Clyde McRae
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This sign commemorates McRae's achievement. It stands on Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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 Canada Summer Games.[2] His record was first published in the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records.
References[]
- ^ "Human Achievement Records". The Canadian Effect. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "1973 New Westminster-Burnaby Canada Summer Games". Canada Games. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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