On 4/12/1980 Terry Fox, a 21 year old Canadian who lost a leg to cancer, began a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research. He ran the equivalent of a full marathon a day. He made it 143 days and 5,373 km before the spread of his cancer forced him to quit. He died June 1981. [1079 X 1536]
There’s a really excellent episode of ESPN’s 30 for 30 that I would recommend to anyone interested in Terry Fox’s story.
scyth3rr
You’re really reposting this from yesterday already?
troglodyte
He has a mountain in BC named after him, as well. It’s a gorgeous, hard hike that’s worth doing.
retardsreddit
What a guy, people that do stuff like this put the rest of us to shame.
Dontb3dumb
I just learned about this guy last night. I have to be honest, I cried a little and I’m not even Canadian. The guy was a Damn treasure of a human being!
![On 4/12/1980 Terry Fox, a 21 year old Canadian who lost a leg to cancer, began a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research. He ran the equivalent of a full marathon a day. He made it 143 days and 5,373 km before the spread of his cancer forced him to quit. He died June 1981. [1079 X 1536]](https://i.redd.it/wyqa34assks41.jpg)
Diplogeek
There’s a really excellent episode of ESPN’s 30 for 30 that I would recommend to anyone interested in Terry Fox’s story.
scyth3rr
You’re really reposting this from yesterday already?
troglodyte
He has a mountain in BC named after him, as well. It’s a gorgeous, hard hike that’s worth doing.
retardsreddit
What a guy, people that do stuff like this put the rest of us to shame.
Dontb3dumb
I just learned about this guy last night. I have to be honest, I cried a little and I’m not even Canadian. The guy was a Damn treasure of a human being!
schono
I saw a movie about him when I was a kid.