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A large group of runners awaiting our team in Red Lake/Tonolea from the Hopi and Navajo Reservations in Tuba City.
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Lisa Loughran carries the torch for a while. She is a teacher at the Moencopi Day School in Tuba City and coaches the children's running team. She also organized this event for us and just ran the Boston Marathon last month.
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Kevin Loughran, with torch, and Delmar were among the parents who helped transport the children along the way. Kevin and Delmar ran a bit with the torch also.
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Frank Watson takes a break from his motorcycle to hold the torch. He is handling his son Garth as he runs across America to raise money for cancer research.
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Marci, Nicole, Heather and children Maiya and Dylan, from the Navajo town of Tonolea or Red Lake, stopped to share their goodwill and hold the torch.
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It was a great group of runners who shared the torch in a our biggest local relay event on this trip.
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Steven, the gardener, has the children dig a hole to plant the Peace Tree in the grove of the day school.
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Runners and peace lovers all joining in on the Peace Tree planting at Moencopi Day School in Tuba City.
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Dennis, tired and hungry, ran the whole distance in the relay plus some miles before it, completing a little over an official marathon distance.
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After the Peace Tree planting we had a very nice ceremony with the children and adults at the Moencopi Day School. They also fed us sumptuously.
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Each of our 14 team members introduces ourselves and our country of origin. We represent 10 different countries at this point.
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Lisa accepts our Certificate of Appreciation and a painting called 'Love the Children', by Sri Chinmoy, the Founder of the Peace Run.