Canadian Paralympic hockey captain Tyler McGregor has accomplished a 42-kilometre skate on the world’s longest ice skating path close to Invermere, B.C., as a part of his cross-country marketing campaign to boost funds for most cancers analysis.
On Monday morning, the 28-year-old athlete made his third cease of his Sledge Skate of Hope marketing campaign this 12 months on the Lake Windermere Whiteway. The 30-kilometre out of doors ice observe was named by the Guinness World Records in 2014 because the longest of its sort on the earth.
“The lake is unbelievable, as is the neighborhood,” he stated. “Extremely thrilled to be right here.”
McGregor’s feat adopted a 42-kilometre skate at Halifax’s Emera Oval and the identical size at Calgary’s Bowness Park earlier this month. He nonetheless has seven extra runs of 42 kilometres every to make in different Canadian provinces by Feb. 11.
The Lake Windemere Whiteway is the world’s longest ice skating path, in response to the Guinness World Records. (Corey Bullock/CBC)
McGregor led Canada’s para hockey group to silver on the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games in 2022, after profitable a bronze and a silver with Team Canada on the 2014 Sochi and 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympic Winter Games, respectively.
Inspired by Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope
Growing up in Forest, Ont., McGregor was identified with spindle cell sarcoma — a particularly uncommon bone most cancers — after he had damaged his left leg at a hockey sport at 15. He underwent leg amputation afterward.
McGregor stated he was capable of survive his ordeal due to the most cancers analysis funded by the Terry Fox Foundation’s Marathon of Hope, an annual charity occasion that he has participated in since childhood.
Tyler McGregor, far left, is pictured with gamers of U18 Columbia Valley Rockies, a junior hockey group based mostly in Invermere, B.C., on Monday. (Corey Bullock/CBC)
McGregor stated the Marathon of Hope impressed him to launch Sledge Skate of Hope, and he hopes his marketing campaign will encourage younger individuals going through challenges to attempt for no matter they need to accomplish.
“I’m desirous about the younger boy or woman who could also be lacking a limb and is questioning or doubting themselves and what they’re able to, [but] I hope it is a sign of chance for anybody.”
McGregor began his marketing campaign in February 2021, elevating greater than $30,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation inside two weeks. He goals to boost a complete quantity of $100,000 this 12 months.
Invermere Mayor Al Miller stated his municipality is proud to host the third cease of the Sledge Skate of Hope marketing campaign.
“It is exclusive — Terry Fox did his finest to run proper throughout this nation, and that was improbable in his day. Now, right here, we have Tyler doing the identical factor, skating throughout Canada.
“It’s improbable.”
