Running for a cause
By Serge Norguard. Filed in Events, Health/Science |
All of us love to run, for running strengthens us both physically and physiologically. Each step we take, blood pumps throughout our system. Each breath we take, oxygenates our blood. The spur of adrenaline keeps us moving onward and forward to the finish line.
Healthy for you and for everyone who runs. Yet many of us do not know that we can run for a good cause, a cause which is great as we can help those who needs to be helped. What Serge is talking about is the Terry Fox Run. This event is held every year to collect funds just like the Marathon of Hope, to help the people who has cancer and to help out researchers find a cure for cancer.
So who is this Terry Fox ? Terrance Stanley “Terry” Fox, CC (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) is a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer treatment activist. He became famous for the Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research, which Fox ran with one prosthetic leg. He is considered one of Canada’s greatest heroes of the 20th century and is celebrated internationally every September as people participate in the Terry Fox Run, the world’s largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research.
Since 1981, RM 1.3 billion has been collected globally to help out in cancer research. In Malaysia, the Runs since 2001 have raised more than RM750,000/-, with 2006’s contribution being RM281,000.
The Terry Fox Run is a non-competitive event for the whole family, with a large number of participants under the age of 10 and over the age of 50. Two routes are being planned, one for fun-runners and another for experienced runners. Cyclists and roller-bladers are welcome.
Do participate for this event on the 4th of November @ 9am at the Taman Tasik Perdana (Lake Gardens).
For more info go here : Terry Fox Run KL
Serge will be going there (hopefully) and run this run he will.
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