Suprabha Beckjord

Suprabha Beckjord (born 1956) is an ultramarathon runner from Washington, D.C. [1] She is an owner of a gift shop[2][3] and a disciple of Sri Chinmoy.[4]

Suprabha Beckjord
Personal information
NationalityUnited States
Born1956
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportUltramarathon
Event(s)3100 miles run
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)49 days+14:30:54 (1998)

History

In 1986, she began with a 7 km run.[5] Her first Marathon was the Inspiration Marathon in Vermont.[2][6] She progressed to multiday races, including seven day races, and 1,300 mile races. She was the subject of a short documentary by Jessie Beers-Altman entitled 'The Spirit of a Runner' (2009)[7]

Records

The only woman to have completed every edition of the world's longest certified footrace, the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race as winner until 2009.[8][9]

“ Anyone can do this, if they set their mind to it.[6][8] ”

— Suprabha Beckjord

Racing History
Statistic (World Records highlighted)
YearNameLength (miles)PlacingRecords
1986 200 Mile Race 200 1 [9]
1987 Five Day Race 347 1 [9]
1988 Seven Day Race 521 1 [9]
1988 700 Mile Race 700 1 [1] US Record [10]
1989 Seven Day Race 470 1 [9]
1989 1000 Mile Race 1000 1 [1] World Record [10][11]
1990 Seven Day Race 500 1 [9]
1991 Seven Day Race 523 1 [1]
1991 1300 Mile Race 1201 3 [9]
1992 Seven Day Race 484 1 [9]
1992 1300 Mile Race 1300 1 US Record [9]
1993 Seven Day Race 490 2 [9]
1993 1300 Mile Race 1300 2 [1]
1994 Seven Day Race 502 3
1994 1300 Mile Race 1300 2 [1]
1995 Seven Day Race 508 3 [1]
1996 2700 Mile Race 2700 1 World Record [10]
1997 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 World Record [12]
1998 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 World Record [13]
1999 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 [9]
2000 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 [9]
2001 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 [9]
2002 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 [9]
2003 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 [1]
2004 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 [1]
2005 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 [1]
2006 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 [1]
2007 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 [1]
2008 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 [1]
2009 3100 Mile Race 3100 1 [1]

References
  1. "Ultra Marathon Statistics". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  2. "Washingtonian Completes Race Of 3,100 Miles". The Washington Post. 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. "Running on Inner Strength". New York Times. 1998-06-12. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  4. "Running 3,100 Miles, and Following Their Leader Every Step of the Way". New York Times. 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  5. "Race for the goal". The National. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  6. "Suprabha Beckjord: Ultra-Runner". Washinghton Running Report. 2006-12-06. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  7. "The Spirit of a Runner". imdb.com. 2009.
  8. Endurance Special. Runner’s World. 2007. p. 72. Retrieved 2014-04-22. Suprabha Beckjord.
  9. "Suprabha Beckjord". multidays.com. 2006-11-24. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  10. "Self-Transcendence enthusiasts". srichinmoybooks.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  11. "History of the 3100 Mile Race". srichinmoyraces.org. 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  12. "Kurze Meldungen". Frankfurter Allgemeine. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  13. Doug Lennox (7 September 2009). Now You Know Big Book of Sports. Dundurn. pp. 357. ISBN 978-1-4597-1873-9.
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