Jamie McDonald arrives at SickKids in Toronto in run across Canada

Nearing the halfway point of his 8,000-kilometre unassisted run across Canada, British adventurer Jamie McDonald has arrived in Toronto to lead a charity run around SickKids hospital.

Run across Canada: British adventurer on quest to make history with no support crew

Jamie McDonald is on a mission to run across Canada in a bid to become the first person to make the trip without a support crew. The adventurer from Gloucester, U.K., plans to cover the 8,000-kilometre distance in 275 days.