The annual Terry Fox Run took place in communities all across Canada on Sunday September 14th. Fanny had seen a statue of Terry Fox in Ottawa and had seen the signs around town promoting the event so when she asked if we could participate we jumped at the chance.
Terry Fox (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Although the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to end his quest after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi), and ultimately cost him his life, his efforts resulted in a lasting, worldwide legacy. The annual Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to involve millions of participants in over 60 countries and is now the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; over C$600 million has been raised in his name.[1]
We woke up early and with the girls still wiping sleep out of their eyes we were at the starting line, listening to some stories about Terry and doing some warm up exercises before starting our runs.
Lydia, Brooke and Fanny ran the 2.5km route while I chose to run the 10kms. It was exciting that Fanny could learn about one of Canada's greatest heroes and that we could help in some small way to raise money for cancer research.
We finished the day by getting together with Lydia's family for a dinner at the Mandarin, an all you can eat buffet restaurant. At the restaurant Fanny enjoyed her first Chinese fortune cookie and also loved that our waitress gave each of us a hot towel before and after dinner to clean our hands with. Pictured are Lee-Anne, Brooke, Fanny, Zack, Egon Sr.(busy paying), Christien and Egon jr's fingers.
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