Suprabha Beckjord

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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

Statistics ( world records highlighted in color )
year Surname Length (miles) comment
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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o DUV : Ultra Marathon Statistics Retrieved on: April 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b c Runner’s World : Endurance Special Retrieved on: April 20, 2013.
  3. ^ New York Times : Running on Inner Strength.Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  4. ^ A b New York Times : Running 3,100 Miles, and Following Their Leader Every Step of the Way.Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  5. ^ The National (Abu Dhabi) : Race for the goal on: December 29, 2008, accessed on: April 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ The Washington Post : Washingtonian Completes Race Of 3,100 Miles on August 16, 2005, Accessed April 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Frankfurter Allgemeine : Brief reports on: August 5, 2011, accessed on: April 29, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Beckjord, Suprabha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schechter, Suprabha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ultra runner
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1956