At first I thought this was stupid, 5649 laps around one block in Queens. But then I remembered an old Zen lesson; life’s greatest journey takes place inside of us. You don’t have to go to the mountains of Nepal to reach enlightenment. You can find it in Queens!
This multiday race is hosted by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team and takes place in Queens, New York in the USA from June-August every year. The course is 3,100 miles (4,989 km) long. Runners negotiate 5649 laps of one extended city block in Jamaica, Queens - 164th Place to Abigail Adams (84th) Avenue to 168th Street to Grand Central Parkway - a distance of 0.5488 mile (883 m). The runners have 51 days in which to complete the distance - an average of 60.78 miles (97.82 km) every day.
