Running from the one end of Canada to the other was a unique proposition when Terry Fox initiated his Marathon of Hope in 1980. Thirty-one years later, cross-country fundraisers are an almost daily sight on the shoulders of Canada’s summertime highways.
The Post offers this helpful round-up of some of Canada’s 2011 crop of fundraisers cycling, running or hitchhiking for a cause.
A marathon a day for the man who “would never walk again”
In 2006, 33-year-old David McGuire went into a coma following a massive stroke. In May, five years after he was told he would never be able to walk again, Mr. McGuire kicked off the “Run to Remember,” a name which pokes fun at Mr. McGuire’s short-term memory loss. Going from St. John’s to Victoria, Mr. McGuire is fundraising for Braintrust Canada as well as raising awareness of preventable brain injuries.
Each day, amid talks to schoolchildren and community groups, Mr. McGuire completes a 25-mile marathon. Throughout, he has kept his hair short to expose a massive C-shaped scar on the side of his head. Mr. McGuire reached Toronto on Sunday after a run through the Atlantic Provinces.
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