New York, NY – November 14, 2018 – 3100: Run and Become is a documentary about how people use endurance running to achieve a state of continual transcendence, which Sri Chinmoy calls self-transcendence. The documentary has received many positive reviews, with several critics calling it “inspirational” and “eye-opening”.
Sri Chinmoy, a spiritual leader who focusedon exercise and athleticism to promote inner peace, first pioneered the notion of self-transcendence, a state of continual self-improvement and self-awareness. The culmination of this philosophy is the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, in which athletes have 52 days to run 3,100 miles following a course around a small block in Queens, New York. 3100: Run and Become examines how societies all over the world have used running to continually transform and improve themselves and even reach a meditative state of higher consciousness. From Bushman in South Africa to monks in Japan to the titular New York race, many cultures come together to celebrate extraordinary feats of endurance and use these achievements as a way of reaching self-transcendence.
Critics from all walks of life, from journalists to runners, have been inspired and affected by the documentary. Steve Prokopy from the Third Coast Review found the film “intriguing, and an eye-opening look at a way of living most of us will never understand.” After viewing the movie, runners themselves “become more interested in learning more about the role that running plays in different cultures.” Broadway World describes the film as having shone a “light on the universality of the run as an enduring pathway to enlightenment,”while the Santa Fe Reporter appreciated its cultural diversity. 3100: Run and Become is a documentary that touches upon a common thread found in many ancient societies that can still be felt today in Sri Chinmoy’s Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, and that thread resonates with casual filmgoers and critics alike.
About the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race:
The Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race has been held annually in its current form since 1997 in Queens, New York. The race attracts participants from around the world who run in order to test and transcend their limits rather than to compete against other participants.
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