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2004-04-01
Russia
Distance today: 48.0 km (Accumulated: 4163.0 km)
Country: Russia
Route Report: Junga - Cheboksary.
48km., 4:37h.
Today suddenly heavy snow; the Russian winter isn't giving way to summer
without a fight!
But the main eventfor us was something else:
About midways on the stage we met a group of school children with flags
and a barrel of beer!
We have since since yesterday been running in the small Russian republic
"Chuvash" (about 1.1mill.) where travelling friends are met not with "klep
sol" - bread with salt - but beer.
During the 10 minute roadside meeting in pouring snow, we quickly got a
feeling of their hospitality. As the mood went from determined endurence
to broad smiles and exhange of greetings , I was even asked to toast them
in my own language - for the first time since London.
How it sounded strange(!!).
After a cheerfull farewell we soon was to meet another challenge than just
cold and slippery roads.
The tasty Chuvachian beer was followed by a long stretch of torn tarmac,
and the combination of these two made our allready slightly trembling
runningstyle become somewhat of a balletact of odd jumps and flapping of
arms.
As much as I, - and we, stress that this is first and last a run - a race
- a sportsevent.
It's at times difficult not to feel as if we are running into a world of
challenges inspired by the fairytales of the Grimm brothers (guess which
five days...), H.C.Andersen and C.S.Lewis.
In case you are in doubt: we love the challenges of Chuvash!
PS: Word is out that a bridge on our route for tomorrow has disappeared
due to heavy rainand snow.
Instead we head for the city Mari El (76km. instead of 40km.) and from
there towards Kazan where we will be back on the main road.
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