Story highlights Reza Baluchi aims to run through the Middle East and finish on top of Mt. Everest He has been running around the world since escaping from Iran Baluchi says he was tortured by government militia after being arrested He has run for charitable causes since arriving in the U.S. in 2002 He’s been running all his life, running for freedom, running for peace. It started when he ran away from home at the age of eight. Later he ran away from his homeland, Iran, and spent seven years on a bicycle, pedaling 49,700 miles across 55 countries. In 2002, he reached America. He now lives in a tent in Death Valley. It’s been nearly 10 years since Reza Baluchi escaped from Iran. He has run across the United States twice and around its perimeter once. He sets out on every journey with the same mission: to spread a message of world peace. Baluchi plans to begin his next extended run in Israel and finish atop the highest peak on earth — Mount Everest. His route will take him through the Middle East, including Iran. He’d be going home for the first time since escaping on his bike. “I… Read full this story
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