PEACE RUN

Finland 27 July: Tuuri - Jyvaskyla

Another beautiful day in Finland

We were so happy that the proprietor and one of the staff of Sepanniemen Iomakyla made the to effort see us off and hold the Peace Torch before we left our beautiful accommodation in the morning!

Another beautiful day of running in Finland's forests!

Puruvaj slowing down toward the end of his run...

What me? What torch?

Iiris has been a fount of dynamism as one of Finland's Peace Run Coordinators. Here she is speaking to an enthusiastic local reporter who came out to cover the run.

Sara!!!!!

Preetidutta enjoying her morning's kilometers.

Marlen is burning up the track!

Another enthusiastic local reporter came out to cover the run.

Here we are running in to the Rantakartano Poyhola, a camp for visually impaired teenagers.

Czech Republic!!

NEW YORK, BABY!

Joy was had all around during our visit.

Feeling peace in the heart...

And now a group run with the torch!

Shyamala presents the camp with a beautiful painting by Peace Run Founder, Sri Chinmoy.

On the road again!

Jan proudly holds the torch accompanied by Amur.

Carrots are a girl's best friend.

Neelabha ending her soulful stretch of running.

Rasmivan is BACK and speedy as ever!

And another beautiful day's kilometers are completed here in Finland. We are so grateful to be part of this team!

Reported by Palash Bosgang
Photos by Harita Davies, Satyagraha Vladimir Salnicov, Shyamala Stott
Torch carried by Amur Bašić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Anne L Leinonen (Finland), Harita Davies (New Zealand), Iiris Nuuja (Finland), Jan Klaile (Finland), Lauri Tervo (Finland), Lilu Lähdesmäki (Finland), Marlen Bernhard (Germany), Martina Vaclavikova (Czech Republic), Neelabha Senkyrova (Czech Republic), Palash Bosgang (United States), Preetidutta Thorpe (New Zealand), Puruvaj Nikolic (Serbia), Rasmivan Collinson (Great Britain), Sara Schmidt (Netherlands), Satyagraha Vladimir Salnicov (Moldova), Shyamala Stott (Great Britain).
The torch has travelled 133.0 km from Tuuri to Jyvaskyla.
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