There are many great runners in the world. Some we know , some we don't, but to me no one comes close to Terry Fox. Three years after losing his leg at age 18, the young athlete decided to run from coast to coast in order to raise money for cancer research . In creating the Marathon of Hope, his goal was to raise $1 from each Canadian citizen. His plan was to run about 42 km a day, the distance of a typical Marathon. No one had ever done anything similar to the task Fox was undertaking.
Fox could not finish his run. The cancer had returned. Terry's right lung had a lump that was the size of a golf ball , and in his left lung another lump which was the size of a lemon. The lumps were not lung cancer rather, they were bone cancer that went into his lungs through his bloodstream He was forced to stop the run on Sep 1st after 143 days. He had run 5,373 km (3,339 miles, or around 23.3 miles per day)
Every year million of people take part in the Terry Fox run, Click here to find out where your local Terry Fox run.
Whistler Terry Fox run will take place at the Meadow Park sports center.
Sign in @ 9 am
Runs starts @ 10 am.
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