Jon Nabbs was welcomed by cheers when he reached Mile Zero in Victoria.
A New Zealander finished a 305-day run from St. John’s, N.L., to Victoria on Saturday in support of childhood cancer research.
“It’s been so many days of just waking up and running, and to think that now the ocean carries on, but the land stops — it’s just surreal and unbelievable,” he told the Times Colonist after taking a dip into the Pacific Ocean off Dallas Road. The 8,000 kilometre-long route is equivalent to about 200 marathons. Many Canadians opened their homes to him during the run and he had a one-man tent in his buggy.
Along the way, Nabbs visited schools, hospitals and oncology wards to raise awareness about cancer research.
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