Radu Budan Photo: Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team
For Radu Budan, this is his second time taking part in this race. In 2024, he became the first Moldovan to complete the distance, finishing fifth with a time of 47 days, 5 hours, 58 minutes and 18 seconds. Thus, this season, the athlete has improved on his previous time by almost 16 hours.
Budan has previously finished in the top three in other international multi-day races: in May 2025, he came third in the 10-day ultra-marathon in Sofia with a distance of 1,066.815 km, and in April 2026, he took second place in the 10-day race in New York, covering 1,054.442 km.
The Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3,100 Mile Race has been held in New York since 1997 and is the longest certified road running event in the world. Participants run a closed-circuit route each day, with a time limit of 52 days to complete the entire course.
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