Calgary runner sets Guinness World Records on treadmill

Can you imagine running from theCalgary Airport to the Edmonton Airport?

Well, Dave Proctor just jogged that exact distance 260.4 kilometres over 24 hours, on a treadmill. And he only took six bathroom breaks.

"Even to me at this point, that sounds a little bit unreal. But, I was there every step and it hurt pretty bad," the "exhausted"ultramarathoner told the Calgary Eyeopeneron Monday.

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"It's kind of like getting over jetlagbut a really, really bad jetlag."

Proctor ran fromFriday at 4 p.m. toSaturday at 4 p.m. at the Calgary Marathon Expoin theBig Four Building, unofficiallysettingtwoGuinness World Records for running the most distance on a treadmill in 12 and 24 hours.

And he wasn't alone.

Altogether,Calgary runners setsix world treadmill runningrecords this weekend raising more than $75,000forMitoCanada, which supports families impacted bymitochondrialdisease.

"Really it's a disease that has no cure," said Proctor."We thought, 'let's go big.' You know the only way toreally create a lot of attention is to create a circus."

The MitoCanada event produced the following records,which remain unofficial until confirmed byofficials atGuinness World Records:

• Dave Proctor (Calgary): 12 hours 139.2 kilometres
• Dave Proctor (Calgary): 24 hours 260.4 kilometres
• Arielle Fitzgerald (Calgary): Fastest 50 kilometres 3:51.25
• Arielle Fitzgerald (Calgary): Fastest 100 kilometres 8:30.34
• Women's team of 12 (Calgary): 24 hours 344.45 kilometres
• Men's team of 12 (Calgary): 24 hours 394.76 kilometres
• BernadetteBenson (Australia): 12 hours 128.62 kilometres

With files from the Calgary Eyeopener