At the conclusion of the ceremonies on the morning of the 16th, a team of runners, including members of the UN Runner's Club, and the core team runners who would escort the flame around the world, joined to begin a continuous overland relay from New York to Boston. Along the way, folks from local communities joined in to carry the torch. The first runner, shown above, was a young Special Olympics athlete.
After the ceremony was done and the torch was on its way, I went back to the space UNICEF had made available to the FER, I packed up, and headed to Boston, doing my final packing for the 3 month journey there. I made contact with the running team in the suburbs and was with the team as the torch finished its first overland segment in Boston. The photo above is from a candle-lighting ceremony at Faneuil Hall.