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With your running or walking shoes, you, your friends and family can help us take steps toward finding the cures and preventative measures to cancers that threaten to steal the future from children. Virginia Clark was a girl who didn't let the cancer that took her life take the life out of her living. She was a great inspiration to all who knew her and knew of her.

This year's race is in memory of another courageous child who lost her life to cancer. Danielle Wick was diagnosed with brain cancer at 15 months of age. After a successful surgery and radiation treatments her prognosis was excellent. Danielle was cancer-free for 5 years, and then she was diagnosed with a new, high-grade, aggressive brain tumor (glioblastoma) in April 2008. Even though she was very sick, she never complained and continued to spread love and happiness to everyone around her. Danielle passed away and earned her angel wings on August 2, 2008.

Through your involvement in this fun event, you will help many children who are battling cancer today and possibly help prevent children from having to face it in the future. The proceeds from this event will be contributed to the Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Race Donations

Each year donations are made to Children's Hospital on behalf of The Race for Virginia. These donations would not be possible without the support of people and organizations like you.

Funds donated to Children’s Hospital since the inception of race in 2002 have totaled $272,500. Each year the event continues to grow:

2008 - $60,000
2007 - $56,000
2006 - $38,000
2005 - $37,500
2004 - $38,000
2003 - $27,000
2002 - $16,000

Race Results

2008 Race results here
2007 Race results here
2006 Race results here
2005 Race results here
2004 Race results here

Latest News

The Race is getting coverage in the local press. See stories and articles in the News Section