Watch out Bruce, it looks like Virginia has opened up a can of WHOOP-ASS! Can you stand the drama?! Last night I was left wondering if she would be able to get up and pee in the middle of the night let alone run again …tears, doctors, lab work, self doubt.  By the end of […]

Five hundred & forty six kilometers covered in eight days!!! Before I share all the details, I want to you to understand two things;  A) how stubborn my little sister can be and B)the fact that endurance/ultra-running is not as ‘crazy’ as you think. When Virginia & Ray announced to our family that she was planning […]

How do you tell a cow to get out of the way? Answer:  Moooo-ve over ‘cuz the Ginster is coming through!!! Day seven was another big day ending at the 492nd kilometer. She is more than half way there!! First I’ll start with a video that I forgot to add  from yesterday, Day #7…. Here […]

What a day! These pictures and videos will speak for themselves. Hold on for the ride because this is the epitome of what an emotional roller coaster  looks like when chronicled. This is how the day started… Thanks for that update crew team! …. then I”m on the phone with Velma, both of us a […]

To make a long story short—This girl is on fire!!!!! …but I’m not one for short stories. I know as much about ultra-running as I do about hamster racing. After Virginia had such a difficult day yesterday, I had know idea what to expect for Day 5. I must confess, I kept worrying the worst […]

Today was not pretty. Today Virginia finally hit a physical and mental wall. She almost fell into that black hole that no one wants to fall into. But she held onto the edge until her team was able to help her back up and she finished the 290th km . She is now a third […]

Day three is history! Virginia started at 6am and finished at 7:30pm. She has now run a total of 223.3km. This is equivalent to completing more than FIVE marathons in 3 days.  No lie. Pacers today were Velma (28km) & Ray (16km) –I didn’t know this mountain bike junkie knew how to run!…must be love. […]

Before I start, let’s take a moment to remember 9/11. Fourteen years ago today, terrorist attacks devastated the world. There are people out there, who were teens at the time, who are still suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Virginia runs for them. Virginia runs so that the 15 year old boy who is […]

What a start!!! Virginia finished her first day as strong and driven as ever! Hello everyone. My name is Vicki, Virginia’s oldest sister. Over the next two weeks, I will have the privilege of chronicling for you, Virginia’s extraordinary journey.    At 0530 this morning, with headlamp firmly in place, Virginia made her first strides into a […]