Al Howie was a long-distance, Canadian runner who won more than fifty marathons, ultramarathons, and multiday races, including the 1991 Trans Canada Highway run (7295 kilometers) in the record time of 72 days and 10 hours. He raised $750,000 for a fund for children with special needs.
In the summer of 2018 Dave attempted to break Al’s Trans Canada speed record for Rare Disease. Unfortunately he needed to stop his run just east of Winnipeg due to injury. Something tells us he isn’t hanging up his shoes just yet.