Doug Alward was the driver and good friend of Terry Fox who told a large crowd gathered outside the Rose Garden in Penticton about how no matter how hard it got on the Marathon of Hope— Terry never gave up.
Alward was with Fox every step of the way of that epic journey across Canada in 1980. And now 42-years-later Alward took part in the Terry Fox Run in Penticton Sunday morning.
With legend Steve King announcing for the day, the start had a feel of a triathlon excitement as over 130 children, families and adults participated in the 1, 2 or 5 km race.
“We believe this is the largest contingent we’ve seen here at the Terry Fox Run in Penticton. Good to see the youngsters turn up with their parents and grandparents,” said King who counted down the run start.
Bruno Johnson, who is in Grade 5 was the first to return from the one km run, with a time of 12 minutes and 15 seconds.
Year after year Kevin Harvey has organized the Terry Fox run in Penticton with the help of his granddaughter Olivia.
“Every year Penticton residents always come through and support it,” he said.
Terry Fox Runs went on across South Okanagan communities that also saw a strong turnout.
To donate to the Terry Fox foundation go to terryfox.org.
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