Terry Fox Run KL: Marathon of Hope lives on

he Terry Fox Run Kuala Lumpur has been taking place in Malaysia since 1991, this event is helde Terry Fox Run Kuala Lumpur has been taking place in Malaysia since 1991, this event is held in memory of the late Terry Fox to ld in 1977 when he was diagnosed with bone cancer which led to his right leg being amputated above the knee. He was so overcome by the suffering of other can

The Terry Fox Run has been taking place since 1991, and this year it was on 16 December at the Perdana Botanical Gardens. 

Click on here to learn about the Terry Fox story.

The Marathon of Hope, which Terry embarked on in 1980 was an adventure with a goal of running across Canada. He ran close to a marathon a day, for 143 days, which was truly a feat not only for the able-bodied runner, and an extraordinary feat for an amputee. Read the story of Marathon of Hope here.

I'm glad to have participated in this charity run as my final event of running in 2018,  in support of cancer research in Malaysia. With the company of family and friends - running alongside one another - the run was truly an all-inclusive and enjoyable one. There's a great camaraderie among runners in a non-competitive run as participants are more concerned about the person they are running with than their running pace.

Personally, participating in the Terry Fox Run KL which was 100% organised and run by volunteers was an experience which really count towards running for a cause. 

"It's got to keep going without me" Terry Fox.

And so, 37 years on, Terry Fox run is staged around the world in his memory and to continue his dream of finding a cure for cancer.

cer patients many of them who are young children, that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for Cancer Research. He called his journey the Marathon of Hope.

With emcee Yasmin Yusuff

With Chairman of Terry Fox Run KL

Warm up before run

My running friends

memory of the late Terry Fox to keep his dream of a Cancer-Free world alive. Terry Fox was 18 years old in 1977 when he was diagnosed with bone cancer which led to his right leg being amputated above the knee. He was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients many

 of them who are young children, that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for Cancer Research. He called his journey the Marathon of Hope.

Terry ran for 143 days, ovhe Terry Fox Run Kuala Lumpur has been taking place in Malaysia since 1991, this event is held in memory of the late Terry Fox to keep his dream of a Cancer-Free world alive. Terry Fox was 18 years old in 1977 when he was diagnosed with bone cancer which led to his right leg being amputated above the knee. He was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients many of them who are young children, that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for Cancer Research. He called his journey the Marathon of Hope.
Terry ran for 143 days, over 42KM everyday across Canada. He was forced to stop running because Cancer had appeared in his lungs. Terry passed away at the age of 22. The Heroic Canadian was gone, but his legacy and dream lives on with everyone of us who share the same dream. The Marathon of Hope lives on with us. er 42KM everyday across Canada. He was forced to stop running because Cancer had appeared in his lungs. Terry passed away at the age of 22. The Heroic Canadian was gone, but his legacy and dream lives on with everyone of us who share the same dream. The Marathon of Hope lives on with us. osed with bone cancer which led to his right leg being amputated above the knee. He was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients many of them who are young children, that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for Cancer Research. He called his journey the Marathon of Hope.

he Terry Fox Run Kuala Lumpur has been taking place in Malaysia since 1991, this event is held in memory of the late Terry Fox to keep his dream of a Cancer-Free world alive. Terry Fox was 18 years old in 1977 when he was diagnosed with bone cancer which led to his right leg being amputated above the knee. He was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients many of them who are young children, that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for Cancer Research. He called his journey the Marathon of Hope.

Terry ran for 143 days, over 42KM everyday across Canada. He was forced to stop running because Cancer had appeared in his lungs. Terry passed away at the age of 22. The Heroic Canadian was gone, but his legacy and dream lives on with everyone of us who share the same dream. The Marathon of Hope lives on with us. Terry ran for 143 days, over 42KM everyday across Canada. He was forced to stop running because Cancer had appeared in his lungs. Terry passed away at the age of 22. The Heroic Canadian was gone, but his legacy and dream lives on with everyone of us who share the same dream. The Marathon of Hope lives on with us.