Terry Fox Run in the Beach takes place today at Woodbine Beach Park

The Toronto-Beaches Terry Fox Run takes place today (Sunday, Sept. 15) along the Boardwalk.

The run begins at Woodbine Beach Park, 1675 Lake Shore Blvd. E., at 9 a.m.

Participants are welcome to join in anytime up to 1 p.m. In-person registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 15 at the pavilion across from the Woodbine Beach Bathing Station.

Those planning to take part can also register in advance at https://run.terryfox.ca/55940

The Terry Fox Run in the Beach has been taking place since 1982, always along the Boardwalk starting just west of the Woodbine Beach Bathing Station.

The local run alone has raised more than $2.3 million for cancer research since it first started. Nationally, with hundreds of runs across Canada each year, the Terry Fox Foundation has raised in excess of $850 million since the runs began.

Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope to raise awareness of and funding for cancer research in 1980. The run started in April in Newfoundland and saw Fox run for 143 days, through six provinces, and covering 5,373 kilometres.

Fox had to end his run on Sept. 1, 1980 just outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The cancer he had had returned and he was unable to continue the run. Fox died in June of 1981 at the age of 22.

The first Terry Fox Run in his memory was held in September of 1981.