Catherine Aitken

Terry Fox Run for The Institute of Cancer Research 2021

Fundraising for The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
£1,356
raised of £130 target
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Event: Terry Fox Run UK 2021, on 2 October 2021
Join us and the millions of people across Canada and the world celebrate Canada's hero, Terry Fox, while raising money for cancer research in the UK. This October, walk, run or cycle in your local area or run with us in London's Battersea Park.

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Terry used to run up and down our road when he was training for his Marathon of Hope.  I remember seeing him then and thinking who is that guy, and isn’t he brave…. Running a marathon every day, he made it half way across Canada (more than 5x the distance from John o’Groats to Land’s End) before the cancer came back.  He was 22.

His legacy lives on though, with annual runs/walks/bike rides all around the world continuing to raise money for cancer research.

For my part, I plan to participate in the Sussex Downs trail run on Saturday October 2nd.  There are two options: 12.5 km or a half marathon.  The distance I will go depends on your donations…more than £130 and I will take the long route 🤣

It’s a tough, hilly route, and to be honest I have not done much training for longer distances.  And I might end up walking some of it.  But I ran 10 miles yesterday and google informs me that therefore I should be able to go the distance.  Not sure I should trust google in this instance (google did not see me in a heap at the end) but, with your encouragement, I’ll give it a go… 😁

We all know someone who has been affected by cancer, and this run is for them…

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Canadians can also use this link to donate in Canadian $ and get a tax receipt and/or donate locally, but let me know so I can add your donation to my motivational tally 🤣 

http://www.terryfox.ca/UKTFR

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About the campaign

Join us and the millions of people across Canada and the world celebrate Canada's hero, Terry Fox, while raising money for cancer research in the UK. This October, walk, run or cycle in your local area or run with us in London's Battersea Park.

About the charity

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

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Our mission is to make the discoveries that defeat cancer. Our vision is that people can live their lives free of cancer as a life-threatening disease. We work on all cancer types incl. children's cancers, pancreatic, brain and lung cancer. Please support our work and help us defeat cancer.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,355.92
+ £185.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£677.92
Offline donations
£678.00

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