Category: Virginia Vs Bruce Daily Blog Entries
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Epilogue: Home Sweet Home
WE DID IT! It’s me, Virginia. I finally gave Vicki a break from her long nights of sweating it out over the computer to help bring my message and story to life. It’s her turn to sit back and read an entry – her turn to take a break – her turn to enjoy the…
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Day 14: September 23rd @ 11:58 the Virginia Vs Bruce Mission is complete ending in Niagara
Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh! Yeeeeeeeehaaaaaa!!! She did it! Virginia Gingras completed running the Bruce Trail end to end from Tobermory Ontario to Queenston Heights, Niagara approximately 900km in 13days, 6hrs & 28min!!! Hello everyone my name is Vicki Cann and I’m here to tell you that I have the same genetic makeup as the fastest female EVER to run…
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Day #13: September 22nd– 78km in 17.5hrs ending at Map 3 St. Catherines
Get ready everyone… this is going to be good. Throughout this blog I’ve kept the focus on Virginia’s efforts to raise money to promote mental health. As mentioned before, when you do something like this, it has to be for something bigger than you. At the same time, I know I’m not fooling anyone, and neither is Virginia,…
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Day 12: September 21st– 65.7km in 14hrs ending @ Map 8 Dundas Valley
Giddy-up Ginny!! Yee haw! What a ride this is. Can you even stand it?! She has gone 793km and has 114km left to go!!! (Turns out this run is a little longer than we thought!) Today’s start was a little shaky…. Virginia’s self-doubt had snuck up again. She was completely overwhelmed by the support around her….feeling…
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Day #11: September 20th– 59.9km in 13hrs ending @ Marker 97.6, Kilbride
727.3 km down ! Only 162.7 more to go. Wowsers! She is getting close to the finish. Do you think she could do it? She’s not going as fast as her planned schedule. The female record to beat is 890km in 13 days, 10hrs & 51 minutes. Gin started on the 10th @ 5:30am. Does…
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Day #10: September 19th — 60.7km in 12.5 hrs ending at Map 13 Silvercreek
And she just keeps going and going and going and going. Despite a late start around 7am and a midafternoon downpour, Virginia was still able to run another 60.7km. Her ten day total is 667.4km. The Energizer Bunny is speechless. As Virginia inches toward an inconceivable goal, there is a growing number of followers and…
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Day #9: September 18th –60.6km in 12.5hrs ending @ map 18 Hockley
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…
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Day #8: Sept. 17th — 54.2km in 11.5hrs
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…
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Day #7: Sept. 16th– 71.2km ending @ marker 22 Devil’s Glen
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…
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Day #6: September 15th– 69 km in 14hrs ending @ map 25 Duncan Coves
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…