Al Howie

Arthur "Al" Howie was a Scottish-born Canadian long-distance runner who won more than fifty marathons, ultramarathons and multiday races over about two decades. His best known feat was the 1991 run across Canada along the Trans Canada Highway, 7,295 kilometres covered in 72 days and 10 hours, which raised $750,000 for children with special needs and is marked by a plaque at the Mile Zero marker in Victoria. Two weeks later he won the Sri Chinmoy 1300 Miler in New York and improved his own world record there. He lived in Duncan, British Columbia, and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.