Day 8

Sunday – 4 May
Taree to Raymond Terrace (Hwy junction) – 166km

Team A
Taree to Pacific Palms – 49km
Runners: Anubha Baird (Australia), Garbitashri Webster (New Zealand), Angela Muhs (Germany), Nataliya Lehonkova (Ukraine)

Vehicle: Car NR1

8.00 Drive back to Taree.

9.00 Start running from Taree on the coastal road (Lakes Way) through Forster until Pacific Palms.(see map 27)

Enjoy the rest of the day.

Team B
Pacific Palms to Bulahdelah – 52km
Runners:Prabhakar Street (Canada), Veeraja Uppal (Australia), Sandro Zincarini (Italy) & Edi Serban (Romania)

Vehicle:Car 2

8.00 Drive 18 km to Pacific Palms.

8.20 Start running from Pacific Palms. Run along Lakes Way to Bulahdelah 42 km and then south on Pacific Way past Bulahdelah approx 10 km, until junction with Booral Rd.

Enjoy the rest of the day.

Team C
Bulahdelah to Raymond Terrace – 67km
Runners:Runar Gigja (Iceland), Dima Lehonkov (Ukraine), Standa Zubaty (Czech Republic) & Misha Kulagin (Russia)

Vehicle:Car 3

8.00 Drive from Forster 70km to 10km past Bulahdelah, at Booral Rd exit.

9.00 Start running along Pacific Hwy for 52km from Booral Rd exit along Pacific Hwy till turnoff to Raymond Terrace. Then proceed approx 15km to centre of Raymond Terrace and conclude running.

RV to remain in Forster for the day.

Accommodation:
Foster Motor Inn, 11 Wallis St, Forster
Bella Villa Motor Inn, 19 Lake St, Forster

Day 9

Monday – 5 May
Raymond Terrace to Gosford – 147km

Team A
Newcastle to Swansea – 25km
Runners: Anubha Baird (Australia), Garbitashri Webster (New Zealand), Angela Muhs (Germany), Nataliya Lehonkova (Ukraine)

Vehicle: Van 1

 9.00AM Depart Forster and drive 43km along Pacific Hwy to Bulahdelah.

10.00AM Bulahdelah Central School, 8 Meade Street,

10.45AM Drive 29km to Booral along Booral Rd from Buladelah.

12.35PM Booral Public School, 2800 Bucketts Way, Booral.

1PM Drive to Newcastle and begin running 25km to Swansea.

3PM Return to Newcastle

Team B
Raymond Terrace to Maitland. Swansea to Budgewoi – 50km
Runners: Prabhakar Street (Canada), Standa Zubaty (Czech Republic), Dima Lehonkov (Ukraine) & Sandro Zincarini (Italy)

Vehicle: Van 2

7.30AM Depart Forster with Team C and drive 130km to Raymond Terrace

8.30AM Run the missing 4km at Bulladulah from Sunday

9.30AM Raymond Terrace Public School, Adelaide St. Kids will line up to greet runners and show them to ceremony. Possibility of Mayor attending.

10.15AM Run 23km to Maitland for Council ceremony

12.30PM Maitland Council, 285-287 High Street, Maitland. Ceremony is formal and lasts 90 minutes.

2.00PM Depart Maitland and drive to Swansea

2.45PM Run 31km Swansea to Budgewoi.

4.45PM Return to Newcastle

Team C
Raymond Terrace to Newcastle. Budgewoi to Gosford – 34km
Runners: Veeraja Uppal (Australia), R unar Gigja (Iceland), Misha Kulagin (Russia) & Edi Serban (Romania) 

Vehicle: Van 3 & RV

7.40AM Depart Forster and drive 130km to Raymond Terrace

9.30AM Raymond Terrace Public School, Adelaide St. Kids will line up to greet runners and show them to ceremony. Possibility of Mayor attending.

10.15AM Run 24km to Newcastle.

11.40AM Drive 34km from Newcastle to Maitland for ceremony

12.30PM Maitland Council, 285-287 High Street, Maitland.

2.00PM Drive 75km from Maitland to Budgewoi.

3.00PM Run from Budgewoi toward Gosford (upto 40km)

4.45PM Return to Newcastle for accommodation.

RV to travel with Team C and complete final 20km into Taree.

Accommodation:
Melaleuca Surfside, 2 Koala Place, One Mile Beach.
Newcastle Beach YHA, 30 Pacific St, Newcastle.

Day 10

Tuesday – 6 May
Budgewoi – Ryde, Sydney – 107km

Team A
Newcastle to Swansea – 52km
Runners: Anubha Baird (Australia), Garbitashri Webster (New Zealand), Angela Muhs (Germany), Nataliya Lehonkova (Ukraine)

Vehicle: Van 1

8.30AM Drive from accommodation to Newcastle City Hall. Bring teddy bears from RV.

9.00AM Newcastle City Hall (King St side)
Meet with Mayor, Cr John Tate, and teddy bears.
Hand 130 teddy bears to “Jenny’s Place”

10.00AM Drive 10km along Pacific Hwy to Charlestown East Public School

11.30AM Charlestown East Public School, James St, Charlestown

12.00PM Drive approx 70km to Budgewoi

1.00PM Run 12km Budgewoi to The Entrance along The Entrance Rd.

2.00PM Drive 23km to Gosford

2.30PM Run approx 40km along Pacific Hwy to start of Hawksbury River Bridge, stop running and return to Gosford accommodation.


Team B
Raymond Terrace to Newcastle. Budgewoi to Gosford – 55km
Runners: Veeraja Uppal (Australia), Standa Zubaty (Czech Republic), Misha Kulagin (Russia) & Sandro Zincarini (Italy)

Vehicle: Van 2

7.45AM Drive from accommodation to Newcastle City Hall. Bring teddy bears from RV.

9.40AM The Entrance Public School, Oakland Ave, The Entrance.

10.30AM Run 23km The Entrance to Gosford.

11.30AM Drive along Pacific Hwy to start of Hawksbury River Bridge and begin running 32km south to Ryde, Sydney along Pacific Hwy.


Team C
Raymond Terrace to Maitland. Swansea to Budgewoi – 0km
Runners: Prabhakar Street (Canada), Runar Gigja (Iceland), Edi Serban (Romania) & Dima Lehonkov (Ukraine)

Vehicle: Van 3 & RV

7.45AM Drive from accommodation to Newcastle City Hall.

9.00AM Newcastle City Hall (King St side).
Meet with Mayor, Cr John Tate, and teddy bears.
Hand 130 teddy bears to “Jenny’s Place”.

10.00AM Drive 5km along Pacific Hwy to Charlestown East Public School

11.50AM Hamilton Public School, Tudor St, Hamilton (Newcastle)

12.50PM Hamilton South Public School, Kendrick St, Hamilton

1.30PM Drive south along Pacific Hwy to Sydney

Accommodation:
Sydney Central YHA, Pitt St. (cnr. Rawson Place).
Galaxy Motel, Cnr Pacific Hwy & Yallambee, Ave, Gosford.

Day 11

Wednesday – 7 May
Sydney – 0km

Various school visits

Day 12

Thursday – 8 May
Sydney – 0km

Various school visits

Day 13

Friday – 9 May
Sydney – 30km

12.30pm Sydney Ceremony – Wynyard Park

Team A
Ryde to Sutherland – 30km
Runners: Various

Vehicle: Various

1.00pm Start: Cnr Church St / Morrison Rd, Ryde to Homebush, Greenacre, Wiley Park, Blakehurst

4.00pm Finish at Acacia Rd Nth, Sutherland

Day 14

Saturday – 10 May
Sutherland to Fitzroy Falls – 136km

Team A (1)
Buddha Birthday Celebration at Darling Harbour, Sydney
Representatives: Aryavan (presenter and report writer), Standa (video + stills photographer)

Vehicle: RV

10.00AM Torch reception and ceremony at Buddha Birthday Celebration, Darling Harbour

Location: Chinese Garden Forecourt Buddha Stage

Handing of the Torch to Abbess Yilai. She is in charge of the Wollongong Temple, which is the largest Buddhist Temple in the Southern Hemisphere. Ceremony will last for 15 minutess.

When finished, join rest of Team A…

Team A
Sutherland to Stanwell Park – 52km
Runners:Prabhakar Street (Photographer), Colm (Report writer), Standa Zubaty, Sandro Zincarini, Aryavan Lanham, Nigel Webber & Amalendu Edelsten

Vehicle: Van 2, RV, Amalendu’s car

8.15AM Depart Sydney accommodation and drive to intersection of Princes Hwy and Acacia Rd (p 354 F11).

9.00AM Run through Royal National Park, Farnell Ave, Sir Bertram Stevens, and onto Lady Wakehurst Dr. Proceed onto Otford Dr and left onto Lawrence Hargrave Rd to finish at end of 60km section in Stanwell Park. Distance 31.4km

Drive to Brickyard Point, Austinmer

11.30AM Run on Cycle way from Brickyard Pt to Bulli Pt (end of Point St) 5.5km


12.00PM Drive to Buddhist Temple (the largest Buddhist Temple in the Southern Hemisphere), end of Berkeley Rd, Berkeley. NO PHOTOS allowed inside the temple.

12.30PM Reception at Buddhist Temple

1.15PM Depart Buddhist Temple and drive to intersection of Shellharbour Rd and Pioneer Dr.

1.45PM Run to Gipps St Kiama via Shellharbour Rd, Princes Hwy, and Riverside Dr to stop at start of Gipps St. 15km

Day total 52kmGo to accommodation in Nowra…


Team B
Bulli Pt to Shellharbour – 33km
Runners:Anubha Baird, Angela Muhs, Nataliya Lehonkova, (Photographer) , Julie Anderson (report writer) & Bernice Matthews

Vehicle: Van 1

8.30AM Depart Sydney and drive to Bulli Pt (end of Point St )
Bernice will be waiting for you at the end of Point St, Bulli Point at 9:45am

10.00AM Run south on the bike path all the way to North Wollongong Beach, vehicles can use roads to meet the runners in a number of locations. 11km

11.20AM Continue on to Steelworks at Jarvie Rd, Cringila. Follow Corrimal onto Springhill Rd to Five Islands Rd, negotiate turn onto Lake Ave and then right onto Jarvie Rd for photo opportunity of Steelworks 6.7kms

12.35PM Bernice and 1 photographer () to return to Wollongong Lighthouse for Illawarra Mercury interview at 1pm

12.35PM Rest of team continues to Pioneer Dr, Shellharbour via right on Lake Ave, left on Flagstaff, right on Cowper, right on King St. Continue past Primbee along Windang Rd onto Shellharbour Rd to stop at Pioneer Rd. 14.9km

3.45pm Return to Windang Bridge for 4pm Ceremony with Mayor and Indigenous Elder, whole girls team required.

4.30PM Drive to Park Haven Motor Lodge, Cnr Kinghorn St and Douglas St, Nowra

Team C
Kiama to Fitzroy – 51km
Runners: Rathin Bolton, Noivedya Juddery (report writer), Runar Gigja, Dima, Misha Kulagin & Edi Serban (photographer)

Vehicle: Van 3

7.45AM Depart Sydney and drive to Princes Hwy and Gipps St, Kiama

9.15AM Run along Gipps St onto Collins, and then left onto Terralong, turn right onto Manning for ceremony 1.5km

9.30AM Ceremony at Kiama Council Chambers, 11 Manning St with Mayor and Kiama Independent

10.00AM Return to Terralong and Collins St roundabout and run to Fitzroy Falls. Follow Terralong west onto Jamberoo Rd, onto Allowrie St, head to Robertson, then Myra Vale and onto Fitzroy Falls.

Accommodation:
Park Haven Motor Lodge, Cnr Kinghorn St and Douglas St, Nowra
Riverhaven Motel, Scenic Dr., Nowra