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UALR alum Calum Neff breaks another world record

Calum Neff receives a certificate for breaking the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon pushing a pram at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Oct. 16. Photo from Guinness World Record.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumnus Calum Neff set a world record – again.  

During the Oct. 16 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Calum Neff broke the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon pushing a pram.

While running with his oldest daughter, 4-year-old Alessandra, Neff ran a time of two hours, 31 minutes, and 21 seconds, beating the world record by 11 minutes. Overall, Neff, a former UALR cross country and track and field team member, finished with the 18th fastest time of all runners in the marathon. 

Neff has made a habit of running with his children ever since Alessandra was a baby. In February, he beat the Guinness World Record for Fastest Half Marathon Pushing a Pram in one hour, 11 minutes, and 27 seconds, while competing in the Feb. 6 Katy Half Marathon with his then 11-month-old daughter, Holland.

He was also part of a 12-person relay team in May that set a new Guinness World Record for furthest distance run on a treadmill in 24 hours to raise funds and awareness for MitoCanada in support of caring for and curing Mitochondrial disease.

About Calum Neff

After finishing high school in his native country of Canada, Neff was recruited to UALR by then-coach Kirk Elias while Neff competed at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California, in 2002.

Neff was a member of the Trojans track and cross country teams from 2002 to 2005. He transferred to the University of Houston in 2005 to be closer to his family and graduated in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in broadcast journalism.

Neff and his wife, Julie, live in Katy, Texas, with their two daughters and are expecting their third daughter in March.

In the upper right photo, Calum Neff receives a certificate for breaking the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon pushing a pram. He set the record during the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Oct. 16. Photo from Guinness World Records.