond"
So I started smiling even more, I started chatting with everybody. In the fourth, final leg I had my own team - we were all running together it was just great. How I wished that everybody would finish.
I had the greatest cheering crew - many Hungarians like Linda stayed over in Langkawi: Piroska, Tamas, Andrea, Jozsi, Laci and the Ironman finishers Andreas from Switzerland and others who waited for me at the end.
Just before the finish, Linda gave me the Harmony Torch (see www.worldharmonyrun.org - Ed.) it was great to run with the torch through all the crowd, it was so beautiful. The flame was really nice, big, and you could really see the flame from far away in the dark night. I was just so happy. A few athletes came to me after the race and thanked me for the moral support. I felt really honestly privileged to be a member of the new world - the world of Ironman and Ironwoman. People with iron bodies, oneness hearts, sweet smiles.
My family had a most exciting day, waiting for the news, results and pictures on the web site. They were all so happy to see me smiling in the first picture of the second bike lap. My mum wrote: "Daughter, you know very well that I don't fancy all these stupid races, but this was really something special, I am really proud of you."
I would never even make it to the start without the help and inspiration of all these people. Tom Chambers, representing GB in Olympic Distance Triathlons, was one of those who gave me the starting kick. At that time, in the months after my dearest cousin's passing, I didn't want to run or swim, didn't even dare to buy a bike, and at that time one day he came to the shop and reminded me that I said at the beginning of January that I would like to do a triathlon. He said "I bought three pairs of shoes - and you didn't do any triathlon?". So at that moment something just clicked in me - I knew that I had to do something with my life and I knew that Milan (my cousin) would be proud. The very same day I bought a trainging diary and the very same night I wrote my training schedule and on Monday I bought my bike and this is how I started - very, very, slowly and steadily - crawled - all the way to the finish line in Langkawi!
Thanks to you all without whom this dream would never come true, and most importantly gratitude to my teacher Sri Chinmoy for his blessing and his smile - full of joy and pride.
Agnes finished the Langkawi International Ironman Triathlon in a time of 16 hours 28 minutes, the cut-off time was 17 hours.
"I was flooded with inspiration to try"
