Ria running alone across a vast open landscape, silhouetted against the horizon

20,000kilometers

"Only delusional until it's not"

Vladivostok, Russia→Lisbon, Portugal

The first human to run
the length of Asia and Europe
on the silk road

One woman. 17 countries. Pacific to Atlantic.

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The Beginning

The Story

Two years ago, Ria was burnt out from her tech career in Silicon Valley, coming out of a difficult relationship, and struggling with mental health issues. Running became her way out.

Within a year, she went from struggling to finish a half marathon to setting ultramarathon records on world-renowned routes.

The Via Francigena: 1,014 km in 21 days
The Camino de Santiago: 780 km in 12 days

She asked herself: what is the most impossible thing I could attempt? The answer: running 20,000 kilometers from Vladivostok to Lisbon, retracing the ancient Silk Road.

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