A New Zealander finished a 305-day run from St John’s, NL, to Victoria on Saturday in support of childhood cancer research.
Jon Nabbs was welcomed with cheers and honks from passing cars when he reached the Terry Fox monument at Mile Zero around 3 pm, dressed in a Superman suit and pushing a baby buggy that he used to carry his possessions. […]
Nabbs decided to raise money for cancer research after both his parents died of cancer during the pandemic lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. […]
The 8,000 kilometre-long route is equivalent to about 200 marathons. Many Canadians opened their homes to him during the run and he had a one-man tent in his buggy.
He started in May of last year and had originally hoped to finish before winter, but ended up running through the Prairies and the Rocky Mountains in a lot of -20 C weather, Nabbs said. […]
Nabbs is believed to be the first Kiwi to have completed an unsupported cross-country run of Canada. Through his run, Nabbs has raised just over $90,000 for childhood cancer foundations in Canada and New Zealand.
Times Colonist
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