PEIThe Terry Fox Run is returning to P.E.I.’s Confederation Bridge for the first time in a decade, as the Marathon of Hope marks its 45th anniversary.The Terry Fox Run was last on the Confederation Bridge 10 years agoRyan McKellop · CBC News · Posted: Sep 16, 2025 8:03 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 17Runners will take over the Confederation Bridge for the Terry Fox Run for the first time in a decade. (www.terryfox.org)The Terry Fox Run is returning to the Confederation Bridge this Sunday for the first time in a decade. Thousands will run, or walk, across the bridge, lacing up their shoes to mark the 45th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope. “When [Terry] realized that he wasn’t going to be able to finish the running part of his Marathon of Hope, he asked all of us…to continue what he started,” said Fred Fox, Terry’s older brother and the manager of supporter relations for the Terry Fox Foundation. WATCH | The Terry Fox Run on Confederation Bridge is back. Here’s what you need to know:The Terry Fox Run on Confederation Bridge is backIn honour of the 45th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope, thousands of people have the opportunity to walk, or run, 13 kilometres across the Confederation Bridge. CBC’s Taylor O’Brien explains what people need to know before they lace up for the event, and how Terry Fox’s legacy lives on.An early startThe Confederation Bridge will be closed from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Check-in for the race begins at 6 a.m. The start time for those who wish to travel the full 13-kilometre span of the bridge is 8:00 a.m., while anyone choosing to go a shorter distance will start at 8:15 a.m.Participants have the option to start from either end of the bridge, in P.E.I. or New Brunswick, and there will be shuttles to get people from one end of the bridge to the other to start the race.The last shuttle will leave P.E.I. at 7:30 a.m.First time in 10 yearsThe Terry Fox Run was supposed to return to the Confederation Bridge sooner, but the 2020 event had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”It’s amazing it’s happening again, and giving the opportunity for people to be on such a beautiful bridge that connects P.E.I. and New Brunswick,” Fox said. “I’m just looking forward so much [to] getting there myself.”Terry’s older brother, Fred Fox, said the event will have up to 10,000 participants. (Zoom)The event is a fundraiser for cancer research, just like Terry’s original Marathon of Hope, which he began on April 12, 1980, in St. John’s, N.L.A little over a month later, he arrived in P.E.I. via ferry and spent the next three days running across the Island.He was eventually forced to stop his run outside Thunder Bay, Ont., when his cancer spread. He died on June 28, 1981 at the age of 22.Terry Fox embarked on his Marathon of Hope 45 years ago, making his way across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He had to stop near Thunder Bay, Ont. when cancer spread to his lungs. (Canadian Press)”Fundraising for cancer research is probably the most important part of what we do when we participate in the Terry Fox run, that’s what Terry wanted all of us to do back in 1980,” Fox said.According to the Terry Fox Foundation’s website, $590,000 has already been donated towards the $645,000 goal.Fox said it will be an incredible day for him.”To be able to connect the two provinces in a running event to continue Terry’s dream with potentially 10,000 people there, it’s going to be a pretty incredible, emotional, inspiring day.”Advance registration is required, and the deadline to do so is Thursday, Sept. 18. There is a maximum of 10,000 participants allowed, and Fox says more than 7,000 have already registered. ABOUT THE AUTHORRyan McKellop is a graduate of the Holland College Journalism program and a web writer at CBC P.E.I.With files from Taylor O’Brien
Terry Fox Run returns to Confederation Bridge for 45th anniversary of Marathon of Hope
