Alberta ultra-marathoner sets new record after running across Canada in under 68 days
Dave Proctor was overcome with emotion when he reached a cheering crowd of family and supporters at Mile 0 in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, 67 and a half days after he set out on a literal cross-country run from St. John's, N.L.
The ultra-marathon runner and massage therapist from Okotoks, Alta. appears to be the new holder of the cross-Canada speed record, smashing the previous time of 72 days and 10 hours set by Al Howie in 1991.
"It feels tiring," Proctor, 41, said with a laugh, when asked how he was feeling after arriving at the finish line in Victoria's Beacon Hill Park.
"I feel like I'm on top of the world," he said. "Blessed to have this opportunity and grateful — I've just seen the most beautiful country in the world."
Dave Proctor just ran across Canada in 67.5 days. That’s a new world record! He says it was “brutal” but he’s “so damn proud” of himself. His partner and family met him at the Terry Fox statue at Mile O. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yyj?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#yyj</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/cbcnewsbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cbcnewsbc</a>
