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The Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held around the world to raise money for cancer research in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope. The event was founded in 1981 by Isadore Sharp , who had contacted Terry in hospital by telegram and expressed his wishes to hold an annual run in ...
Fox was a distance runner and basketball player for his high school, ... Over 300,000 people took part and raised $3.5 million in the first Terry Fox Run. [96]
It is approximately four kilometres (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) west [3] of the exact spot where Fox ended his run, which is marked by a road sign. The monument was dedicated on June 26, 1982, just days before the first anniversary of Terry Fox's death, by Governor General Edward Schreyer. [4]
In 1980, in what was termed the Marathon of Hope, Terry Fox, who had lost a leg to cancer and so ran with one artificial leg, attained 5,373 km (3,339 mi) of his proposed cross-Canada cancer fundraising run, maintaining an average of over 37 km (23 mi), close to the planned marathon distance, for each of 143 consecutive days.
Fox captivated the country; he was named Newsmaker of the Year in both 1980 and 1981 and was named a Companion of the Order of Canada. His run led to millions of dollars in donations. He inspired the Terry Fox Run, held in over 60 countries and the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research. Considered a national hero, buildings ...
In doing so, he followed in the footsteps of Terry Fox. Fonyo began his run on March 31, 1984, and completed it 425 days later on May 29, 1985, covering 7,924 km (4,924 mi), and raising $14 million. Unlike Fox, who had to abandon the Marathon of Hope when his cancer returned, Fonyo completed the coast-to-coast run. He also completed a run ...
Pages in category "Long-distance running competitions" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. ... Terry Fox Run; Turkey trot;
CIS hosts the annual Terry Fox Run in Bangalore. The run is the legacy of Terry Fox, a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. CIS has been hosting a 5 km public run for the past 7 years with the aim to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. [21] [22]