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Dipali Cunningham (born August 27, 1958) from
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now she lives in New York City,
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is an
ultramarathon An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...
woman runner. Dipali is a Disciple from the spiritual Master
Sri Chinmoy Chinmoy Kumar Ghose (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007), better known as Sri Chinmoy, was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the West after moving to New York City in 1964.


History

She began
multiday running in 1991 with the
Sri Chinmoy Chinmoy Kumar Ghose (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007), better known as Sri Chinmoy, was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the West after moving to New York City in 1964.Flushing Meadow Flushing may refer to: Places * Flushing, Cornwall, a village in the United Kingdom * Flushing, Queens, New York City ** Flushing Bay, a bay off the north shore of Queens ** Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), a community in Queens ** Flushin ...
, Queens, New York.


Records

Cunningham has won every edition of the Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race since it began in 1998. In 2009, she reset her own World 6 day road record. * 1993 1000-Mile Race -First Place (Australian record) - 15days+12:52:02 * 1997 1000 Mile Race-First Place (Australian record) - 13days+20:18:40 * 1998 women's world best on the road for six days with 504 miles. * 2001 women's world record on the road for six days with 510 miles. * 2004 women's age group 45-49 world best for six days with 479 miles. * 2009 women's world best on the road for six days with 513 miles.


References


External links


Dipali Cunningham page
* Video

1:30 - 2:40, New York Times * Video
Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team
2015
Report
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