Kimba, South Australia

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	On safari in south-western Australia

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The Devil’s Marbles, Northern Territory

 

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	Khancoban, New South Wales

 

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Nullarbor Plain, South Australia

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	Northern Territory

“For me it was a challenge to run so many kilometres – as you do between 15 and 20 kilometres every day – and also to spread the message of harmony in a different way, not just talking about it, but doing something for harmony and peace.”  - Elke Lindner, Germany

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	View from helicopter in North-western Australia.

The helicopter flight

“The helicopter carried members of the team swiftly at over 200 kilometres an hour with the door off to snap photos and film our terrestrial friends below, taking in some truly beautiful and memorable views of the vastness and remoteness of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Quickly recording the runners with high speed shutters
and digital cameras, circling the running team in flight and capturing a fresh and completely unique view of the World Harmony Run. It felt like we were in an action movie. Three of us tried to run together, keeping our composure and looking dynamic but we couldn’t see anything with the sun in our eyes and helicopter blowing a dust cloud around us. We were running blind and breathless. As quickly as it had arrived the helicopter rose and disappeared from sight – our moment of stardom over. Wiping the dust from our eyes we returned to the silence of the run, a little relieved after all the excitement.” — Prachar Stegemann, Australia

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“We began our day of running on the Nullarbor Plain – the longest straight stretch of road in Australia, if not the world. This road goes in a perfectly straight line for an astonishing 146.6 km. This never-ending straight line pierced its way through the countryside as far the eye could see. It was quite warm and slightly humid. Heavy clouds in the distance soon approached and with them came a heavy downfall.” — Sadanand Magee, Ireland

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	Robert de Castella, world champion marathon runner, National Patron of the Australian un 1991-93: Whether you run, walk or applaud this Run, join me because every step counts.”

Allison Roe, New Zealand sporting legend, winner of both the Boston and New York City Marathons, was Auckland’s Master of Ceremonies in 2008.

	Barry Crocker – popular Australian actor, comedian and entertainer – Master of Ceremonies for the 2008 ceremony in Sydney.

Pole-vaulter Tatiana Grigorieva, Olympic medalist, Australia’s World Harmony Run spokesperson in 2008.

	Precious McKenzie, world powerlifting champion, received a Torch-Bearer award in Auckland (2008).

Margaret Mahy, New Zealand author, made a recitation at the closing celebration in Christchurch’s Cathedral Square (New Zealand, 2008).

	Tara Morice, acclaimed Australian film, theatre and television actress, holding the torch in Sydney.

Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league legend, considered among the finest players of his sport.

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Symbolic Launch at the Heart of the Continent

Uluru has stood for millions of millennia, since before some continents were formed and well before humanity was ever dreamed of. Thus the 2008 World Harmony Run “Journey Around the Continent” was launched here, in the centre of the world’s most ancient land. The team jogged with the Harmony Torch around the base of Uluru – a 9 km (5.5-mile) distance that was extended, step by step, into a full 15,000 km circuit of the continent.

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“People sometimes ask us, ‘How does carrying a burning Torch around New Zealand and around the globe help to make a more peaceful world?’ It is because the World Harmony Run is a celebration of the human heart and spirit and the power of each individual to make a difference. You and I are the world; we embody the forces that shape the world. Our love is the love which unites the world; our anger is the anger that divides our world. When we change for the better, we change the world for the better. This is what the World Harmony Run tells us – that world peace begins with each one of us.” — Jogyata Dallas, New Zealand

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The World Harmony Run starts its New Zealand journey in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, in 2006. 

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