Terry Fox Run

I did the Terry Fox run at its 16th iteration in Chennai on Sunday the 18th August. It's inspiring origins and evolution are depicted in video stories. In a nutshell: Terry Fox was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1958. At age 18 he developed osteosarcoma of the knee that requred amputation. Those were the early days of cancer knowledge and research. Terry Fox was moved to take the courageous and brilliant step of a trans continental run across Canada from the Atlantic to Pacific coasts to increase awareness of and raise funds for cancer research.  His 'Marathon of Hope' involved running on his prosthesis the marathon distance of 26 miles per day, day in and day out, come sun, rain or snow. He asked for donations of a dollar a person and with an initial target of 1 million later to 24 million dollars (the Canadian population then). His efforts caught the imagination of the country, drawing in crowds on the highways and schools organising events in support. He covered an incredi...