Oh yea - we did it!

Photo: The final push down Santa Catalina Street in downtown Arequipa - a special thank you to our Peruvian police escorts

Photo: Ben and Wayne

Photo: All Around Nice Guy Martin "The Hero" Peters

Photo: No really, how much further?

Photo: The start - Tres Hombres

Photo: We did it! Standing with our reception team and the Peruvian artist who painted a wonderful picture to commemorate the Bridging the Divide Run

Today started at over 9,000 feet above sea level. We planned to run down to just slightly above 7,000 feet and then ascend back up to almost 9,000 again. In between there were a number of hills, many feral dogs, a tremendous blazing sun and the dirt roads of the Pueblos Jovenes. Oh yea - and a really bum toe and a runner with bad (I mean really bad) diarrhea. And, in spite of all of these challenges - we did it!

Today was an amazing experience with a fantastic group of guys (Martin and Ben - you two rock) and an unbelievable support team (Dr. Bob, Dr. Daniel, Hugo Blanco, Natalie, Ivy, Adan, and Father Alex).

Thank you to everyone who made the Bridging the Divide 100 Kilometers for Change event possible.