Hundreds of Winnipeggers race in 44th annual Terry Fox Run [Video]

Hundreds of sneakers hit the pavement and grass in Assiniboine Park on Sunday morning for the 44th annual Terry Fox Run.

The annual event, inspired by Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope more than four decades ago, raises money for cancer research in Canada.

“The biggest thing is these types of events is what helps fund this research. It funds us, it inspires us, it keeps researchers going and keep going. Keep trucking, keep running,” Sachin Katyal, a senior scientist at CancerCare Manitoba and an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the University of Manitoba, told CTV News.

Since its inception, the Terry Fox Foundation said the runs have raised a total of $900 million. The contributions have led to innovations in care and collaborations among scientists working to find a cure for the disease.

“All the hard work of the researchers who’ve been funded through the …