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the outback

RUN BLUE marathons 12, 13, and 14 all took place in the sweltering Australian Outback.

With temperatures of over forty degrees, illness and running on sand, it's only my mission to change the course of global water-related issues that keep me focused.

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run blue is here

The #RunBlue team visited the Singing Wells in Samburu, Kenya, where local community members sang while collecting groundwater from the well. It's challenging to bring the water up.

James' family well is shared by three families, who take turns visiting the well, as two families cannot be there simultaneously with all their livestock.

It's hard work to bring the water up. The singing represents a call for motivation when collecting water for the animals and humans in the area. It's more than a call for water. It's a call for an abundance of life.

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