Eighteen six-day victories
Won the women’s race in every edition she entered and led the full field six times.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Dipali Cunningham
18-time six-day winner and former road world-best holder
Dipali Cunningham won all 18 six-day races she entered 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, is presented as a former world best rather than a current record.
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
| 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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