SRI CHINMOY

(1931 - 2007)

This site started out as my running blog 15 years ago, but as time has gone on its expanded to include triathlon, cycling, trekking, kayaking and whatever else I try my hand at. The common thread is "Self-Transcendence", a term popularised by Sri Chinmoy, who has been my spiritual teacher since 1993. Best known as a meditation teacher, Sri Chinmoy was a decathlete in his youth and later an endurance athlete and record-breaking weightlifter. He encouraged his students to make exercise and endurance sport a part of their "yoga". He once said "Each step forward has a sacred meaning of its own", and that's how this site acquired it's name. There are blog posts/articles on Sri Chinmoy, Iron-distance triathlon, fell running and climbing Mount Agung in Indonesia as well as posts of all the races, canoe trips and bike rides I take part in. 2018 started with a 10k in Dubrovnik and a hilly ride in the North Downs, then a hike on the Sugarloaf, races in Cambodia and some explorations of Angkor Wat on a mountain bike. I then I celebrated my 50th birthday with a 960k ride from Filton to Heidelberg and a lifetime PB of 2.23 for Standard Distance Triathlon, a return to Half Ironman distance in the beautiful surroundings of the New Forest and a run through historic Rome. I rounded the year off with the 10k race at Weston and in between all that I chalked up 5 rides out of a year-long AAA challenge (12 consecutive monthly Audax rides with 1000m+ climbing in each one). 2019 began with a 10k on the dramatic coastline of the Algarve on New Year's Day and a chilly swim-run at Albufeira the next morning! I've got another 6 hilly bike challenges to complete between now and July and I'm planning to step up to 10k in open water swimming and 400km at Audax riding. Oh and maybe climb Kilimanjaro.......Garga Roger Chamberlain