Eighteen six-day victories
Won the women’s race in every edition she entered and led the full field six times.
Athlete profile · Sources reviewed Oct 12, 2026
Dipali Cunningham
18-time New York six-day women’s winner and former road world-best holder
Dipali Cunningham won the women’s race in all 18 of her starts at the Sri Chinmoy Six Day Race and improved the women’s six-day road world best three times.
Australia
The record so far
Dipali Cunningham is an Australian multiday runner whose career is centered on six- and ten-day racing. The Australian Ultra Runners Association records 18 starts and 18 women’s victories at the Sri Chinmoy Six Day Race, including six outright wins.
Cunningham improved the women’s six-day road world best three times: 504 miles in 1998, 510 miles in 2001, and 513 miles in 2009. Her final mark, recorded by DUV as 825.593 km, has since been surpassed.
Her longevity includes an outright six-day victory in 2015 at age 56 and recorded 24- and 12-hour performances in 2024 and 2025. Cunningham’s race history covers more than three decades and more than 30,000 km in multiday competition.
Defining performances
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Three women’s six-day road world bests
Progressed from 504 miles to 510 miles and then 513 miles across three record-setting performances.
Six-day outright champion
Covered 725.814 km and finished first overall at age 56.
Inaugural ten-day women’s champion
Covered 723 miles and finished second overall in the first Sri Chinmoy Ten Day Race.
Performance history
Selected results, not a complete race history. Rankings and record descriptions reflect the cited sources at their review dates. Distances may use different rounding conventions.
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Chinmoy 12 Hour Race Rockland Lake12-hour fixed-time | 90.155 km | 2nd woman · 6th overall | View ↗ | |
| Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race Rockland Lake24-hour fixed-time | 134.653 km | 4th woman · 10th overall | View ↗ | |
| Sri Chinmoy Six Day RaceSix-day road | 725.814 km | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| Sri Chinmoy Six Day RaceSix-day road | 825.593 km · 513 miles | 1st overall · Former world best | View ↗ | |
| Sri Chinmoy Six Day RaceSix-day road | 474 miles · 762.829 km | 1st woman | View ↗ | |
| Sri Chinmoy Six Day RaceSix-day road | 510 miles | 1st overall · Former world best | View ↗ | |
| Sri Chinmoy Six Day RaceSix-day road | 504 miles | 1st woman · Former world best | View ↗ |
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