In the Big Apple
- Runner: Melissa Moon
- Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
- Currently Resides: Wellington, New Zealand
- Language(s): English
- Family:
- Statement: “If I can make a difference and create that awareness then I feel I have done my bit in my lifetime.” – Melissa Moon, 2007
Well here we all are in the Big Apple with one day to go before the epic journey around the world begins. Since I stepped off the plane on Monday, it certainly has been all go! So much information to absorb but its all needed as we have got so much to tell the world as we run around it.
Today we have had a day off and it’s been so nice to relax and catch up with my emails to family and friends. Had a fantastic run around Central Park this morning with 5 of the other team members. Emmanuel from Kenya and Jason from Canada and I all decided to add in a bit of speed work during our lap around Central Park. We did 7 x 30 sprints, and after all that flying from New Zealand it was good to stretch the legs out. I was surprised at how good I felt as usually it takes at least 7 days to feel like a runner again after all that flying.
So tonight we have the Dow Cocktail reception followed by the Kick-off Dinner. Our celebrity guest of honour is the actress Hillary Swank - I love her movies so it’s going to be nice to meet her.
California and Nevada
Its been another frantic 3 weeks in another country, we flew into San Francisco, California and met our drivers for the next 5 weeks who would drive us to our exchange points as we ran across the stat
California and Nevada
Its been another frantic 3 weeks in another country, we flew into San Francisco, California and met our drivers for the next 5 weeks who would drive us to our exchange points as we ran across the stat
China and the Kungfu Show and Japan
On day 54 of the 95 day run around the world we crossed the border from Mongolia into China, it was a smooth crossing and within an a couple of hours we were at our hotel in a part of China still kn
ULAAN BAATAR, BUDDHISM AND NOMADIC LIFE
Mongolia are intertwined with the Mongolian nomadic lifestyle, which is renowned for its hospitality, here life has changed little through the passage of time.
INFECTED EYES, 3 HOURS SLEEP AND DESERT DRIVES
After 3 weeks in Russia I was very ready to cross the border into Mongolia, we had to go through passport control in Russia and I confused them a little as I had to use both my passports, you see I h
THE D’S STORY
Throughout my athletic career I have always applied 5 D’s to any athletic goal I was setting myself, they were
Past through 16 Russian and Siberian cities so far - 7 to go
We are nearing the end of our Russian and Siberian experience, 24 days in this vast country. As we have past through 16 cities so far we have crossed 9 out of the 11 time zones.
Unpaved Russian roads, dormitory style Russian accommodation and long, long drives
Krasnoyarsk
Russian dormitories - Mad driving - Biting horse fly’s and Mosquitoes
After leaving Kazan and the Volga region of Russia, we ventured into the Urals.
KAZAN and the Russian Massage
I was most impressed with this Russian city, it has a population of 1.1 million and is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, home of the descendents of the nomadic Turkic tribe.
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