By Michael Doran
On the second day of his ‘Rio’s Run’ from Melbourne to Sydney, Ryan Fowler arrived in Yarra Glen on Tuesday afternoon.
“It’s been a big run today and I am just trying to find my groove for the journey ahead. We left Dandenong at 8am and got here around 2pm,” Ryan said.
He is running to raise funds for Rio’s Legacy, a charity dedicated to children’s palliative care services. Ryan and his wife, Karen started the charity after losing their son, Rio, earlier this year.
After two days he has covered 75 kilometres with 24 days and 954 kms ahead. “We are getting great support along the way from the locals and they are really getting around us,” he said.
“I have a support team of eight with me and we are easy to spot along the highway with our truck out front,” Ryan added.
With that he left for a massage, a meal and some sleep to recover before Wednesday’s stage from Yarra Glen to Yea.
Details of the run and Rio’s Legacy at www.rioslegacy.org.au.
