Calum Neff

Calum Neff is Canadian long-distance runner and coach who lives in Katy, Texas. He holds three Guinness World Records for pushing his daughters in 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon distance races.[1][2]

Neff was born in Aberdeen, Scotland to Canadian parents.[3] He competes for Canada in the World Mountain Running Championships and in January 2021, Neff broke the Canadian 50K national record with a time of 2:51:27 in his second try at the record.[4][1][5] Neff is also known for his work as a pacer. He paced Sara Hall in her American record quest at the Marathon Project and Keira D'Amato to her American record and Houston Marathon win in January 2022.[5][6]

Neff is a University of Houston graduate who works as an operations manager and running coach.[4][7]

References
  1. Knapp, Gwendolyn (2021-04-21). "Can You Keep up with Katy's 50k Record Holder?". Houstonian Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. Snider-McGrath, Ben (2020-03-02). "Calum Neff sets his third stroller-pushing world record". Canadian Running. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  3. "Calum Neff". www.altrarunning.com. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  4. Huebsch, Tim (2016-02-12). "Canadian father of two runs, works full-time, and still sets records". Canadian Running.
  5. Snider-McGrath, Ben (2021-01-19). "Calum Neff smashes Canadian 50K record in 2:51:27". Canadian Running. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  6. Robertson, Dale (2022-01-16). "Keira D'Amato, 37, sets American record to win women's marathon in Houston". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  7. Garcia, Julie (2021-01-04). "Chevron Houston Marathon to kick off — virtually — this week". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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