In the end, we had only 15 kilometres left to cover, everyone was worn out, and we would soon be running out of daylight. It was Steve’s chance to step up to the plate. Since the Peace Run began, and he agreed to join the team as a novice runner, he has improved his speed and endurance. He had run a half-marathon in the space of one day on the run, but he was still hoping to complete an even greater distance.

Having already run 15 kilometres during the day, he volunteered to run the final 15 kilometres. This gave his teammates great joy. Prachar was happy because self-transcendence is one of the tenets of Sri Chinmoy’s philosophy on running (and everything else). Samalya was happy because of his pride for his new friend. Ion was happy because it proved that the team was so strong. And Noivedya was happy because, if Steve was running the last 15 kilometres, he himself could just stay in the van, read magazines and drink chocolate milk.