Editing Terry Fox (section)

===Start of the marathon===

[[File:2017-10-07 01 Terry Fox Statue at Mile 0, St. John's NL Canada.jpg|thumb|Terry Fox Statue at Mile 0 in St. John's, Canada ]]

The Marathon began on April 12, 1980, when Fox dipped his right leg in the Atlantic Ocean near [[St.  John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]], and filled two large bottles with ocean water. He intended to keep one as a souvenir and pour the other into the Pacific Ocean upon completing his journey at [[Victoria, British Columbia]].<ref name="CBCLegacy" /> Fox was supported on his run by Doug Alward, who drove the van and cooked meals.<ref name="Murphy33" />

Fox was met with gale-force winds, heavy rain, and a snowstorm in the first days of his run.<ref name="MtlGazette42880" /> He was initially disappointed with the reception he received but was heartened upon arriving in [[Channel-Port aux Basques]], Newfoundland and Labrador, where the town's 10,000 residents presented him with a donation of over $10,000.<ref name="Murphy33" /> Throughout the trip, Fox frequently expressed his anger and frustration to those he saw as impeding the run, and he fought regularly with Alward. When they reached [[Nova Scotia]], they were barely on speaking terms, and it was arranged for Fox's brother Darrell, then 17, to join them as a buffer.<ref name=maclean/>

Fox left the [[Maritimes]] on June 10 and faced new challenges upon entering [[Quebec]] due to his group's inability to speak French<ref name="Scrivener232">Scrivener, 2000, p. 232.</ref> and drivers who continually forced him off the road.<ref name="Scrivener, 2000, p. 97">Scrivener, 2000, p. 97.</ref> Fox arrived in [[Montreal]] on June 22, one-third of the way through his {{convert|8000|km|mi|adj=on}} journey, having collected over $200,000 in donations.<ref name="MtlGazette62380" /> Fox's run caught the attention of [[Isadore Sharp]], the founder and CEO of [[Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts]], who lost a son to melanoma in 1978 just a year after Terry's diagnosis.<ref>Sandra Martin, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/betty-fox-kept-marathon-of-hope-pure-and-terry-foxs-legacy-alive/article2066430/page3/ Obituary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025115947/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/betty-fox-kept-marathon-of-hope-pure-and-terry-foxs-legacy-alive/article2066430/page3/ |date=October 25, 2012 }}: Betty Fox kept Marathon of Hope pure and Terry Fox's legacy alive, [[The Globe and Mail]], Friday June 17, 2011</ref> Sharp gave food and accommodation at his hotels to Fox's team. When Fox was discouraged because so few people were making donations, Sharp pledged $2 a mile and persuaded close to 1,000 other corporations to do the same.<ref>Martin, Obituary: Betty Fox kept Marathon of Hope Pure..., [[The Globe and Mail]], Friday June 17, 2011</ref> Fox was convinced by the Canadian Cancer Society that arriving in [[Ottawa]] for [[Canada Day]] would aid fundraising efforts, so he remained in Montreal for a few extra days.<ref name="Scrivener, 2000, p. 97"/>