
Today the Peace Run made it back on the road. Having spent a lovely few days in Canberra visiting schools and running in some incredible places it was nice to get the team slowly moving to Adelaide.
Over the weekend we have had a chance to catch up on some of the online media articles about the Peace Run, including this extraordinary article by Deputy Mayor Lisa Intemann in the Wauchope Gazette, and a foretaste of things to come in Shepparton in a few days from the Shepparton News.

To start the day, members of the Peace Run team offered our gratitude to our hosts Tom Landon-Smith and Alina McMaster, who along with their two young boys, Archie and Jackson, hosted the team during our stay in Canberra.

Tom and Alina are long-time friends of the Peace Run, having both received the Peace Run Torch-Bearer Award during the 2013 Australian Peace Run.
Archie proudly carried the torch to commence his school day at North Ainslie Primary School.

An impromptu visit to Hackett Preschool ensued after a number of inquisitive parents and teachers were drawn by the spectacle of the lit torch.

As we had covered a large amount of the distance to Tumut over the long weekend, after our ceremony in the morning in Canberra our team drove most of the way to Tumut. The boys team covered the remaining 27km into town.

It was another great day for running! We were blessed with delightful sunshine and clear blue skies.

As the team was waiting to enter we all heard the teachers ask the students to take a moment of silence before we arrived. This was something they did on a regular basis and was thrilling for all of us to experience.

Once the students had observed their few moments of silence the Peace Run team ran in to be greeted by the 300 students.

This school had been working on artwork for the exhibition in Rome in September and some of the artwork was on display around the hall for all of us to see.

Ella and Dylan, the two School Captains, came up to receive the Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of the school ...

... and spend some time asking the Peace Runners questions, such as:
… do you eat on the run?
…. why do you do the Peace Run?
…. how long do you run?
…. how do you transport your belongings?
…. is this your job?

Much gratitude to Amaroo Motel for hosting two of our Peace Runners. Lecia and Mandy warmly welcomed us.

Our wonderful host Fred at The Elms Motor Inn kindly offered a lovely family room for the remaining team members.

A big, big thank you to Deb at Elm Cottage who kindly hosted the boys' team in a delightful villa.