Communities across the country, including in our region, are getting set to honour one man who set out to run across the country on one leg, all while raising money for cancer research. Terry Fox’s legacy continues 46 years later. Held every year on the second Sunday after Labour Day weekend, the Terry Fox Run takes place with thousands of Canadians lacing up their runners to continue fundraising for cancer research. With registration at 8 a.m., the Barrie Terry Fox Run will start at 9 a.m. at Centennial Beach and go along Barrie’s waterfront. Along with walkers and runners, cyclists, rollerbladers and people using wheelchairs are all welcome. The run will also get underway in Orillia with check-in at 11:30 a.m. and the walk or run beginning at 1 p.m. at Tudhope Park. Other participating communities include Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, Alliston, Midland, Bracebridge and Gravenhurst. Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope in 1980, when he ran halfway across Canada with an artificial leg, after having been diagnosed with bone cancer when he was 18. He ran the equivalent of a full marathon and raised $24 million over the course of his journey. He died at the age of 22.
