A Message from Philippe Fuchs

I recently received an email from Philippe Fuchs and wanted to share:

Hello everyone,

Just a little email because I don’t have much time to write: there are so many kilometers to run!

We received a warm welcome in Novosibirsk, at the Academrodok University where we were able to extend our visas. Two days before I met my daughter Nathalie and her friend Manu who accompanied us for the week. They’ll tell you more about it in an upcoming TVnima episode. We had a press conference with two local TV stations, visited the university and were guests of honor at a kids’ mini-Olympics event organized by a local sports recreation center.

This week, lots of kilometres. Helena, the young Russian woman we met in Moscow, spent a week with us and served as local tour guide. She’ll tell you all in another TVnima show.

The weather is still mild and the route (well, there’s only the M53) is for the moment correct. We’ve heard that the future routes will be difficult.

We’re starting to meet other trekkers on their way to the Olympics: cyclists and other athletes from Poland, Croatians, Hungarians (we hear we’ll meet some Swiss and Dutch ones soon), French campers, etc.

I’m receiving more and more encouragement from people I cross while running, and today at Atchimsk, two more TV interviews. Normally we’ll be in Irkutsk early July.

Warm regards,
Philippe

Doesn’t he look tan compared to the other guy? Philippe, I hope you’re wearing sunscreen!

If you haven’t already joined him, contribute to the V+R Challenge and Sports without Borders by submitting your virtual run. The score? 614 virtual kilometers vs. 6,416 real ones. In brief, Philippe’s whoppin’ us!

–Kate

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