Clyde McRae explained

Clyde McRae is a world record holder for the Fastest Trans-Canada Walk. McRae walked 6,057 km (3,764 miles) from Halifax to Vancouver for 96 days from May 1 to August 4, 1973.[1] In part, McRae completed the feat to publicize the 1973 New Westminster-Burnaby Canada Summer Games.[2] His record was first published in the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records.

References

  1. Web site: Human Achievement Records. The Canadian Effect. 14 May 2015.
  2. Web site: 1973 New Westminster-Burnaby Canada Summer Games. Canada Games. 14 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103508/http://www.canadagames.ca/content/Games/1973-New-Westminster-Burnaby.asp. 18 May 2015. dead.