Cure for Cancer Run

Last Sunday, Greg and I and my good friend Jan, walked in this 5K (approximately 3 miles)event. However, Greg did some running.

This event was formerly known as "The Terry Fox Run." Here's a small article I found about his life. He was quite an inspiring young man and we were proud to participate in this race to honor him and help raise dollars for cancer research.

Terry Fox was a young Canadian whose battle with bone cancer prompted him to run across his country, despite already having had one leg amputated. Fox grew up in Port Coquitlam, outside of Vancouver, British Columbia. Diagnosed with osteogenetic sarcoma in 1977, he had his right leg amputated just above the knee and was fitted with a prosthetic device. To draw attention to the disease and to raise funds for research, Fox announced he would run a marathon per day (more than 26 miles) across Canada, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. He began his trek on 12 April 1980 in St. John's, Newfoundland and ran until he was almost to Thunder Bay, Ontario. (According to the Terry Fox Foundation, he traversed 3,339 miles in 143 days.) Fox was forced to abort his trip on 1 September 1980, when he learned cancer had spread to his lungs. He died less than a year later, a month shy of his 23rd birthday. His strength in the face of adversity made Fox a national hero, and since his death the Terry Fox Foundation has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer research and treatment.

Here are a few photos of Greg, Jan and I.

The starting line - not a huge turnout but it's Sunday!

We're off!!

Jan and I lost Greg a few kms back.

And, of course, Senor Frog was there to cheer us on.

After the race we had breakfast at our favorite palapa on the beach.