Suprabha Beckjord
Suprabha beckjord (Schechter) (* 21st February 1956 ) is an American Ultramarathon - runner from Washington, DC She is the owner of a gift shop and a student of the Indian guru Sri Chinmoy .
Career and records
In 1986 Beckjord started her first 7 km run. Her first marathon was the Inspiration Marathon in Vermont . She is the only woman who finished the longest certified run in the world, the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race , as the winner every year until 2009 .
"Anyone can do this, if they set their mind to it."
"Anyone can do that if you adjust your mind to it."
- Suprabha Beckjord Schechter
statistics
year | Surname | Length (miles) | comment |
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1986 | 200 mile race | 200 | First place |
1987 | Five Day Race | 347 | First place |
1988 | Seven day race | 521 | First place |
1988 | 700 mile race | 700 | First place (US record) |
1989 | Seven Day Race | 470 | First place |
1989 | 1000 mile race | 1000 | First place (world record) |
1990 | Seven Day Race | 500 | First place |
1991 | Seven Day Race | 523 | First place |
1991 | 1300 mile race | 1201 | third place |
1992 | Seven Day Race | 484 | First place |
1992 | 1300 mile race | 1300 | First place (US record) |
1993 | Seven Day Race | 490 | Second place |
1993 | 1300 mile race | 1300 | Second place |
1994 | Seven Day Race | 502 | third place |
1994 | 1300 mile race | 1300 | Second place |
1995 | Seven Day Race | 508 | third place |
1996 | 2700 mile race | 2700 | First place (world record) |
1997 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place (world record) |
1998 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place (world record) |
1999 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place |
2000 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place |
2001 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place |
2002 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place |
2003 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place |
2004 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place |
2005 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place |
2006 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place |
2007 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place |
2008 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place |
2009 | 3100 mile race | 3100 | First place |
Web links
- Video: Documentation (Eng.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o DUV : Ultra Marathon Statistics Retrieved on: April 20, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Runner’s World : Endurance Special Retrieved on: April 20, 2013.
- ^ New York Times : Running on Inner Strength.Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ A b New York Times : Running 3,100 Miles, and Following Their Leader Every Step of the Way.Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ The National (Abu Dhabi) : Race for the goal on: December 29, 2008, accessed on: April 22, 2013.
- ↑ The Washington Post : Washingtonian Completes Race Of 3,100 Miles on August 16, 2005, Accessed April 22, 2013.
- ↑ a b c srichinmoybooks.com: Self-Transcendence enthusiasts ( Memento from April 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on: March 2012, accessed on: April 23, 2013.
- ↑ Frankfurter Allgemeine : Brief reports on: August 5, 2011, accessed on: April 29, 2014.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Beckjord, Suprabha |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schechter, Suprabha |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ultra runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1956 |