Dipali, originally from Melbourne in Australia and now based in New York city, is one of the world's best women ultra-distance runners.
She has won 14 of the 17 multiday events she has entered since 1992, including three overall victories.
In 1998 she set a women’s world best on the road for six-days with 504 miles, despite heavy rains at Wards Island Park. In the spring of 2001 she went even better with 510 miles, defeating all the men in that race. In 2009 she broke that record again at the age of 53, setting a best of 513 miles.
In 2001 she ran 700 miles in 9 days 11 hours, the third fastest all-time for women. She has completed the 700 mile race nine times.
In 1999 she won the 700 mile race overall in 10 days, 21 hours. She is ranked third in the world for 700 miles, and third for 1000 miles, having dominated the women's 1000 mile race in 1997 in 13 days, 20 hours.
She has won all six Six-day titles in our spring-time event.
She likes shorter, faster races as well, having won the Sri Chinmoy 47 Mile Invitational 18 times for the women.
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- Dipali Cunnigham interview at Perfection Journey
Dipali Cunningham Writes on 3100 Mile Race
My name is Dipali Cunningham and I have been a member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team for 30 years and competing in multiday events for nearly twenty years. My first multiday was a seven day race and like any beginner I endured the challenges and discomforts of running nearly twenty hours a day. I have completed thirty-one multiday events (7 day races, 6 day races, 1,000 mile, 700 mile) and now hold Australian National and World records. I continue to run these races with inspiration and enthusiasm and now only as a spectator at this amazing 3100 mile race take you into their daily lives around this half mile loop.
Many people ask me: why would you run a 3100 mile race? I can only answer the same reason why I would run a 1,000 mile race; accomplishment, satisfaction, achieving a momentous task that only something deep down inside of you knows why you want to do it. There is no prize money. There is a race memory, a trophy, a certificate and t-shirt. But there is always that satisfaction-thrill that the human spirit will thrive for. Runners know when they are giving all parts of their being to succeed in their running events, a self giving of all parts of their being....
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