My first Russia media appearance was yesterday with some local television station taping me running into an exchange point and then reading the message (with the help of our team interpreter - Maria) to my fiancee Taeko. My leg was 15 mile along and ended up being a rush to exchange the baton for a role of toilet paper as the mineral water I drank at mile 5 was not the safe drinking water I had wished it to be...hahahaha. All was good though after being able to take care of business.

Laura, Mary and Lansing are my other teammates and it is very special to be taking part in this journey alongside them as they are all incredible souls. Everyone has just bloomed into the incredible flowers that have made our Blue Planet Run experience the most incredible bouquet arrangement of character, strength, charm and beauty. We are now starting what will most likely be the quietest part of our journey with some Russian mountain ranges, the rest of Siberia, the Gobi dessert and Mongolia coming up.

Poem of the Day:

Despite this Ability to change the world
at my fingertips, i feel the calling
to watch the bird soaring on the current
Despite this Connection for the hearts
of those who are lost and given up hope,
i feel the calling to simply soar
on my current and in doing so i know
that Despite my Intention, Despite my
Ability, Despite my Connection i am
only aware
If what i am doing is partially without
to a degree and in that degree
millions of angles add up to the sum
of all of our love and all of our beginnings
budding into what i call for
in needing to share the message
on and on and on!