Aug. 9, 2016 Live from the road

Tukums - Skrunda

Reported by Dipavajan Renner, Gints Peleckis 101.0 km

Good morning runners! As we reached Remte a group of kids joined in...

...the kids ran continuously 15 km with us!

...the run built up and got more dynamic every km....

...we approached Saldus....

...even cyclists joined in...

...our group reached Saldus...

...arrival at the main square: both the mayor and the deputy mayor of Saldus received the flaming torch...

...a nice meeting on the main square...

...the mayor spoke kind words...

...a very skilled BMX performance...

...and we received nice gifts!

Thank you Saldus for the hospitality!

...back on the road...

5 km before Skrunda another group of runners (plus one dog!) awaited us...

...the last stretch...

...we reached the main square in Skrunda...

...a small, but heartfelt meeting....

...the mayor of Skrunda welcomed our team...

...nice gifts...

...a quick presentation...

...and the mayor received the torch...

Thank you Skrunda for hosting the Peace Run!

Torch carried by
Dina Kamyda (Belarus), Dipavajan Renner (Austria), Emanuels Putans (Latvia), Gints Peleckis (Latvia), Ilia Evdokimov (Russia), Irina Hagedorn (Germany), Latvian runners (Latvia), Peteris Seso (Latvia), Rasmivan Collinson (Great Britain), Reet Kuusk (Estonia), Sara Schmidt (Netherlands), Satyagraha Vladimir Salnicov (Moldova).  
Photographers
Satyagraha Vladimir Salnicov
The torch has travelled 101.0 km from Tukums to Skrunda.

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