Thousands are expected to lace up this weekend in honour of a man who continues to inspire 43 years later.
The Terry Fox Run will take place along the Riverfront Park Trail on September 17th.
It is one of the largest runs in New Brunswick to support cancer research.
The annual Run raises funds for the Terry Fox Foundation to support cancer research.
“The Tri-Community Run is one of the largest in New Brunswick,” says Tri-Community Terry Fox Run spokesperson Aloma Jardine. “Over the past five years, the local Run has raised more than $66,000 to fund cancer research – some of which supports research initiatives right here in our community.”
Registration for the Tri-Community Run begins at 12 p.m. in the events zone on Assomption Boulevard in Moncton and the run begins at 1 p.m.
There is no entry fee or minimum required donation for the Terry Fox Run and the family-friendly event is geared toward people of all fitness levels as participants can walk, run, or roll a 1km, 5km, or 10km route.
Participants can sign up to collect pledges online at www.terryfox.org. They can also download pledge sheets from the website.
Terry Fox had his right leg amputated above the knee when he was just 18 years old after doctors found a malignant tumour in his leg. The suffering Terry witnessed in the oncology ward made him decide to take action and he came up with an ambitious plan: to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. The Marathon of Hope started quietly in St. John’s, Nfld., on April 12, 1980.
Terry ran the equivalent of a marathon a day for 143 days until he was forced to abandon the effort just outside Thunder Bay, Ont. on Sept. 1, 1980, 5,373 kilometres into his journey.
The cancer had returned, this time in his lungs, and Terry died on June 28, 1981. He was 22.
To date, the annual Run has raised more than $850 million for cancer research worldwide.
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