June 17th - Prague, CZ
- Runner: Richard Johnson
- Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Currently Resides: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Language(s): English, Spanish
- Family: Son: Kareem, age 4
- Statement: "You have to help the people in need if we are all going to survive in a decent, happy world.” – Richard Johnson, 2007
Here I Come!
This evening my run consisted of me running into the city limits of Prague. The terrain was up and down which is drastically different then the precious few weeks. Fortunately the day before I was able to go to the biggest mall in Prague and go to Kentucky Fried Chicken. The mall was surprisingly huge with all kinds of stores that we have in the United States. It was great to have some familiar food to eat too. It makes all the difference for me when it comes time to run 10 miles.
Once again I ran the 1:30am shift and I loved it because the temperature was cool and perfect for me. Towards the end of my run I had a huge hill to run down for about a mile. At the end of the 9th mile was the camera crews and all the press awaiting me to arrive and had the baton over to David since this was his hoe country. After reciting the message three times and handing the baton over to David it was time for me to jump in the van and be rushed off to the next exchange point in the middle of Prague.
Song for the Day - “Runaway” band - Linkin Park
August 19th
Well in about 3 hours it will be my birthday and I am still out here running my 10 miles at least everyday.
August 14th
Tonight here in Colorado we were joined by a host of guest runners. The grey team arrived to the exchange point about 25 minutes late because their guest runners slowed them down.
August 13th
This evening my friend Ken Bechtel joined me for my 10 miles run outside of Denver at 10,000ft. Ken walked across the country with me last year for the Steps Across America program.
August 6th
Today my team started the 9am-to 3pm shift. We have been on the night shift now for three weeks due to injuries, time changes, and unfortunate luck.
August 1st
Well the time has come for the Unit Blue to set foot on United States soil. We have been waiting for this day actually since we started the whole blue planet run.
July 31st
This is my 5th time to Japan and I love it every time I come. The first place I look to go is Moss Burger.
July 28th
Wow was China a rough place for the whole team to be. I know 13 of the 21 runners got sick and 4 staff members.
July 21st- Cable Television or Water?
We crossed the border into Mongolia today and it was not that bad. It took a total of about 60 minutes to leave Russia and 30 minutes to enter Mongolia.
July 20th- Last in Line!
Today marks the last day of running in Russia. I fortunately had the honor of running the last 10 miles to the border.
July 15th- To the Mountain Top!
Up, Up, and away is what my run felt like today. The first part was pretty nice and flat through a small Russian town.
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