Since I work for a newspaper that’s conveniently positioned right near the centre of the Trans-Canada Highway, every summer we are swamped with people passing through on a coast-to-coast journey, looking for a little publicity as the ride, glide, run, walk or bounce a few thousand kilometres for charity or some other cause.
It was big news when Terry Fox attempted it. And the hundreds (thousands?) of emulators since all seem to expect the same level of media attention. Sadly, when there is a new cross-country marathoner passing through each and every weekday, though, it’s no longer news.
(BREAKING! Sun to rise again this morning!)
So, you get people trying to capture attention by doing wacky things — they’ll dress as a medieval knight, for example.
Or, as one recent passer-through did, don a Guy Fawkes mask and a VERY revealing blue skin-suit — go here to see a picture of his balls-to-the-wall outfit.
That same guy posted this video to his website — a cautionary tale:
YIKES!
