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Terry Fox Mile 0
Terry Fox lost his right leg to cancer, and in 1980 set out to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He called it the Marathon of Hope. It began here in St. John's on April 12, 1980, when he dipped his right leg in the Atlantic Ocean, with little fanfare. His statue stands at that Mile 0.
His first days on the road brought gale-force winds, heavy rain and a snowstorm. Doug Alward drove the van and cooked his meals. Through the heat of summer he kept up 42 km a day.
He had to stop outside Thunder Bay on September 1, 1980, after 143 days and 5,373 km, when the cancer spread to his lungs. By then he had raised $1.7 million.
From Wikipedia, "Terry Fox", and the sources it cites, read November 9, 2026.
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Sunrise and sunset at Terry Fox Mile 0, by month
| The 15th | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:09 am | 7:44 am | 4:35 pm | 5:09 pm |
| Feb | 6:35 am | 7:07 am | 5:22 pm | 5:54 pm |
| Mar | 6:44 am | 7:15 am | 7:05 pm | 7:36 pm |
| Apr | 5:40 am | 6:12 am | 7:48 pm | 8:21 pm |
| May | 4:47 am | 5:23 am | 8:29 pm | 9:06 pm |
| Jun | 4:21 am | 5:02 am | 8:59 pm | 9:40 pm |
| Jul | 4:39 am | 5:18 am | 8:55 pm | 9:33 pm |
| Aug | 5:22 am | 5:56 am | 8:14 pm | 8:48 pm |
| Sep | 6:06 am | 6:37 am | 7:14 pm | 7:45 pm |
| Oct | 6:47 am | 7:18 am | 6:14 pm | 6:45 pm |
| Nov | 6:32 am | 7:05 am | 4:25 pm | 4:59 pm |
| Dec | 7:06 am | 7:42 am | 4:10 pm | 4:45 pm |
Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. First and last light are when the sun is 6° below the horizon: light enough to see and shoot by. The weather line at the top has today's.
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Terry Fox's statue at Mile 0 of his Marathon of Hope, which began in St. John's on April 12, 1980, when he dipped his right leg in the Atlantic Ocean.
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