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April 12, 2005

Terry Fox: 25 Years of Inspiration

If you're Canadian, then you probably know the name Terry Fox. Twenty five years ago today, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope in St. John's, Newfoundland. Over the course of 143 days, this cancer patient turned international hero ran 5,373 kilometres or 3,339 miles to raise awareness and money for cancer research. To give you some perspective, that's a marathon a day!!! And for those who have never heard of Terry Fox, Terry only had one leg.

Unfortunately, Terry had to abandon his goal of running from coast to coast as his bone cancer spread throughout his body. He died a few months later at the young age of 22yrs.

To date, sixty countries hold their own Terry Fox Run. Over $360 million dollars have been raised in Terry's honour. In a nation-wide poll, Terry Fox was named the second greatest Canadian ever.

Please visit The Terry Fox Foundation website to learn more about this extraordinary human being.

Posted by Jason at April 12, 2005 9:03 PM