Who ran across Canada?

Answer 1

Terry fox lost his leg due to cancer when he was a teenager. So he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research.

He ran 28-30 miles per day on one leg and one artificial leg!

But unfortunately the cancer spread to his lungs half way through, and he passed away :(

but now every 1st weekend of September there is a Terry Fox run :)

Hope that helped ya! :D

Answer 2

Terry Fox was running across Canada in support of cancer research, unfortunately he had to stop in Ontario because he had a recurrence of cancer. He was never able to resume his run as the cancer took his life.

Answer 3

Terry Fox tried to run across Canada 1980 to raise awareness of cancer. He had been diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 1977 and had to have his leg amputated. He had to end his run near Thunder Bay because the cancer spread to his lungs. Overall, he completed 5,280 kilometers in 143 days. He died 9 months later.

Answer 4

There are two. 1. Terry Fox. He had cancer (osteosarcoma), got his leg cut off and got an artificial leg. He ran to raise money and help people who suffer from cancer. Terry Fox did not actually run all the way across Canada. He was forced to stop his epic quest at Thunder Bay, Ontario due to chest pains/breathing difficulties. It turned out that the cancer had spread into his respiratory system. He died within a year.

2. The man that actually ran the entire distance on one leg was Steve Fonyo who was inspired by Terry Fox's example and completed the journey a few years later.

Answer 5

Mark Kent of Ontario was the first person to run across Canada in 1974. He ran a total of 4017 miles from Victoria B.C. to St. John's Newfoundland in a 112 days of running.

Answer 6

Well, he used his amputated leg, but his brother (and probably other people too) followed Terry in a car. The fans also helped him run by cheering him on!

Answer 7

Steve Fonyo, Scott Cannata

Answer 8

Steve Fonyo