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Running again for Terry

Locals will be running and walking for Terry this Sunday in Tsawwassen. The annual South Delta Terry Fox Run has a new location this year with the South Delta Recreation Centre serving as the start and finish area.
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Participants can choose between 5-kilometre and 10-kilometre options at the South Delta Terry Fox Run.

Locals will be running and walking for Terry this Sunday in Tsawwassen.

The annual South Delta Terry Fox Run has a new location this year with the South Delta Recreation Centre serving as the start and finish area.

The location change was due to the growth of the event, says co-chair Jill Moore.

The cancer research fundraiser, put on locally by the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen, is a non-competitive event where participants can run, walk, rollerblade or cycle. Strollers and dogs on leashes are also welcome. There are still 5-kilometre and 10- kilometre route options.

“Just about every family is touched by cancer,” says Moore, noting Fox initially hoped to raise a dollar from each Canadian.

To date, over $750 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Fox’s name.

“Trying to keep it going, I think, is really important,” says Moore.

There will be music, food and draw prizes after the run back at the recreation centre. There will also be a separate draw for a TV that costs $2 to enter.

Holly Doolan, another co-chair for the local run, says she does half marathons and often thinks of Fox while she’s running.

“He was just such an inspiration,” she says.

Fox began his Marathon of Hope from St. John’s, Newfoundland and ran for 143 days, covering over 5,000 kilometres, with an artificial limb.

He stopped outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario. His cancer had spread to his lungs and Fox died when he was just 22.

Registration for the South Delta Terry Fox Run begins at 9 a.m. and the run starts at 10 a.m. Participants can also register online at www.terryfox.ca/terryfoxrun/delta-south-bc.

Those interested in volunteering at the event can call 778-229-2132.