Today was a nice day for running in the rain after the hot and dry spell of the last weeks.

We had an inspiring run with former Self-Transcendence 6-day race participant, Danny Ripka starting from Lake Harriet in Minneapolis to the Lake Sreet Bridge (Dedicated as a Sri Chinmoy Peace Bridge)

We are led by Danny Ripka,
winner of the Self Transcendence 6-day race of 2005! 
Also thanks to Jim at Kare 11 who took a fantastic video of us running down this path and put it on the 6 pm news.

Beautiful Lake Harriet.

Yuyudhan and his Sunday running partner Ismail who is from Istanbul, Turkey.

We met some kids outside a park and rec center.

Yuyudhan gathers a crowd.

Harita gives
out World Harmony Run stickers to new team members we met along Minnehaha Parkway.

Peace!

Smile Buddy!

Provost Karen

Hanson of the University of Minnesota welcomed the runners to the Twin
Cities.  We are at the half way mark on the Lake St./Marshall Ave.
Bridge.  Middle of Picture is C.J. Hoppe from St. Paul with his uncle
next to him, Yuyudhan Hoppe has his hat on backwards and is from
Minneapolis.  Moments later we were drenched with a torrential rainfall

complete with lightening!  Wow!  Peace! 

Our morning run ended in St. Paul, this plaque dedicates the city as a Sri Chinmoy Peace Capital.  Running with Harmony Torch

around Rice Park, St. Paul.

Uhaina (Mexico), Ratuja (Belarus),
Harita (New Zealand), Karen (White Bear Lake), and Betsy
(White Bear Lake)pause for a moment of harmony in Rice Park, St. Paul.

We visited Burroughs
School in South Minneapolis! 

Special thanks to the coordinator at Burroughs
School in South Minneapolis, Hernan Moncada who introduced us to his 4th grade summer school students!

We visited Powderhorn Park and some theatre students.

Big thanks to Peter and Adam from the Park Board and Kate, the theater class teacher, and Shelly and Julian who teach the cardboard camp program. 

We enjoyed meeting all the kids in their Powderhorn Community Center summer classes and teaching them the motions to the World Harmony Run song and sharing some skits with them about what harmony is about.  What great kids!!

The Powderhorn Cardboard Camp Program was making an amazing labyrinth and we had a lot of fun going through it!!  Thanks for a fun visit!

It was really fun!

Warriors lurking in the labyrinth.

Scary monsters!

Dashing Dueling. Uhaina is crazy fast.

Harita presents
our Certificate of Appreciation to a young girl who received it on
behalf of the Summer Blast Kids Program at Oxford Community Center in
St. Paul.  Our thanks to Oxford's Recreation Director Victor Mister and
their teacher Jeanette and all the kids.

These children were fun, sweet, and enthusiastic.

We enjoyed a fine meal at the Green Mill, compliments of the Green Mill. Thank you!

After the meal we had to say goodbye to Uhaina, one of the finest members of our team.

The mayor of Hastings paid us a visit at our accommodation, the Rosewood Inn. We've been staying at the Rosewood for many years, thank you to Dick and Pam for the best housing we get on our whole 4 month journey!  And wishing a speedy recovery for Dick who just had double knee surgery.

Thank you to our Coordinators Pritika and Yuyudhan for a fantastic day in Minneapolis.

– Jagadhata

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Distance: 38 miles

Team Members:
Jagadhata Amrhien (Chicago), Katya Percheklii (Ukraine), Larissa Zub (Belarus), Salil Wilson (Australia), Uhaina Maya (Mexico), Yuyudhan Hoppe (Minneapolis), Rupasi Young (Seattle), David Morrison (Orlando), Sukhajata Cranfield (New Zealand), Harita Davies (New Zealand), Natabara Rollosson (New York)

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