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Home > Life and Society > Terry Fox 25: Reliving the Marathon of Hope |
 Terry Fox 25: Reliving the Marathon of Hope |
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This is how it all began. On April 12, 1980, Terry Fox began an epic cross-country journey to raise money for cancer research. CBC Radio and Television followed Terry's Marathon of Hope from the beginning. To celebrate this historic event, we present these reports as they were first aired. |
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 Terry Fox is ready for anything that may happen on the road. (Radio; runs 7:51) |
 The Marathon of Hope begins. (TV; runs 1:30) |
 CBC Radio's Sound of Sports begins regular coverage of Terry's run. (Radio; runs 3:39) |
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 One week into his run, Terry is interviewed from the road. (Radio; runs 3:52) |
 Terry speaks of his inspiration in this recently rediscovered television interview. (TV; runs 7:10) |
 A brush with death in Cape Breton. (TV; runs 2:30) |
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 Terry talks about Nova Scotia, and the truck crash that nearly killed him. (Radio; runs 3:06) |
 A quick update from the road to Halifax. (Radio; runs 0:50) |
 Money pours in as Terry breaks the 1,000 mile mark. (Radio; runs 2:25) |
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 Sound of Sports describes Terry's progress through New Brunswick. (Radio; runs 1:07) |
 A lack of paved shoulders means worry for Terry Fox. (TV; runs 1:37) |
 Terry Fox explains his expenses. (Radio; runs 3:47) |
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 Terry Fox reaches Ontario, and his Marathon of Hope is becoming a phenomenon. (Radio; runs 2:26) |
 Terry Fox looks forward to huge crowds, and a new artificial leg. (Radio; runs 1:55) |
 Terry Fox is treated like a rock star by fans in Scarborough and Toronto. (TV; runs 2:33) |
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 Terry Fox says Toronto is making him "a little bit hyper." (Radio; runs 3:32) |
 Terry Fox puts Toronto behind him and gets back on the road. (TV; runs 1:08) |
 Looking back at Terry Fox's impact on Toronto. (Radio; runs 6:20) |
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 CBC Radio host Fred Walker finally meets Terry Fox, and celebrates the runner's imminent birthday. (Radio; runs 4:28) |
 Terry Fox nears the halfway mark, but there are rumours of trouble with his amputated leg. (Radio; runs 0:47) |
 Half way home! (TV; runs 2:28) |
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 Terry Fox quashes lingering rumours of leg problems, and says he'll never stop running. (Radio; runs 2:07) |
 Terry Fox is becoming a marketing tool, and he doesn't like it one bit. (TV; runs 2:39) |
 "I had the most inspirational day of my life today," says an emotional Terry Fox. (TV; runs 1:35) |
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 Terry Fox makes his way across the Canadian Shield. (TV; runs 2:42) |
 A tearful Terry Fox discovers that his cancer has returned. (TV; runs 3:53) |
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