York University Hosts Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research

TORONTO, September 14, 1999 -- To celebrate Terry Fox's indomitable spirit and belief that a cure for cancer can be found, York University is hosting a Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research on Sun., Sept. 19, beginning outside the Tait McKenzie Athletic Centre at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The Terry Fox Run is a non-competitive event with one, five, or 10-kilometre routes on the York campus. Participants can either run, walk, bike or blade. There will be two mass starts, at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., with aerobic warm-ups before each start. People who wish to join the run after the official start times are more than welcome. The run ends at 3 p.m.

The Annual Terry Fox Run, which is held in more than 50 countries around the world from Hong Kong to Kuwait, has raised more than $220 million to date to fund award-winning research projects resulting in life-saving advances in cancer treatment. The run takes its lead from Terry Fox, a courageous young man battling cancer who inspired the nation in 1980 by attempting to run across Canada on an artificial leg to raise money for cancer research. Fox was forced to cut short his marathon when his cancer spread to his lungs. He died ten months later at the age of 22.

WHAT:
Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research hosted by York University

WHEN:
Sun., Sept. 19, 1999, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Two mass starts: 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., with aerobic warm-ups before each start. People wishing to join the run after the official start times are welcome.)

WHERE:
York University, Tait McKenzie Athletic Centre, 4700 Keele Street
(Take Steeles Ave. entrance)

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For more information or to obtain a pledge form, please contact:

Steve Scullion
(416) 736-2100, ext. 22104
Home: (416) 650-3231
e-mail: sscullio@ssb.yorku.ca
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