Edward Dostaler, also known as Fast Eddy, is a Canadian charity runner who ran solo across Canada and back to raise money for breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
[4] Dostaler embarked on his solo 21,585 kilometre[1] "across Canada and back" run on March 1, 2015 in Victoria BC.
[7] In August 2015, it was reported that Dostaler was running low on funds and resorted to flying back home.
[8][9][10] On September 19, 2015, Dostaler realized that the Marine Atlantic ferry from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Argentia, Newfoundland, which was about 420 km away at the time, would be closing for the winter in five days.
These events took place in Calgary, Alberta on April 18, 2015;[15] in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 9, 2015;[16][17][18][19] and in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 23, 2015.