Video The biggest run of the 1977 Canada Games didn’t win a medal, but it won hearts coast to coast Brendan Kelly was one of the province’s top runners, but he was too old to compete when the Canada Games came to St. John’s in 1977. So Kelly did the next best thing: He ran across Canada to promote the Games. As the 2025 Games draw to a close, CBC News asked Kelly to take us back to 1977 and relive that golden moment. August 24
The biggest run of the 1977 Canada Games didn’t win a medal, but it won hearts coast to coast

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