Skerries Educate Together

Hi everyone,

We had a landmark day today for more than one reason so we’ll get straight to it:

1.  We had our first children to clock up an individual total of 42km today, i.e. a full marathon.  Aaron and Isaac in Ciara Ronayne’s 3rd class and Jonah, Niks and Joe in Ellie’s 4th class (and possibly some other children around the school) reached this total today.  To reach this distance some of these children are running up to 5 and 6 km per day during their allotted time with their class, which is a great achievement and a sign of how their bodies are adapting to the physical challenge.  There is hope for us all.
2. We ran a total of 388 km today bringing our overall total to 8,416 km.  We broke the 8,000 km mark yesterday but we were so disorientated in the desert that we didn’t realise it until today.
3. We have finally crossed into Pakistan, leaving Iran behind.  We find ourselves in the border town of Taftan, which is the only legal and official crossing point between Pakistan and Iran (I gather there are several illegal and unofficial crossing points too).

You can follow our exact route by clicking on the link below:

http://mapq.st/2sP1Po4

All the best,

Conor