Феб. 14, 2025 Live from the road

Thames - Matamata

Reported by Benjamin Louche, Daniel Rubin 111.0 km

We ran with enthusiastic students in the town of Thames. These boys from Parawai are very fast!

We are both from Africa!

Teachers demonstrate to their students how to run and share the positive message of the Peace Run

Parawai reps Zoe and Kyron receive a certificate of appreciation and artwork by Peace Run founder, Sri Chinmoy

Runners carry the torch towards Paeroa.

We met individuals along the way who responded to the flaming torch and wanted to know more about it.

The women's team at the icon that welcomes people up Paeroa, the locally inspired Lemon & Paeroa drink. The team drank "L & P", water and coconut water to replace the fluids and carbohydrates from all the running!

Paeroa Central greets the team with smiles, artwork and high fives.

Everyone enjoying the sunshine after a run with the torch.

Walton School really gets involved. Here the students are ready to watch a video showing some of the 165 countries the torch has visited.

Matamata-Piako District Mayor Adrienne Wilcock with her grand-daughter. Four generations of her family have attended Walton School.

Walton School reps with a certificate of appreciation from the Peace Run team

Torch carried by
Benjamin Louche (France), Bhadrika Beumer (Netherlands), Boijayanti Gómez-Badillo (Puerto Rico), Daniel Rubin (New Zealand), Don Kerr (New Zealand), Grahak Cunningham (Australia), Harita Davies (New Zealand), Mark Harvey (New Zealand), Nirakara Lincoln (New Zealand), Pransukh Marks (United States), Preetidutta Thorpe (New Zealand), Vera Sevastiyanova (New Zealand).  
Photographers
Boijayanti Gómez-Badillo
The torch has travelled 111.0 km from Thames to Matamata.

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