Kimberly Ran For the Heroes and Won!

Kimberly Ran For the Veterans and Won

At a time when we feel like the world is going mad and we don’t know what to believe or who to trust, there are still stories of amazing special altruistic people who risk their health, their own security and indeed sometimes their lives to help others with no desire for fame. The first people who come to mind are our members of the military and first responders. And then there are people in our own communities who work tirelessly to help the less fortunate, whether it’s helping out at a homeless shelter or visiting retirement homes to bring some cheer to the aged and lonely. Their altruism and compassion is without any expectation or desire or fame. One of those is a young lady who risked her health by choosing to run 180 kilometers…that’s 111 miles through a chilly downpour… non-stop. Her name is Kimberly Biback. She had heard of Captain Andrew Gough’s non-profit organization, “Veterans and Everyday Heroes”. Kimberly embraced Andrew’s organization, which performs acts of kindness for veterans and first responders in need of support to achieve or maintain mental and physical wellness.  Too often there are times when these everyday heroes could use some extra kindness in their day, particularly in the face of a diagnosis of an Operational/Occupational Stress injury (OSI) or PTSD.  We view Andrew and his team, and Kimberly as heroes helping heroes.

Kimberley followed through with her unbelievable promise to run 180 kilometers. She started out at 2:30 am on Wednesday July 10 and her long grueling painful non-stop run (except for bathroom breaks and food) arrived at Canadian Air Force Base in Trenton, Ontario on Thursday evening. Her feet were bleeding and she lost 5 pounds, and…she smiled all the way. Listen to her brave journey.