Terry Fox gave the directive while he was running the Marathon of Hope 40 years ago, and his directions are being followed to this day. He said, “I’m going to do my very best to make it. I’m not going to give up, and that’s true, but I may not make it and if I don’t make it the Marathon of Hope better continue.”

It was 1980 when Terry Fox, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research.
It was a journey that he would never finish, but it continues Sunday with the 40th Marathon of Hope, made more challenging this year because of COVID-19.

This year the fundraiser will continue virtually. Provincial Director of the Terry Fox Foundation, Colin Kuntz, says once you register online, you can make a donation or collect donations and instead of the group run or walk, you can do whatever you want. Kuntz gives the examples of people committing to dancing in their living room, or walking around the block, or devoting their training run to Terry Fox.

For more on the run visit: https://terryfox.org/run/