On this day: Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope Ended
Monday, 1st September 2014 by Ian Brown
On this day in 1980, illness forced Terry Fox to abandon his Marathon of Hope, in which he was running across Canada at the equivalent of a full marathon every day, to raise awareness and funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. He died of cancer nine months later. Annual Terry Fox Runs across the country raise millions of dollars for cancer research. A monument outside Thunder Bay marks the point where he had to stop. Photosphere by Bryan Evans.
About the author
Ian Brown lives in Ottawa, Canada, and spends his spare time perusing maps to find new routes to ride on his orange bicycle.
This post prompted me to look back at an old puzzle in the Fun & Games section of the Google Earth Community.
There is a statue of Terry Fox near the Mile Zero monument in Beacon Hill Park at the western end of the Trans-Canada Highway. See in Street View
Another statue of him is located in St John’s, Newfoundland, near where he dipped his artificial leg in the water before starting his run. See in Street View
The latter statue is relatively new. Prior to the upgrade the site was looking much more modest in Google Street View. For some reason, historical street view isn’t available here. I had to link to an image used when setting the original puzzle.
seefit – thanks for the links, and your comment made me realise that I hadn’t included a link to a longer post about Terry Fox that I wrote a few years ago: https://www.googlesightseeing.com/2010/07/terry-fox/
Thanks for the link to your original post, Ian. Another fine article (as always). 🙂
It’s nice to know that this part no longer applies: “Many people feel this monument deserves more attention – it is not promoted by St John’s tourism authorities, it is hard to find and the area around it is often unkempt.”