Injury ends runner Dave Proctor’s cross-Canada speed attempt in Manitoba
Dave Proctor’s quest to set a speed record running across Canada is over because of a debilitating back injury.
The 37-year-old from Okotoks, Alta., who is raising money for rare disease research, halted his run east of Winnipeg where a sign marks the longitudinal centre of the country.
“I got there and probably got a mile past it, which I know sounds ridiculous,” a dejected Proctor told The Canadian Press.
“Everything was blowing up right around there. My nerve pain got different and worse and more centralized.”