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What story inspired terry's fox marathon of hope?

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he was inspierd by how people could die so he ranfor them

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Where did terrys marathon start?

Terrance "Terry" Stanley Fox started his legendary marathon in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada on April 12th, 1980. This city was chosen because it is Canada's Eastern most city on the shore of the Atlantic The "Marathon of Hope," as his trek was called took him through six Canadian provinces, covering 3,339 miles. He ran nearly a marathon a day for 143 days before it was discovered on September 1st, 1980 that the cancer that took his leg at 18 had spread to his lungs as well.


Where was terry fox supposed to finish the marathon of hope?

It was the Marathon of Hope, well the start anyway.


Can a marathon be called a sprint?

Yes a marathon can be called a sprint. Hope that helps! :)


Who began the Marathon of Hope?

The start of the Marathon of Hope was on April 12, 1980 in St. John's, Newfoundland. This was the date Terry Fox dips his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean as the mark of the start of the Marathon of Hope.


When did the marathon of hope start and end?

The marathon of hope started in 1980 in St. Johns Newfoundland and ended September of 1981 in Thunderbay Ontario.


Who is the founder of the marathon of hope?

Terry Fox


Why did terry call his marathon the marathon of hope?

Because he was trying to give hope to people with cancer that he may raise enough money to find a cure.


Why would enslaved African Americans be inspired by the biblical story of Moses?

The common elements of slavery by tyrannical forces and hope for liberation through God's blessing and divinely inspired leaders between the Jews in Exodus (the story of Moses) and African American slaves in the US.


Where did terry want his marathon of hope to end?

DENMARK


Who went on the marathon of hope with Terry Fox?

Doug


When did terry stop his marathon of hope?

september 1st


How many people were at the marathon of hope?

zero went