Dokkodo: Lonesome Road of Running

It was on February 10 when Adventure Runner KAY completed PEACE RUN 2013 Running Across Australia. 15 days have passed since that day. I still remember how excited I had been at that moment. And I'm happy to see people around me smile biggest smiles! PEACE RUN 2013 Final Run in Sydney

I completed 10,490km (6,520miles) on 2 continents (North America and Australia). 29,510km (18,341miles) to go on 3 continents. Long, long way to go... So I'll take my time, enjoying a slow and mellow run. Never haste, never get flurried, never give up!

Finally I'm back in Osaka for the first time in 6 months. Thanks, all my friends, sponsors and supporters! I'll take a break for a while and get ready for the next journey which starts in New Zealand in November. I hope to see you all somewhere along the road!

Words to make someone smile Words to please someone Words to make someone happy Words to heal someone Words to be kind to someone Words to give love to someone World will be filled with PEACE if we all speak such words Speak such words. Treasure such words.

As each runner has his/her own road to run each one of us has our own words to say As we run on my own two legs we speak our own words As we express ourselves by running we express by our own words We cannot express our-true-selves to temporize only the surface Everything comes from our own heart and soul As there is a run I haven't ever seen there are words I haven't ever spoken I keep running and speaking to know my-true-self from the darkness to light from the world of emptiness to hope I grope for the direction that I should go ahead through Every split second counts Cherish each moment and do my very best at any moment

They say there are seeds of happiness. If we sow them, they sprout, grow trees, have leaves and flowers of happiness blossom. When I run, seeds of happiness are sown. Someone told me that such a mission as that had already been engraved on my soul. Even though I don't run hardest, it's okay. All I got to do is run in my own way, which sows the seeds of happiness. Once the seeds shoot out sprouts on people I meet on the way, they keep growing. PEACE means people all over the world become happy. It is PEACE RUN that makes people happy. And it is Adventure Runner KAY who runs PEACE RUN. I'll run. It's not enough. I want to run more and more. I feel the seeds I sew are shooting out sprouts little by little. The road continues endlessly but I take my time and try to carry out my own mission. The road is not easy, it must be tough and hard sometimes. I'll move on doing my very best!

Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Germany, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Portugese, French....There are many languages in this world. We human beings speak different languages but basically speaking we are all Earthling who live on the same planet. It's natural we are all different. Even we Japanese are different if we live in different parts of Japan. We have different culture and local dialects. It's good for us to be different. There's no reason we blame for the difference. Difference makes personality. It's interesting that each personality meets another. I travel because I want to enjoy meeting someone who is different from me. Let's travel. Let's meet someone who is different from yourself. Let's share peaceful moment with someone else. Meeting someone may lead to loving someone. Let's live your life with love and peace.

At Sydney Opera House on February 10, 2014 See my final run!  I ran only to see people smile big smiles..

Here's a track I followed. 5204.9km in 163 days. There are a lot of drama and stories that can never be shown only by taking a look at this map...

Felt as if I had left Perth only yesterday. And also felt as if it had been several years ago when I almost cried out for hunger. Everything that happened during these 163 days while running 5200km may have been a dream…I really feel that way now. But I did my very best dreaming of my final run in the second continent here in Australia. I want to keep the track of this run as a history of myself. I wonder what I think after completing this run. Do I feel sad about the truth that there was no way to run in this continent? My journey still continues. Only time will tell. Live for the moment, that's what I got to do and that's what I was asked for. I feel happiest only when I see people's smile Run on my own two legs…There are more ways to run. After 9am, I left motel for IGA, Lamonica. I met up with 6 runners and 2 cyclists and Keiko guided us in here car. We followed her car and a quiet route away from busy traffic. Skyscrapers of Sydney came i...

Finally tomorrow!! I'll finish my run in front of Opera House. I'll run my very best with my heart and soul so this run will make the history of mine. But this is not the end. My PEACE RUN still continues even after Australia. I do want to thank all the people who have supported me in many ways. Mr. Chiba gave me a ride to Sutherland Station. He'll run with me tomorrow. I left just before the sunrise. After running 10km, the skyscrapers of Sydney came into my eyes. I tried to look back on these 162 days. 5200km is a long distance. But now I feel it was a little too short. About 11am, I arrived at Haberfield too early to check in at the motel. So I spent my time shopping at IGA nearby. Sydney Opera House is just 10km north. Finally I'm here following the only one road by my own two legs. Tomorrow some runners and cyclists will run with me. There must be a lot of people waiting for me to see my final goal. I just want people to feel som...

I heard it was snowing most parts in Japan. It's still summer here in Australia. I had a really good time in Tudor Lodge B&B. Theo & Leila treated me as if I was their family. I was so glad with their heartful hospitality even I was just a traveler who came running by. I folded two paper cranes so they can remember me from time to time. I asked them to keep the cranes until we meet again. As you may know paper cranes are the symbols of LOVE & PEACE or GOOD LUCK. I explained it to them. Through this travel, I have often appreciated Laws of Attraction. It really works whenever I meet someone special to me. Hopefully I can meet as many people as possible on the way…7 billion people who live in this world. Started about 8am, saying goodbye to Leila and Theo. As soon as I left Stanwell Park, hill climb started. Royal National Park, the second oldest national park in the world, was the final tough & hard part. Google map guided me to enter Cliff...

Left Wollongong around 10am. I saw a lot of runners, walkers and cyclists on a bike path. Most of them are senior citizens. They have plenty of time but where have young people gone? Sunny but cool breeze is so comfortable. I had an interview with Japanese TV station. They say they'll come and see me on Monday 10th at Opera House. Running along the coast line, which made me enjoy the great scenery but lots of hills too. Today, I stay at B&B for the first time in Australia. I didn't even book but the owner Leila & Theo was very kind enough to treat me a great dinner. Tomorrow to Sutherland, I'll visit my friend, Mr. Chiba. Just 2 days, 57km from here to Sydney Opera House!! "Song of Mammoth Soon-Soon! Lyrics by Adventure Runner Kay Music by Piapi Performed by Q(ku:) *Today's Distance: 28.4km *Total Distance from Perth: 5127.0km * See More Photos

Kind of cool, 17 to 21 degrees today. Getting closer to one of the biggest cities. Traffic is pretty heavy. Kiama was also a nice place, I spent 2 days. I wish I could have stayed a bit longer. I got the shaft of the front wheel broken again. It happened for the third time. This shaft lasted about 2000km finally. Followed a bike path, which was quiet enough to avoid heavy traffic. 35.6km from Kiama, 5098.6km from Perth. About 1pm, I arrived in Wollongong. 85km to my final goal, Sydney Opera House! 5 days from today! *Today's Distance: 35.6km *Total Distance from Perth: 5098.6km * See More Photos 　 "Song of Mammoth Soon-Soon" Lyrics by Adventure Runner Kay Music by Piapi Performed by Q(ku:)

Here I am in Kiama. The map below is the track I have followed. My final goal Sydney is just around the corner. Almost there!!!

More and more hills to Sydney! Traffic is getting heavy as Sydney gets closer. Road work area started on the 16km point to Kiama, the shoulders were narrow. They sometimes disappeared. Bad smells, lots of noises and sand dust…headache!! Speed limit at road work area was 40-60km. But when going up hills, I ran as slow as 3-4km per hour. Just before Kiama, road work area ended. 5063km from Perth. 120km to Sydney. A week from today, I'll finish my run in front of the Sydney Opera House. Tonight I'm staying at a motel near the beach. There's a king size bed, ocean view is available from the window. "Song of Mammoth Soon-Soon! Lyrics by Adventure Runner Kay Music by Piapi Performed by Q(ku:) *Today's Distance: 41.8km *Total Distance from Perth: 5063.0km * See More Photos 　

Today,  3 Japanese friends of mine came and see me in Nowra. They're all motorcyclists who often enjoy touring here and there in Australia. They took me to a club in Nowra and we had buffet lunch together. I enjoy gorgeous meals for the first time in a while. They're coming up on 10th too. For those who don't know yet about PEACE RUN 2013 Running Across Australia Adventure Runner KAY has the biggest project in his life " PEACE RUN Running 40000km on 5 Continents Around the World " and next to his PEACE RUN 2011 Running Across America , this is Chapter 2 and at the same time the second continent in Australia. Here's what I'd like you to know about PEACE RUN 2013 *Started in Perth, WA on September 1, 2013 *Route: Perth-Bunbury-Albany-Esperance-Norseman-Nullarbor Plain-Ceduna-Port Augusta-Adelaide-Melbourne-Sydney (Final Run will be on February 10, 2014) *Total Distance From Perth: 5200km in 163 days (as of February 10) *Runni...

It's kind of humid. Started at 6am. Today I run to Nowra 45km. 10 days and 200km to Sydney. Still more hills, no flat road at all. Today total distance from Perth WA is over 5000km. Heavy buggy annoys me when I go up hills. 8 percent degree hill, I cannot run any more. Just push and walk to the peak of the hill. Sydney is close, the air is not good. Traffic is also heavy too. 100 miles to Sydney. No looking back, just go on! "Song of Mammoth Soon-Soon! Lyrics by Adventure Runner Kay Music by Piapi Performed by Q(ku:) *Today's Distance: 46.7km *Total Distance from Perth: 5021.2km * See More Photos