We have finally broken the 100,000 barrier. We are on 102,061km. Wow!
The new members via the Facebook Group has definitely helped! Keep up the good work everyone and lets recruit some more members!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Now on Facebook!
Great news this week. We now have a Facebook presence with twelve new people enrolled! As a result we have jumped up to 89,571km! It wont be too long before we are over 100,000km! I reckon we still aim for the BIG MILLION KMS and we can do it! This will help keep the Tibet Cause in the public spotlight.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Dedicated band of contributors
The "Million Kilometres for Tibet" cause has been going for a while now and even though it didnt get the response I envisaged, the total is climbing slowly ( 81,683km) and will keep going for a while with the dedicated bunch of contributors that we have on board.
What was the aim ? For as many walkers, runners and cyclists to get together, combine their weekly training totals and reach 1 million kilometres.
Why Perhaps it may send a message to China that people do not like the oppression that China is carrying out against the Tibet Autonomous region and other areas of China.
It's not too late to join and you can backdate your training and racing kms from the start of 2007. If you would like to join and help, please send an email to myself at pessam@bigpond.net.au . Why not start during the Olympics?
Some videos and latest information about what's happening in Tibet
What was the aim ? For as many walkers, runners and cyclists to get together, combine their weekly training totals and reach 1 million kilometres.
Why Perhaps it may send a message to China that people do not like the oppression that China is carrying out against the Tibet Autonomous region and other areas of China.
It's not too late to join and you can backdate your training and racing kms from the start of 2007. If you would like to join and help, please send an email to myself at pessam@bigpond.net.au . Why not start during the Olympics?
Some videos and latest information about what's happening in Tibet
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
July 2008 Update
Sorry it's been a while since I have done an update.
The total is now 74,261km.
Our small but dedicated team are still trying to collect the Million Km's for Tibet and are getting there slowly.
In the next few weeks, the totals will start to climb even more.
My Danish friend, Jesper Olsen has started his World Run number 2 and will be donating his kms.
My Tassie friend, Vlastik Skvaril will be running across Australia.
My Irish friend, Tony Mangan is continuing to train well and has some more races coming up in the second half of the year.
But everyone's kms are important, so please help send a message to China that there are people that support the rights of Tibet to stand on it's own two feet.
The total is now 74,261km.
Our small but dedicated team are still trying to collect the Million Km's for Tibet and are getting there slowly.
In the next few weeks, the totals will start to climb even more.
My Danish friend, Jesper Olsen has started his World Run number 2 and will be donating his kms.
My Tassie friend, Vlastik Skvaril will be running across Australia.
My Irish friend, Tony Mangan is continuing to train well and has some more races coming up in the second half of the year.
But everyone's kms are important, so please help send a message to China that there are people that support the rights of Tibet to stand on it's own two feet.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
my recent efforts
Hi all,
I've been distracted for a while and while meaning to post, time simply slipped past. I could offer up excuses ("the Ghost Town took up all time") but I think better of all of you than to do that. I simply didn't put the time aside. So, last night I made myself a promise to get to it. I will confess, this is a good time of day for me as it was quite cold last night and I'm waiting for the world to warm a bit before heading out for my miles.
You see, I'm back in training for a long hike. It looks to be over 500 kms, and yes, I'm donating all my training kms and the ones from the journey to this cause. The walk itself will have some purposes other than my getting in a good leg-stretching.
My route will echo an ancient trade route, the Camino Real, which ran from Mexico City (in the south) to Santa Fe (in the north). It is some 400 hundred years old, which in terms of western man, is old in the USA. By my fourth or fifth day I will enter an area known as the Jornada del Muerto (Dead Man's Journey, or Trail of the Dead Man). There are many stories about this area and how it came by its name. One thing for sure - part of it is the most desolate desert I've ever seen. There are whole cow skeletons lying about bleaching in the sun. Their rib cages rise from the sand with tattered bits of hide flapping in the wind. It will be unlike any experience I've ever had.
After crossing the Jornada I will continue north through some ranchlands and into the Cibola National Forest. When I emerge, I'll be on pavement from there on into Santa Fe. Something like the first 200 miles (322.5 kms)of my trek will be on dirt tracks with the exception of a total of ~15 miles (24.2 kms). The road in the north is known as the Turquoise Trail. It's the scenic byway that will take me all the way into Santa Fe.
It's a known fact that the US is become a nation of obese people. It's quite startling. I worked and worked for months last fall to try and get something on local tv to promote being outdoors and walking. I got close. Then it all fell apart through no fault of my own. It was frustrating. So, I thought about my upcoming walk and how I might turn it into something more than just a personal event.
To give some meaning to what I'm doing, I'll be stopping at three schools to give presentations about my walk in the Arctic last summer. I've invited around 80 public officials from the federal to the local level to participate by writing a simple letter explaining what they like to do outside. If they don't do anything outside (highly likely), then they can relate something from their childhood. The letters will be given to the students I visit along my way. So far, I've heard from two officials - one enthusiastically, the other non-committed. Tut. I've now invited walkers and runner and their families and friends to write those letters. I'm always excited to go pick up my mail and see whose letter has arrived today.
The principals and teachers at the schools are thrilled. They're going to have the kids write short essays on the same theme - what they like to do outside.
There are those who think such efforts of mine are frivolous - foolish gestures. I tend to be more optimistic. Same with the millionkmsfortibet. We have to try. No voices accomplish nothing, but each voice through each km donated makes a statement. I, as one, hope you'll join in. It'll cost you nothing but may encourage you forward. I know when I don't have a good week training, I feel terribly guilty for having few kms to offer. Hopefully, my big trek will boost the numbers significantly.
It keeps me going to know that I'm not the only one. A good number of others in the group have recently run 100 and 50 mile events. The season is right, there are many events to choose from. So our kms will continue to climb. Thing is, we're a friendly crowd - others are always welcome! All the best, susan
I've been distracted for a while and while meaning to post, time simply slipped past. I could offer up excuses ("the Ghost Town took up all time") but I think better of all of you than to do that. I simply didn't put the time aside. So, last night I made myself a promise to get to it. I will confess, this is a good time of day for me as it was quite cold last night and I'm waiting for the world to warm a bit before heading out for my miles.
You see, I'm back in training for a long hike. It looks to be over 500 kms, and yes, I'm donating all my training kms and the ones from the journey to this cause. The walk itself will have some purposes other than my getting in a good leg-stretching.
My route will echo an ancient trade route, the Camino Real, which ran from Mexico City (in the south) to Santa Fe (in the north). It is some 400 hundred years old, which in terms of western man, is old in the USA. By my fourth or fifth day I will enter an area known as the Jornada del Muerto (Dead Man's Journey, or Trail of the Dead Man). There are many stories about this area and how it came by its name. One thing for sure - part of it is the most desolate desert I've ever seen. There are whole cow skeletons lying about bleaching in the sun. Their rib cages rise from the sand with tattered bits of hide flapping in the wind. It will be unlike any experience I've ever had.
After crossing the Jornada I will continue north through some ranchlands and into the Cibola National Forest. When I emerge, I'll be on pavement from there on into Santa Fe. Something like the first 200 miles (322.5 kms)of my trek will be on dirt tracks with the exception of a total of ~15 miles (24.2 kms). The road in the north is known as the Turquoise Trail. It's the scenic byway that will take me all the way into Santa Fe.
It's a known fact that the US is become a nation of obese people. It's quite startling. I worked and worked for months last fall to try and get something on local tv to promote being outdoors and walking. I got close. Then it all fell apart through no fault of my own. It was frustrating. So, I thought about my upcoming walk and how I might turn it into something more than just a personal event.
To give some meaning to what I'm doing, I'll be stopping at three schools to give presentations about my walk in the Arctic last summer. I've invited around 80 public officials from the federal to the local level to participate by writing a simple letter explaining what they like to do outside. If they don't do anything outside (highly likely), then they can relate something from their childhood. The letters will be given to the students I visit along my way. So far, I've heard from two officials - one enthusiastically, the other non-committed. Tut. I've now invited walkers and runner and their families and friends to write those letters. I'm always excited to go pick up my mail and see whose letter has arrived today.
The principals and teachers at the schools are thrilled. They're going to have the kids write short essays on the same theme - what they like to do outside.
There are those who think such efforts of mine are frivolous - foolish gestures. I tend to be more optimistic. Same with the millionkmsfortibet. We have to try. No voices accomplish nothing, but each voice through each km donated makes a statement. I, as one, hope you'll join in. It'll cost you nothing but may encourage you forward. I know when I don't have a good week training, I feel terribly guilty for having few kms to offer. Hopefully, my big trek will boost the numbers significantly.
It keeps me going to know that I'm not the only one. A good number of others in the group have recently run 100 and 50 mile events. The season is right, there are many events to choose from. So our kms will continue to climb. Thing is, we're a friendly crowd - others are always welcome! All the best, susan
Sunday, January 27, 2008
27 Jan 08 - Thanks
All,
We have now passed the 50,000km barrier. Our new total is 57,330km This is mainly thanks to a wonderful donation of the kms from the Ghost Town 3.5 miles event and Tony Mangan coming on board with his kms for the Year. I would like to thank everyone for their contribution so far. I can see that we can sill get the 100,000 kms before the Olympics. Let's do it.
Phil
See below for Susan's report from the Ghost Town Event.
We have now passed the 50,000km barrier. Our new total is 57,330km This is mainly thanks to a wonderful donation of the kms from the Ghost Town 3.5 miles event and Tony Mangan coming on board with his kms for the Year. I would like to thank everyone for their contribution so far. I can see that we can sill get the 100,000 kms before the Olympics. Let's do it.
Phil
See below for Susan's report from the Ghost Town Event.
As director of the Ghost Town 38.5 I try to make a contribution on behalf of my runners every year. This has varied from sponsorship (registration, meals and housing) for a small team of Navajo runners to a monetary contribution to a scholarship fund started by the late runner/writer Marc Witkes. My run this weekend had 47 participants. 43 finished the course, the other 4 gave it their best. Together they ran or walked 2, 821.45 kms. At the post-race bbq I told them the year's contribution was going to be in their honor: their efforts would be added to the growing total of kms to be presented in Beijing as a statement that we athletes hope the Chinese will release their hold on Tibet. There were nods of approval throughout my crowd. The Ghost Town 38.5 is happy to be able to contribute to this cause.
If by chance you wish to do the same - either as a race director or as a runner (training miles count), contact Phil through millionkmsfortibet@yahoogroups.com.au
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