The morning of September the 13th, 2009 began bright and early for me with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Terry Fox Run. For those of you that don't 
know, Terry fox was a courageous young man who lost a leg to cancer. Soon after he began his Marathon of Hope, a run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He hoped to collect one dollar from every Canadian. Unfortunately his run ended early in Thunder Bay, Ontario when he became seriously ill. The cancer had returned to take his life. Though Terri has passed away, his dreams live on as millions of dollars are raised for cancer research by Terry Fox Runs in Canada every Year.
Being right next to Terry's hometown of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia we were lucky enough to have Terry's brother Fred come speak to the runners and volunteers as well as cheer on everyone as they finished the run. We also were priviledged to have the van from Terry's run at our event. I participated in the 5 kilometre run. The weather was beautiful, but man was it ever hot. Hopefully next year it will be a little cooler. For more information or to donate you should check out the Terry Fox Foundation online.
Very important. Port Coquitlam, British Columbia is the epicenter of the Terry Fox run. Now did you particpate and run 5K wearing the sash and crown? That would have been something.