Message from
The Lord Mayor of Heidelberg City
Prof. Dr. Eckart Würzner

Dear runners,

with your 33th global torch relay you are carrying a message into the world which could not be more timely. More than ever we need peaceful togetherness, cooperation and connectedness among all human beings, beyond cultural, religious and political boundaries. And we need confidence. Confidence that together we will overcome this pandemic crisis.

Therefore you are sending the right signal by not taking a break with the Peace Run this year, but by continuing with it virtually and dedicating it to the whole world community. In this way everybody, young or old, athletic or not, can join you for a part of the way and support this Peace Run.

Thank you so very much to all the volunteers who are supporting this wonderful initiative and keeping it alive especially under these exceptional circumstances.

May you stay healthy.

Your

Eckart Würzner

(Prof. Dr. Eckart Würzner, Lord Mayor of Heidelberg)

- sent April 30th, 2020