Ultrarunner Harry Marshall to attempt Banff-to-Jasper speed record
The roughly 230-kilometre stretch of highway connecting the two mountain towns has become a target for endurance athletes seeking a fastest-known-time.
Ultrarunner Harry Marshall is preparing to attempt a new fastest-known-time on the approximately 230-kilometre highway route between Banff and Jasper, in what he has described as his biggest athletic objective to date.
The attempt will test Marshall's endurance over a lengthy, mountainous course that links two of the Canadian Rockies' best-known tourist towns. Fastest-known-time challenges are typically self-supported or lightly supported efforts in which athletes race to complete a set route in the shortest possible time, with results verified by tracking data and witnesses rather than formal race organizers.
Details on the exact date, current record holder, or support crew for Marshall's attempt were not included in the initial report.
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