Fox Run

[TheEngineer]

Nice. I had actually planned on opening up a Ravines for my friends on Easter too.

When I saw the posting, I thought it was referencing Terry Fox, my hero growing up. (from Wikipedia..editted)

He was a Canadian athlete who in 1980, with one leg having been amputated, embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research, the Marathon of Hope . Fox hoped to raise one dollar for each of Canada's 24 million people. He began with little fanfare from St. John's, Newfoundland, in April and ran the equivalent of a full marathon every day (prosthetics way back when were nothing like what they have today). I remember the early days, he collected money in a KFC bucket.

Although the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to end his quest after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi), and ultimately cost him his life, his efforts resulted in a lasting, worldwide legacy. The annual Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to involve millions of participants in over 60 countries and is now the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; over $500 million has been raised in his name.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjgTlCTluPA