June 19th Turn Down the Heat!
- 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
Today’s run was hot. We started the 9am to 3pm shift. I ran first at 9:32am because the other group had a big exchange point in Vienna. The heat was out and I ran an even steady pace. At times I took walk breaks because the heat was so hot it wasn’t worth killing all my energy. After I finished Victor ran next, then Takeo and Melissa last. By 3pm we finished right on time at the border of the Chek Republic. After completing our runs for the day we then drove 2:15hr to the hotel. After taking a slight detour getting to the hotel we arrived at the ‘Hotel Centrum’ during the drive here the city seems very pretty but I am sure I won’t get to see any of it due to our time schedule. Upon walking into the hotel I felt like I took a step back into the 1950’s. I had a good awakening because I had never been in any hotel similar to this. Everything here in the hotel and city from cars to clocks are still functional even though they are over 50-75 years old. I do have to say the food was great at the restaurant though which was not expected. By 10pm I was off to sleep to regain my strength for tomorrow. Today was a long day and I am going to enjoy this evenings rest!
Song for the day- ‘Run for the Roses’ band-Jerry Garcia
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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