CFB Shilo PSP staff member Janelle Boyd, community recreation coordinator, doesn’t allow any enthusiasm or determination to be dampened by the heavy rain on Sept. 18 at the military base’s 45th Annual Terry Fox Run, combined with the 4th annual Colour Run. (K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)
K-J Millar
Shilo Stag Media
There can be no reason for me to stop. No matter what pain I suffer, it is nothing compared to the pain of those who have cancer, of those who endure treatment. – Terry Fox
Terry Fox ran in the rain, so we can too, Andy Depner, sports and recreation coordinator, said, referring to the more than 240 determined participants in the 45th CFB Shilo annual run to support cancer research held on Sept. 18.
“It was great to see everyone’s resilience as they tackled the [downpours]. Terry did it, so we can too.”
Canadian Armed Forces Members, Base staff, families and students from local schools took part in the Terry Fox Run, combined with the CFB Shilo 4th annual Colour Run.
Depner said that while complete tallies are not yet in, he believes more than $600 was raised to support cancer awareness and efforts to find a cure.
The scheduled 9:30 a.m. run headed off early due to the inclement weather, as runners paced themselves on their choice of 5-kilometre or 10-kilometre routes. Three more start times occurred during the morning activity with various groups.
Those who donated more than $15 were treated to a newly designed colour-run T-shirt in a vibrant design with a colour-powder pouch to be diffused over runners at the starting line. One hundred per cent of the proceeds are being donated to the Terry Fox Foundation.
“Shout out to Regent Custom Cresting and Cursed Coffee, who donated to the event with coffee and shirts,” Depner said.
The vision and mission of the Terry Fox Foundation are driven by the namesake’s courage and determination, the website states.
“We collaborate with and inspire people around the world to support and fundraise for bold, extraordinary research to end cancer … Terry never quit, and neither will we until we realize a world without cancer.”
Terry Fox was just 18 years old when he ran his Marathon of Hope, wanting to unite citizens across the country and raise $1 from every Canadian toward cancer research. Starting on April 12, 1980, after he dipped his artificial leg into the Atlantic Ocean, the determined young man ran 5,373 km toward the Pacific Ocean. He was forced to stop running on Sept. 1, 1980, when cancer returned to his lungs. Terry Fox died on June 28, 1981
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CFB Shilo PSP staff member, Kaylee Chambers, gym attendant, doesn’t allow any enthusiasm or determination to be dampened by the heavy rain on Sept. 18 at the military base’s 45th Annual Terry Fox Run, combined with the 4th annual Colour Run. (K-J Millar/Shilo Stag News)
