Some sad news from the Canadian running community today, as one of our elite distance runners of this decade suddenly passed away on the morning of May 2nd 2011 at the age of 28 years old. Danny was one of our nations brightest stars, and he will be greatly missed. Danny moved to Canada from the Congo in 2001, and you could say that he was primarily responsible for the resurgence of Canadian elite distance running, inspiring some of today's young stars to follow his steps in hope to one day compete for Canada at the Olympic Games. He won the Toronto Marathon in 2004, and continued to help place Canada on the distance running map over the next few years. I never knew Danny personally, but I do recall hearing about his dominance in the Canadian running circuit and reading through some of his race records as I began to start seriously running a few years ago. He was an inspiration to myself and everyone else who knew him, and we will all miss him.
A Danny Kassap Memorial Fund has been set up by some of his friends at the University of Toronto Track Club, where sponsors can make secure online donations to help with funeral and burial expenses, which are urgently required.
The link is below
http://www.dannykassapmemorial.com/
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