Race in Progress
Checked on September 14, 2026, the organizer's 2026 results page lists nine runners on the scoreboard, one fewer than the ten named on the pre-race entrant list. The organizer has not published an explanation for the difference, so we are not inferring a withdrawal or a non-start.
Andrea Marcato led the day-15 standings with 1,092.4 miles, ahead of Radu Budan on 1,017.8 miles and Annabel Hepworth on 966.8 miles.
| Position | Runner | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Marcato | 1,092.4 |
| 2 | Radu Budan | 1,017.8 |
| 3 | Annabel Hepworth | 966.8 |
| 4 | Wei Ming Lo | 954.7 |
| 5 | Vasu Duzhiy | 944.9 |
| 6 | Nayaja Perugini | 941.6 |
| 7 | Nina Huang-Lan | 847.2 |
| 8 | Stutisheel Lebedev | 773.2 |
| 9 | Ananda-Lahari Zuscin | 769.9 |
One comparison is easy to make and worth repeating rather than over-reading: 15 days at the required 59.6-mile average is about 894 miles. Six of the nine listed totals sit above that line and three sit below it. A deficit at this stage is not a verdict—the 52-day deadline leaves time to recover mileage—but it does show who is currently carrying a buffer. Standings move daily, so use the official page rather than this snapshot for the current position.
What Is Confirmed
The 30th Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is scheduled for August 30 through October 20, 2026, in Jamaica, Queens, New York. The organizer describes an 18-hour daily window, from 6 a.m. until midnight, across 52 days. Its July 28 entrant update names ten athletes. Those details were checked on July 30 against the official race page.
| Detail | Organizer listing |
|---|---|
| Edition | 30th annual race |
| Dates | August 30–October 20, 2026 |
| Location | Jamaica, Queens, New York |
| Goal | 3,100 miles / 4,989 km |
| Maximum duration | 52 days |
| Daily course hours | 6 a.m.–midnight |
| Required daily average | 59.6 miles / 95.9 km |
| Named entrants | Ten on the July 28 organizer list |
The race already has a source-checked entry in our multiday event directory. The organizer remains the authoritative source for late changes.
How the 52-Day Format Works
This is a fixed-distance race with an unusually long deadline. Runners are trying to reach 3,100 miles rather than accumulate whatever distance they can before a fixed-time horn. The official target works out to an average of 59.6 miles, or 95.9 kilometers, for each of the 52 days.
The course is a short road loop around a city block. Runners may take breaks during the day, and the course closes at midnight before reopening at 6 a.m. That structure creates a repeating problem: cover enough distance, eat, manage feet and clothing, work with helpers, protect sleep, then start again.
It is useful to classify the 3100 as a fixed-distance multiday race, but the label does not make it comparable to every other continuous ultra. Read our fixed-distance race format guide for the broader planning framework, then return to the specific race rules and support model.
The 2026 Field
The organizer's July 28 list names seven men and three women. The separate official runner profiles combine former winners, repeat finishers, returning athletes, and first-time starters.
Experienced returners
Andrea Marcato is listed with six finishes and six wins, and the organizer says he is attempting a seventh consecutive victory. Vasu Duzhiy is credited with 13 finishes and three wins. Stutisheel Lebedev has ten finishes, while Ananda-Lahari Zuscin is preparing for his 22nd start and has six finishes.
Lo Wei Ming returns with four finishes, and Radu Budan is listed for a second attempt after finishing in 2024. Those résumés matter because the race is not only an endurance test; it is a long exercise in repeating sustainable routines with very little margin for a prolonged low-mileage period.
Debuts and returns
Prashant Pethe is listed for his first attempt and, according to the organizer, would become the first runner from India to start the race. His profile cites 602 miles at the 2025 Sri Chinmoy 10-Day Race. Nayaja Perugini is also listed for a first attempt after a 600-mile women's result at the 2026 10-day race.
Annabel Hepworth returns after reaching 2,185 miles in 2024 before an injury ended that attempt. Nina Huang-Lan Yang is back after reaching 3,000 miles in the 2022 edition. Their inclusion makes completion—not only the front of the race—one of the central storylines.
Storylines to Watch
Marcato's seventh-win attempt
A seventh consecutive win would extend the sequence described by the organizer. The relevant early signal is not one fast day; it is whether Marcato can keep his daily output stable while protecting recovery over many weeks.
The daily-average boundary
The 59.6-mile daily average is the simplest benchmark, but daily mileage does not tell the full story. Weather, accumulated sleep debt, appetite, foot condition, and time spent away from the course can change what a shortfall means. Watch the trend over several days instead of treating one daily total as a verdict.
First finishes and comeback attempts
Pethe and Perugini are attempting the distance for the first time, while Hepworth and Yang return after substantial prior mileage. That creates several meaningful races within the race: reaching the start, sustaining the required rhythm, improving on a prior attempt, and making it to 3,100 miles before the deadline.
How to Follow the Race
The official site publishes daily news, videos, photos, and standings from the race organization. Now that the event is under way, use that page for the current field, daily totals, withdrawals, finishes, and any operational changes.
Three useful questions make the updates easier to interpret:
- Is the runner's multi-day average above or below the required 59.6 miles per day?
- Is a change a one-day fluctuation or a continuing trend across several days?
- Has the organizer supplied context such as weather, illness, injury, scheduled rest, or a change in race status?
Avoid diagnosing a runner from splits or photographs. Public race updates can describe performance, but they do not provide the medical context needed to explain every change.
Reporting Notes
This preview uses only first-party information from the race organizer. Dates, format, daily-average figures, and entrant storylines were checked on July 30, 2026. The in-progress standings were read from the organizer's 2026 results page on September 14, 2026. We did not infer registration status, health, finish probability, or the reason for the difference between the ten-name entrant list and the nine-name scoreboard.
The race page contains inconsistent historical lap-count wording in different sections, so this report does not repeat a precise lap total. That detail is not needed to understand the 2026 format and should be clarified by the organizer before use.