Calum Neff (born 15 August 1984) is Canadian long-distance runner and coach who lives in Katy, Texas. He holds three

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for pushing his daughters in 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon distance races. Neff was born in Aberdeen, Scotland to Canadian parents. He competes for Canada in the

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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. Neff is also known for his work as a pacer. He paced

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in her American record quest at the

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and

Keira D'Amato Keira D'Amato (born Keira Carlstrom on October 21, 1984) is an American distance runner. She held the American women's record in the marathon with her time of 2:19:12 at the 2022 Houston Marathon, until Emily Sisson set a new record time on Oct ...

to her American record and Houston Marathon win in January 2022. Neff is a

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graduate who works as an operations manager and running coach.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Neff, Calum 1984 births Living people Canadian long-distance runners Houston Cougars men's track and field athletes Little Rock Trojans athletes Sportspeople from Aberdeen