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The prospect of a pie and a family reunion propelled Dave Proctor along the Trans-Canada Highway as he approached Calgary for his cross-country run
. The 37-year-old from Okotoks, Alberta, attempts a speed record traveling the country in 66 days, while raising more than $ 1 million for the Rare Disease Foundation
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Nine days after he plunged his cowboy hat into the Pacific Ocean in Victoria, Proctor was due to arrive in Lake Louise, Alberta, Thursday
. 108 kilometers a day to reach St. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador on August 31, which would beat the 72-day 10-hour record set by Al Howie in 1991.
Proctor said that He struggled mentally and physically a few days later, but felt that his body and mind were beginning to adapt to the rigors of his
"When I finish tonight, I have the most incredible carrot that's waiting for me, "Proctor told the Canadian Press while running to Field, BC
" I'm going to have a pie with my kids. I can squeeze my children. I did not do that in two weeks. I will fall in tears if I continue to talk about it. "
See photos of Proctor in the gallery below:
Dave Proctor is dipping his cowboy hat in the Pacific Ocean before the start of his first goal is to travel 7200 kilometers in 66 days with the help of Mile Zero in Victoria, British Columbia, on Wednesday, June 27, 2018.
THE CANADIAN PRESS / Chad Hipolito
Dave Proctor shares A moment with his wife Sharon before traveling across Canada to support Rare Disease Research and Medical Education, he is taking his first steps in his quest to educate Mile Zero in Victoria on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Proctor's goal is to run 7200 kilometers in 66 days to raise $ 1 million for research.
CANADIAN PRESS / Chad Hipolito
Dave Proctor travels across Canada to support disease studies Rare and medical studies as he makes his first steps into Mile Zero in Victoria, British Columbia. , Wednesday, June 27, 2018. The goal of Proctor is to travel 7200 kilometers in 66 days in order to raise $ 1 million for research.
THE CANADIAN PRESS / Chad Hipolito
THE CANADIAN PRESS / Chad Hipolito
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Dave Proctor watches a bronze statue of Terry Fox as he shares a moment with his wife Sharon before running across Canada to support a study on rare diseases and the medicine as he takes his first steps in Mile Zero's awareness campaign in Victoria, BC on Wednesday 27 June 2018. The goal of Proctor is to travel 7200 kilometers in 66 days in order to raise $ 1 million for research.
THE CANADIAN PRESS / Chad Hipolito
Dave Proctor travels across Canada in support of rare diseases and medical studies as he travels to Canada along Blanshard Street from Mile Zero to Victoria, BC June 27, 2018. The goal of Proctor is to travel 7200 kilometers in 66 days in order to raise $ 1 million for research .
THE CANADIAN PRESS / Chad Hipolito
Dave Proctor runs with a friend along Hwy. Proctor's goal is to run 7,200 kilometers in 66 days, along Blanshard Street, from Mile Zero, Victoria, BC, on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. With the aim of raise $ 1 million for research.
THE CANADIAN PRESS / Chad Hipolito
Dave Proctor runs in Sheep River Provincial Park, Alberta. in this undated document photo.
The Canadian Press / Kurtis Kristianson, Outrun Rare
Dave Proctor is seen in Sheep River Provincial Park, Alberta. in this undated photo.
The Canadian Press / Kurtis Kristianson, Outrun Rare
Dave Proctor is seen in Sheep River Provincial Park, Alberta.
The Canadian Press / Kurtis Kristianson, Outrun Rare
When Proctor reaches the suburbs of Calgary on Friday, a team of scientists from the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services will push her to study what does the mega-mileage of his body and why he is able to handle it.
His heart, lungs and arteries will be examined and his blood drawn for signs of inflammation and stress
Joe ordinary as we run and then tired, "said Dr. Antoine Dufour, who will collect blood samples from Proctor.
"He's a bit of a superhuman if you will, some things will be quite unusual with him in a good way and we want to know what that is."
Dr. James White of the Heart Imaging Center at Foothills Medical Center wants to study Proctor's heart.
"It's certainly interesting to understand how excessive exercise changes the heart and how people like Dave are able to do what they do," White says.
"However, the effects of an excessive workload on the heart and blood vessels can also tell us a lot about how the heart adapts to certain diseases." For example, if one of your heart valves is leaking it can become very similar to running a marathon each day with regards to your heart.
"With Dave, we have the opportunity to study how the heart changes over time at this kind of workload."
Arteries and veins fascinate Dr. Aaron Phillips
Before starting his race, Proctor did a VO2 max test to provide a basic measure of the effectiveness with which he uses the "light". oxygen while it runs.
"Some of the most interesting results Dave Dave's trial was that he did not have a genetically remarkable maximum aerobic capacity, but what he did, it's a high threshold where he can exert on a very intense level without going into what we call energy sources borrowed. "19659009]" Dave is able to exercise at an intense level and it is 39, is almost like he was walking, he could do it all day long. "
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Since Proctor was running out to find money for research, he was ready to offer his body for this, although different searches
"The search is exactly one of the reasons in where rare diseases are also important. "I am a geek and I love to hear about research like this.When I have the opportunity to be pushed and pushed because of a really unique thing, I put myself absolutely on the list. "
Anxiety aroused by what he was attempting was disrupting his first days of sleep on the road … Fatigue altered his stride, which resulted in painful tendinitis in his leg.
Proctor admitted to having dubious feeling earlier this week that he could continue, but his optimism came back on Thursday
"The body has now taken over in my opinion. It all starts in a cycle that is very manageable, "he said.
" The human body is capable of incredible things. Unfortunately, we pull back and plug too soon before the body creates these adaptive changes. "
