This Alberta man is hoping to run 1,000 km over the next six days in the hopes of breaking a Canadian running record set nearly 130 years ago.
The Valleyview, Alta. resident will run as far as possible between 9 a.m. on July 1 and 9 a.m. on July 7 at the Legion Track in Grande Priaire.
To break the record, Shepard will have to complete 2,500 laps around the 400-metre track. He will be wearing a special monitor to track his distance and a timing system will be set up on the track throughout the six day period to verify his results. Shepard encourages others in the community to cheer him on, but wants people to keep their distance. The Legion Track in Grande Prairie will still be open to other runners, but they’re encouraged to run in the opposite direction on the outside lanes. In order to be eligible to break the Canadian six-day distance record, runners must compete in a race accredited by the Association of Canadian Ultra Marathoners .
“So with Shep’s creativity he decided to set up his own race, he did all the leg work, found a track and timing and set it all up,” Schiller-Brown said. Matt Shepard running loops inside Tall Timber Coffee shop during the Quarantine Backyard Ultra on April 4. Shepard, who is originally from Washington, had a dream of moving his way through the ranks and one day joining the special forces. When he arrived for his first day of basic training, there was only one problem. He was overweight, and exceptionally unfit.
“A lot of my running is meditative, you just kind of let your mind slow down to find that special space — it’s a difficult space to describe, but it’s very relaxing.”
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