'Caribou Legs' arrives in Ottawa following 3,800 km run

The Gwich'in runner known as 'Caribou Legs' was scheduled to arrive in Ottawa this weekend at the end of a 3,800 kilometre trek to deliver a letter to federal politicians.

Brad Firth ran from Vancouver to Ottawa to urge MPs to protect Yukon's Peel Watershed from development.

Speaking to Trailbreaker host Loren McGinnis, Firth said his journey will come to a formal end Monday, when he joins in a march from Victoria Island to Parliament Hill organized by the Council of Canadians.

"We're going to try to make this a loud final voice for our concerns," he said.

Caribou Legs says his runs are a way to underscore the importance of clean water. This run took him through numerous First Nations, where he said he saw people struggling.

"It's been a learning experience," he said. "I've learned what people are going through out here in each community. Especially some of the reservations in southern Canada where they have little to no access to clean water."

There's little rest in store for Firth. He said he flies back to Calgary early next week to start training for his next run with ultra-marathoner Ray Zahab, who Firth described as "the Gretzky of running."