Vancouver man runs across country for prostate awareness, winds through Kelowna

He has run almost all the way across this huge country and on Wednesday, his epic journey wound its way through the Okanagan.

Riley Senft left Newfoundland in early May and ran 60 to 70 km every day on his way back to his hometown of Vancouver.

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Senft ran into Kelowna on Wednesday, plans to rest in Kelowna on Thursday before heading out towards Merritt on Friday.

He says he has lost about 40 pounds during the 6,100 km journey, which he undertook to raise awareness about prostate cancer.

Senft says the disease took both his grandfather and his father and he wanted to do something to get people to pay attention to the severity of prostate cancer.

If you would like to donate to the cause or follow Senft’s progress, you can log onto www.stepintoaction.ca