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| ⚫ | The '''Marathon]], ], Terry changed his goal from raising $1 million to raising $1 for each person in Canada at the time ($24 million). | ||
| The '''Marathon of Hope''' is a name given to the cross-] run undertaken by cancer patient ] in ]. It is commemorated each year with the ] which is an international event that raises money for cancer research. | |||
| CBC: The Greatest Canadian - Terry Fox] | |||
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| Terry Fox intended to run across the entire country; from St. John's, Newfoundland to Victoria, BC along the Trans Canada Highway - a distance of almost {{convert|8000|km|mi}}, at a pace of {{convert|42|km|mi|1}} a day. The Marathon would have taken 185 days of running, had he maintained his pace. | |||
| Terry Fox sought no personal or financial gain for his efforts. His run was also a 'true' run across Canada; not taking the fastest route, he made sure that he would pass by the most populous regions of the country. The goal of the run was to raise money and awareness for cancer research. In order to get the ] to support him, he had to get corporate sponsorship for the run. | |||
| Unfortunately, on ], ], his run stopped just northeast of ]. Poor breathing prevented him from running further; Terry visited a local hospital, where he discovered that his cancer had spread to his lungs. Due to his poor health, from both the return of the cancer and the grueling pace of his running, he had to stop his journey across Canada. By this point, he had run for 143 consecutive days totalling {{convert|5374|km|mi}}. | |||
| He returned to ] for further medical treatment. While in hospital, Terry received a telegram from Four Seasons hotel executive ] (who had recently lost his own son to cancer) telling him that his Marathon of Hope would be continued in his honour with an annual run, and that they would not stop until Terry's dream of beating cancer was realized. | |||
| Today, a life sized bronze statue of Terry Fox in motion is located in a memorial park along the ] – the spot where he had to end his run. | |||
| ==Legacy== | |||
| ], an amputee and cancer survivor who was inspired by Fox, embarked on the "Journey for Lives" in 1984. Unlike Fox, however, Fonyo successfully traversed the entire country, reaching the Pacific Ocean on ], ]. | |||
| The ], an annual marathon held in many Canadian cities to raise money for cancer research, continues to be held today. | |||
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The Marathon]], Newfoundland, Terry changed his goal from raising $1 million to raising $1 for each person in Canada at the time ($24 million).
CBC: The Greatest Canadian - Terry Fox]
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