Saint Toon carries the cross for the entire nation as he runs from the deep South to the high North. Saint Toon, the knight in Nike in his cross-country uber-marathon to raise money for 11 state hospitals, is traversing the latitudes of our troubled Kingdom and stirring up a social phenomenon (and media circus) that captures and transcends the mood of the nation. Artiwara Kongmalai, better known as Toon of the rock outfit Bodyslam, is running through the real and imagined Thailand. Saint Toon with the cross isn't facing the loneliness of the long-distance runner; he's facing the tougher task of giving a touch of reality to a collective, perhaps impossible dream. Run, Toon, run!

Source: Bangkok Post November 10, 2017 23:26 UTC