Calum Neff Explained

Calum Neff (born 15 August 1984) is Canadian long-distance runner and coach who lives in Katy, Texas.He holds three Guinness World Records for pushing his daughters in 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon distance races.^{[1] [2]}

Neff was born in Aberdeen, Scotland to Canadian parents.^[3] He competes for Canada in the World Mountain Running Championships and in January 2021, Neff broke the Canadian 50K national record with a time of 2:51:27 in his second try at the record.^{[1] [4]} Neff is also known for his work as a pacer. He paced Sara Hall in her American record quest at the Marathon Project and Keira D'Amato to her American record and Houston Marathon win in January 2022.^{[4] [5]}

Neff is a University of Houston graduate who works as an operations manager and running coach.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. News: Knapp . Gwendolyn . 2021-04-21 . Can You Keep up with Katy's 50k Record Holder? . en-US . Houstonian Magazine . 2022-02-20.
2. Snider-McGrath . Ben . 2020-03-02 . Calum Neff sets his third stroller-pushing world record . Canadian Running . en-US . 2022-02-20.
3. Web site: Calum Neff . 2022-02-21 . www.altrarunning.com . en.
4. Snider-McGrath . Ben . 2021-01-19 . Calum Neff smashes Canadian 50K record in 2:51:27 . Canadian Running . en-US . 2022-02-20.
5. News: Robertson . Dale . 2022-01-16 . Keira D'Amato, 37, sets American record to win women's marathon in Houston . en-US . The Houston Chronicle . 2022-02-20.
6. Huebsch . Tim . 2016-02-12 . Canadian father of two runs, works full-time, and still sets records . Canadian Running . en-US.
7. News: Garcia . Julie . 2021-01-04 . Chevron Houston Marathon to kick off — virtually — this week . en-US . The Houston Chronicle . 2022-02-21.