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In 1991, Al Howie ran from St. John's, NL to Victoria, BC in 72 days, 10 hours and 23 minutes; departing St. John's on 21 June and arriving in Victoria on 1 September. His 7295.5 km transit (100 km a day for 72 days) is recognised by Guinness World Records as the fastest crossing of Canada on foot (male). [35]
Fox found that after about 20 minutes of each run, he crossed a pain threshold and the run became easier. [22] On September 2, 1979, Fox competed in a 17-mile (27 km) road race in Prince George. He finished in last place, ten minutes behind his closest competitor, but his effort was met with tears and applause from the other participants. [4]
"A Thousand Miles" is written in the key of B major and composed with a tempo of 95 beats per minute. [5] Carlton wrote the song's piano riff in the summer of 1998 at her parents' house in Philadelphia; her mother, who had been listening to her, said, "Vanessa, that's a hit song."
The Saint Patrick's Regional Secondary Men's Chamber Choir did a cover of the song during a cultural exchange event in 2006 in Vancouver, BC. [10] The American quintet Bounding Main released a cover of the song on their 2006 album Lost at Sea. [11] UK's sea shanty band Kimber's Men released a cover of the song on their 2010 album. [12]
A plaque commemorating Al's run across Canada. Arthur "Al" Howie (September 16, 1945 – June 21, 2016) was a Canadian long-distance runner who won more than fifty marathons, ultramarathons, and multiday races in over two decades, including the 1991 Trans Canada Highway run (7295 kilometers) in the record time of 72 days and 10 hours.
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Dolores Olga Claman (July 6, 1927 – July 17, 2021) [1] was a Canadian composer and pianist.She is best known for having composed the 1968 theme song for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Hockey Night In Canada show, known simply as "The Hockey Theme", which many consider Canada's unofficial second national anthem.
On 10 July 1989, Vicki Keith became the first person to swim the 33 kilometers across the English Channel using the butterfly stroke, in 24 hours and 44 minutes. She swam from England to France. [ 6 ] [ 5 ] Following this feat, the Channel Swimming Association awarded Keith the "Most Meritous Swim" and "Fastest Butterfly Swim" awards. [ 10 ]